After Henry's interview was aired, he at least won the hearts of Lions fans.
It is also vital to Millwall's image as a club.
loyalty?
It's really easy to say it. It's never difficult to kiss the team logo and say a few words about never leaving.
But it is commendable to really choose to persevere when faced with temptation and show loyalty with actions.
Millwall has loyal players, but over the years, many more have left than have stayed!
Aldrich said no sale, no sale, no sale!
That is his attitude, and he has the right to express his attitude like this.
But what about the players?
Whether a player wants to play for this club is the criterion for measuring the attractiveness of a club.
Henry publicly stated his intention to stay and firmly stated that he would accompany Millwall to become a great club. At his current level, this interview is a signal that tells the outside world that Millwall is not only a club that will not sell stars. After making money, the top stars themselves are willing to be loyal to this club.
As the club develops, Millwall itself must also begin to adjust its team building strategies and ideas.
In the past, only a few of the top stars trained by Millwall could be retained. Therefore, Aldridge often prepared replacement candidates in advance and had to prepare for a rainy day in the short term. This cycle is very short.
Now, Millwall has established a stronghold, and has turned from an entrepreneur to a defender. It remains intact and can maintain the strength of a top team for at least 2 years. Therefore, Aldridge is extremely determined in his attitude towards Henry's transfer. Even a little stimulating.
He is tired of always making wedding clothes for others, why can't I enjoy it myself?
During this period of hard work and even fear, how much pressure did it put on him?
In the past, it was forced by circumstances.
Millwall has no money, the club is small, cannot retain players, and the treatment cannot satisfy the players.
Even now there is still a gap in salary between them and Serie A clubs. For example, Anelka's initial salary agreement with Lazio in 1999 was a weekly salary of more than 60,000 pounds!
But now, Millwall finally has some confidence to keep the great player.
Aldridge is much more relaxed. There is not so much pressure on his shoulders. He does not need to re-build the team's tactical system or worry too much about the lineup. He has a group of meritorious veterans to support the team and support young players, forming an ideal cycle. and development routines.
He can sit back and enjoy all this.
The team has reduced the pressure of being poached, and it is Millwall's turn to take the initiative. If the player leaves, it is because they don't need it, and it is not that the player will defect to a famous club and fly away.
Millwall has no official signings for the first team this summer!
Only one third goalkeeper was promoted from the youth team to the first team: Chris Kirkland.
But for them, the team that has achieved brilliance has a young lineup, the age group is very reasonable, and the old ones are not too old. In the starting lineup, only Southgate is a 30-year-old veteran, and the 29-year-old Larsson, 28-year-old Nedvěd, three generations of old, middle-aged and young people have a reasonable combination. They have both experience and youthful energy to intensify competition.
The contract extension is Millwall's achievement this summer. Keeping a heavyweight star involved in scandals is equivalent to an important signing.
At the same time, the transfer work of other powerful teams in the Premier League is in full swing.
Manchester United also retained the mainstay of the team, and there was not much change in the lineup. Bosnich exhausted Ferguson's patience. The Australian goalkeeper and Manchester United were already at odds with each other. Ferguson bought French goalkeeper Barthez to replace him.
The criticized back line has also been reformed, with Irvine relegated to the second line, Sylvester taking over the position, and the young Brown being promoted to partner with Stam to form a central defender.
Arsenal seemed to be spending a lot of money, recruiting French striker Wiltord and Cameroon full-back Lauren. These two people alone spent more than 20 million pounds, but considering that Petit and Overmars left Camp Nou,
, the gunman’s actual investment is not large.
In addition to spending 8 million pounds to buy England's highly anticipated centre-back from Millwall, Tottenham also made a big deal, buying Dynamo Kiev's Rebrov for 11 million pounds, plus signings from Dynamo Kiev.
The crazy gang used 5 million pounds to take away Thatcher and other transactions, and North London was indeed rich.
Chelsea, which was suffering from internal and external problems, began to tighten their money. Not to mention who they bought, they first sold a lot of people. Deschamps, who had played for a short period of one year, left Spain in anger. Flo was taken by the Scottish Premier League giant Glasgow Rangers for more than 10 million pounds.
Go, Brazilian defender Tomei transferred to Sunderland for 4.5 million pounds, Petrescu was purged, 1 million
The British pound left Stamford Bridge. A year ago, Sutton, a multi-millionaire striker, only scored one goal for Chelsea in the entire season, and was sent to the Celtics at a discount for 6 million pounds. More than ten years later, the outside world laughed at Torres.
, In fact, in 2000, the famous Premier League striker turned into a defender was Sutton, also at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea must have made money from this series of sales. Flo alone made almost 10 million, and Deschamps also made back the transfer fee income.
After making some money from selling someone, Chelsea looked like they were investing a lot in buying someone.
Hasselbaink was bought for 15 million pounds, and Stanic and Gudjohnsen spent more than 10 million pounds in total. As for Bogard coming from Barcelona on a free transfer, it was a joke.
Chelsea played a total of 12 times, including 8 times as a substitute, and received a weekly salary of 40,000 pounds. He became a public enemy at Stamford Bridge at Chelsea and had to exhaust the contract period before leaving...
