Aldridge felt sorry for himself and felt that he had not caught up with a good era, an era when England had more outstanding forwards.
But after thinking about it carefully, he felt relieved.
It seems that England's striker has always been like this.
During the process of determining the forward's national team status, Aldrich only called Irving, the young boy who chased the storm, and Heskey, the black panther.
Irving must be used, but Heskey is reluctant. He is not a very prolific shooter.
The rest, such as Manchester United's Cole, Sunderland's Phillips, the former golden boy Fowler, and Aldridge all chose to wait and see and did not call them.
After finishing all this work, Aldrich could finally stop to take a breath, stretched and looked at the time. It was already 6:30 pm.
When he drove away from the FA office building, there were still swarms of reporters waiting outside, wanting to interview Aldridge, but Aldridge drove straight away without even showing his face.
When he got home, Yiwen hugged a pillow and fell asleep on the sofa. There was still warm food on the dining room table. Aldrich had something to do in the evening, so he ate dinner in the dining room quietly.
"You didn't even say a word when you came back? Huh? Mr. England national team coach."
Aldrich was halfway through his meal, and Yiwen leaned against the wall and looked at him with a smile.
"I see you are asleep. I don't want to disturb you. I have to go out later."
"Tell me about today's experience."
Ivan sat down opposite Aldrich, holding his chin, his bright eyes full of curiosity and pleasure.
Aldrich told her what he had done in the afternoon, adding some pretentious emotions of his own.
"I really don't know why they are so crazy. Maybe I will take the blame and resign next month."
"Hmph, what you say is not what you mean, just enjoy it. What are you going to do at night?"
"If we have to finalize matters regarding the national team's coaching staff, well, we may have to talk about money. This is a topic I don't want to discuss with people around me. It seems philistine and vulgar."
"Well, I don't know if it's good or bad. It's only the first day and you're so busy. Can your body handle it?"
Looking at Yiwen's concerned expression, Aldrich shook his head and said: "It's okay. Compared with previous years, I think it's about the same."
Yiwen thought for a while and roughly understood what Aldrich said.
In the past, Aldridge focused his work on the club. Now the club is well organized and his work is much easier than before. Now he has joined the national team. Compared with before, the workload is about the same.
"Since you are going to discuss business, try not to drink and drive carefully."
Aldrich wiped his mouth and kissed Ivan, then left the house and drove to the club building.
Members of the Millwall coaching staff are all here at their coach's beer night meeting place. Some are playing pool, some are watching TV, and some are chatting with glasses of wine.
After Aldridge arrived, Jenson put down his glass and applauded, laughing: "Look who is this? The coach of the England national team, welcome."
Aldrich waved his hand, sat down on the circular sofa, and said to everyone: "I came to see you today. I have business, come, sit down and talk."
Klinsmann, Janson, Barb, Craig, Villas-Boas and others probably guessed what was going on. They sat down around Aldrich one after another, and their expressions became serious.
"As you can see, I am now the coach of the England national team, but I will definitely not be able to achieve anything by myself. I need your help. Therefore, I formally invite you to join the England national team.
Coaching staff. This is the salary I worked out after negotiating with the Football Association. The salary is a bit low because Millwall will not fire you. Working part-time, the most I can help you get is this much salary."
As soon as Aldridge finished speaking, he placed a contract on the table.
Barb picked it up and took a look at it. The salary was a bit low. It didn't look like the corresponding salary that a national team coach should have. But as Aldrich said, if you work part-time and can't serve wholeheartedly, then the salary will be discounted, which is reasonable.
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In fact, how much money they make is not what they care about most now. Klinsmann and Jensen have already been favored by many clubs. If they want to recruit them to coach the club and switch from assistant coach to head coach, their salary will definitely be high.
Rise significantly.
In addition to the ease of working at Millwall and the emotional factors, they have indeed wavered. Now, Aldridge has given them a new opportunity and a new platform.
In the national team, Aldridge is still the protagonist, but as assistant coaches, once the national team achieves good results, they will also leave a mark on their personal resumes.
Boas stared left and right. He really wanted to agree, but seeing that other colleagues had not expressed their opinions yet, he could not "rebel" so quickly. After all, considering Aldrich's role as a boss, these part-time workers
, the class position should be consistent.
Klinsmann smiled with interest and asked: "Are you really confident that you can continue to work in the England national team for a long time?"
According to the current situation of the England national team, it really seems that there is no way God can save it.
Facing these old friends fighting side by side, Aldrich said calmly: "I have confidence, but maybe I can't do it well. That's another matter."
"The current England national team, with all due respect, cannot be ranked among the top five in Europe in terms of comprehensive strength. Even if you lead the team out of the qualifiers and enter the World Cup, England has always had too high expectations for the team. I think even if you lead the team
After leading the team to the top 8, the final outcome may not be ideal."
Aldridge nodded and said: "Let's put it this way, if England is very strong and capable, then it won't be my turn to take over. As for the World Cup, I haven't thought that far yet. I'll wait until the qualifying rounds are over."
Klinsmann smiled and stretched out his hand towards him, palm up. Aldridge looked happy and slapped him, bang.
What does it mean?
We hit it off right away!
Done!