Compared to other clubs that have more or less strong reinforcements, Liverpool looks a little shabby. Last year, the net investment in the transfer market was more than 25 million pounds. This year, it is less than 10 million pounds. Considering that Houllier promoted Liverpool rookies
, this year is the second year of full coaching, so it is reasonable that there are no big changes.
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
Millwall did not go alone during their trip to Asia. They had originally invited members of G14, but because Millwall had let go once before, there was a lack of mutual trust in cooperation. Bayern Munich and Inter Milan had all made reservations in advance.
Prepare for the summer to avoid being cheated by Millwall again.
Fortunately, Millwall has a good gimmick, and its sponsors are very enthusiastic and hope that they will perform in Asia to increase brand awareness, expand influence, and expand the market.
Asia trip. If Millwall Club were to go alone, Aldridge would refuse, because the meaning and effect of preparing for a match with an Asian team would be very low!
Even if a friendly match is relaxed and enjoyable, the contrast in strength is so strong that it almost becomes a game, so what is the point of preparing for war?
Even though this kind of preseason game has become a kind of show, Aldrich still hopes that the team can make money through the show while also benefiting the new season.
Ajax, Celtic. Monaco.
With the joint efforts of the sponsors and Millwall, they invited three interested clubs to travel to Asia with Millwall.
Millwall's Asian tour has three stops. The first stop is Singapore, where they have a friendly match with Ajax. The second stop is China-Hong Kong, where the friendly match opponent is Celtic. The last stop is China-Shanghai.
The opponent is last season's Ligue 1 champion Monaco.
After the three stops, they will return to London. The penultimate game of the pre-season warm-up match will be the stadium opener at the Lion King Stadium. The invited opponent is AC Milan. The last warm-up match will be before the start of the new season.
Charity Shield.
During this trip to Asia, Millwall did not go to Japan or South Korea because in the second half of the year, they will go to Tokyo again after two years to participate in the Toyota Cup.
From the moment Millwall arrived in Singapore, they became the center of attention wherever they went, setting off a football craze.
In the hot summer, Aldridge did not wear a suit or tie for this trip. Instead, he wore a casual T-shirt with the club's emblem printed on it. As soon as he got off the plane, a bright garland was placed around his neck. The players were no exception. They were like
The distinguished guests arrived in the desert land of football.
The players are very relaxed. The most abnormal person is Ronaldinho. He wears sunglasses and is serious about his words. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this kid is trying to be cool!
Three days before the start of the friendly match, Millwall held open training in Singapore, and on one day they also participated in commercial activities. The team's stars collectively attended promotional activities arranged by sponsors.
On the day of the friendly match, at the press conference, Aldrich faced the vast majority of Asian faces at the scene, smiling and waiting for questions.
It was originally a routine, friendly match, what else was there to talk about? But since it was just a show, it must increase its exposure.
As a result, the Asian reporters gave Aldrich a damn hard problem!
"FIFA is considering moving the 2002 World Cup to May. Most European coaches and clubs have issued statements strongly opposed to it. As the most successful football coach in Europe, Mr. Hall, what do you think?"
There was silence.
Aldrich smiled bitterly in his heart, I came to make money, but you dug a hole to wait for me, how unkind!
Organizations like FIFA and UEFA often make jokes, which is nothing surprising. Sometimes, some bizarre proposals that ordinary people find unbelievable are put on the table.
The World Cup was held in Asia for the first time. Taking into account climate factors, FIFA proposed moving the World Cup to May.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and all European clubs opposed it!
Aldrich never got involved in this kind of thing. He thought it was meaningless. He was not the decision-maker anyway.
Asian journalists must be hoping that Aldridge can say something nice about the World Cup being held in Asia.
After thinking for a moment, Aldrich smiled and said: "First of all, let me correct your slip of the tongue. I am not the most successful head coach in Europe. There are many more successful head coaches than me. Well, on the World Cup issue, does my opinion matter?
I don’t think my opinion can influence FIFA’s decision?”
The world is as dark as crows, and reporters on the scene are still asking, anyway, Aldrich needs to express his position, whether he supports it or not!
Aldrich was depressed to death.
Support FIFA and offend Europe? Support Europe? Offend FIFA?
After thinking about it, he thought, anyway, so many coaches and clubs in Europe have publicly stated that they are against FIFA. If he is the only one, let's just follow the trend!
"I think FIFA's proposal is ill-considered. If the World Cup is held in May, all major European leagues will have to change their schedules. Otherwise, the European leagues will not be over in mid-May, especially the Champions League and UEFA Cup finals. This will
It involves more than 50 national team players and at least 20 players who will appear in the World Cup. If the schedule is not changed and the players finish the European League and immediately go to the World Cup, there is no doubt that the World Cup will be less enjoyable to watch.
It will plummet, the players are tired, and there is no time for the national team to train and prepare. If the schedule is changed, it will be too late, which means that next year the league will start at least one month earlier, and then the summer rest time will suddenly be reduced. This is a chain
Therefore, I feel that one move can affect the whole body. If the World Cup is carried out in advance, the lives of countless players, clubs, leagues, and fans will be disrupted. It is better to proceed step by step."
Aldridge is young and has a gentle attitude, and the press conference went very harmoniously. Aldrich mostly addressed some sharp questions, such as Henry's transfer, the agent's shady story, etc. There is no need to publicize negative things.