Other coaches also smiled and high-fived Aldridge.
For the coaching staff, Aldridge directly uses Millwall's own people. He can use them with confidence. At the same time, there is no adjustment period such as familiarity with assignments. They have worked in England for many years and know the English players well.
To say that the job has changed the most, of course it is Villas-Boas. He has to collect opponent intelligence for the national team, examine opponent players, the overall situation of the opponent's national team, etc. This is very different from his past work.
Another aspect is the medical team. The England national team has a medical department. At this point, Aldridge just proposed that the Millwall medical team cooperate with the England national team medical team.
Originally the FA did not agree.
Because this may involve foot injuries in the UK, but considering that now that Aldridge, the coach of Millwall, has taken office, the players' health information cannot be hidden from him, we simply agreed to Aldridge's proposal.
Everyone is working together to do a good job. The next topic will directly revolve around the England national team.
"Have you figured out the rough lineup of players?"
Jensen asked straight to the point.
Aldrich nodded and said: "I have thought about it, but there is a player I am not sure about. If I can make good use of him, I think I can be sure of the main force of the new national team."
"who?"
"McManaman."
"His performance in the European Cup was terrible."
Jensen frowned and said.
McManaman, who moved to Real Madrid, could play the main role in Real Madrid and his performance was enough to enter the national team. However, Keegan used McManaman in the summer, and the effect was very unsatisfactory. He was only given a chance to play for one game and was discarded directly later.
"Leave it alone, do you have any ideas about the England national team's formation and tactical design? Who is the core?"
Klinsmann's question made everyone nod.
An important prerequisite for how players use it and how to use it well is what kind of tactical system they are in.
Aldrich showed a thoughtful expression, while Jenson said bluntly: "If we still play 442, I don't think this will lead to a qualitative change in this team in the short term."
442 is a tactical formation that England is proud of because it is so balanced that it can be flexibly converted and derived into many changes. However, except for the year when England won the World Cup on home soil, it has been used continuously since then and is regarded as a sacred object.
442, cannot bring glory to England again.
There are differences in coaching ability. Maybe as a coach of the England national team, no matter how poor your ability is, there is a limit. If you don't use it well, you won't be able to exert a particularly strong strength. The factors here are complicated, but one thing that cannot be denied is: Aldridge thinks that
.If he continues to use 442, it will definitely not be as good as those used by famous coaches in the past or in the original history. So, how can he have the confidence to build a national team that can achieve achievements?
"442 will definitely not work. In theory, the original intention of the tactical design is to be balanced, but the individual abilities of the players will lead to a situation that is not balanced at all in actual combat."
Aldrich also first denied 442.
Not to mention that he does not have a top-level midfielder who can absolutely guarantee defense in pure defense. Just talking about offense, the old-fashioned cross from the wing, with one high, one fast and two forwards in the middle. This style of play is obviously lagging behind, and it is still scarce in England.
Top dribbling players cannot carry the ball and can only pass, which lacks threat from a tactical perspective.
"How about 433? Millwall's 433 has proven to be successful."
Boas expressed his opinion, but everyone shook their heads unanimously without any hesitation.
Millwall's 433, the most intuitive threat on the offensive end is the two wingers cutting inside, and at the same time having the dexterity to get rid of one-on-one advantages. Sorry, England does not have such modern wingers. Even if there are players who are capable, they do not have the game awareness.
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To put it bluntly, the national team does not train players, the clubs do, and the national team can only use a ready-made team.
Aldridge cannot let Ronaldinho play in the England national team, nor can he turn Gerrard and Lampard into Pirlo.
"I have a tactical idea to create a 4321 formation for the England national team. Let's see how it goes."
Aldrich spoke, and the others listened solemnly, waiting for the next words.
Aldridge explained his tactical ideas to the coaching staff.
4321.
There is nothing special about the four backs. The defensive strategy of the two central defenders will only be adjusted according to the opponent.
The three midfielders are all defensive midfielders!
In the middle is a defensive midfielder, with midfielders who can attack and defend on both sides.
The two attacking midfielders need to be able to hold the ball, organize, and go forward to score goals.
The single arrow is used for positional warfare support and counterattack.
This tactical concept is not unfamiliar to the Millwall coaching staff. They have used it before, but they have many good players, good cards, and many options. They have only used it in specific games.
Looking at Europe, this tactical concept is not new. The formation is a Christmas tree. Juventus, Real Madrid, and other strong teams have used it before.
Such a formation, at least, strengthens the defense and ensures the defense. It is impossible to say how the offense can be powerful. We must experiment with the players one by one and put the most suitable chess pieces in the most suitable positions.
Only then can you know how powerful it is.
Klinsmann raised his hand and asked doubtfully: "Are you planning to abandon England's most famous star, Beckham? There is no place for him in this formation."
Aldridge replied of course: "Why not? His position is the right midfielder. If I don't expect him to frequently enter the penalty area to form offensive and hidden scoring points, I don't think I have to put him in the position of a full midfielder.
Especially, I do not advocate frequent crosses from the wing as the main offensive method."
Klinsmann asked: "Would he agree?"
Aldrich shrugged and said: "If he firmly objects, then I will find a suitable person to replace him, but I think with his professionalism, it should be no problem."
