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Arriving at Aldrich's office at the training base, Reyes couldn't help but hold his head high and his eyes full of awe. Even his family members were a little more humble.
There is not a trophy or a medal of honor in Aldridge's office, but the seven family photos of Millwall from the past seven seasons hanging on the wall seem to have unparalleled magic, making people feel awe when they see it.
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The seven photos condense the journey Millwall has taken in the past seven seasons, and are also an alternative resume of Aldridge's work.
Aldrich personally poured water for them, and then stood in front of the desk instead of sitting behind the desk, and said calmly: "Okay, if you have any questions that need to be answered, or if you have dissatisfaction or appeals, now we
Let’s talk openly and honestly.”
Reyes can feel confident in front of Nagy, but he can barely lift his head in front of Aldrich.
The young marshal in front of him is technically his boss, although he has never directed him in a game.
Within the club, Aldridge has absolute authority. This kind of head coach's authority is inviolable in many wealthy clubs.
If the head coach says you can't do it, no matter how dissatisfied you are, you still can't do it.
If the head coach doesn't let you play, you can't play.
This leaves no room for bargaining.
Not to mention Aldridge is the boss. Based on his record in the past seven years, compared to any other club's head coach, how dare a youth team player make a mistake?
Reyes did not dare to speak, and even felt a sense of fear in his heart.
He was afraid of hearing Aldrich's denial with his own ears. Denial of his strength, denial of his future, denial of everything about him.
If such a meritorious coach denies a player, even a famous star, it will have a negative impact. And young players will suffer a huge psychological blow.
It's just that head coaches have ethics, especially at the level of famous coaches. Such dirty things can easily arouse public outrage by attacking young players, regardless of whether they are friends or foes. It is too mean and deviates from the mainstream values. For young people, encouragement and
Positive guidance like support is correct. Occasionally well-intentioned warnings are okay, but it would be too cruel to deny them.
There was silence in the office for a while. Reyes' family couldn't help the slightly depressing atmosphere and said: "Mr. Hall, how well Jose performed at Millwall last season is obvious to all.
You can’t deny that, right?”
Aldridge looked normal and said calmly: "We have our own system for evaluating players. I have read Jose's growth report last season, and it's OK."
Well enough?
Is it considered a barely passing grade?
Reyes' family was astonished.
What a joke!
In the Intercontinental Youth League, Reyes was elected the best player of the tournament.
If he's an okay standard, then aren't the other players terrible?
As Aldridge said, Millwall has its own system for evaluating player growth, and the standards for every player cannot be the same.
Because everyone has a different starting point.
Like Reyes and Franck Ribery, Reyes has outstanding talent, and his basic points when he came to the team may have reached 50 points, while Ribery was a player who was given up by the Lille Youth Academy, and his basic points when he came to the team were
Maybe only 20 points.
But after a year of training, Reyes grew from 50 points to 60 points, and Ribery rose from 20 points to 35 points. Yes, Ribery is still not as good as Reyes, but in terms of growth, Reyes
His evaluation will not be higher than that of Ribery!
Moreover, Reyes still has not overcome the key point that Aldrich and Nagy discussed at the beginning of last season, the confrontation problem.
In Aldrich's eyes, Reyes' growth was unsatisfactory.
Technical players do not rely on confrontation. This is a fact. Whether running, passing or breaking through, they rely more on technology.
However, your opponent will force you to fight.
Aldridge couldn't imagine that if Ronaldinho didn't have the courage to fight his way out of the chaos, how could he use his magic in the top arena?
How many times has Zidane leisurely performed the Marseille pirouette while his opponent was attacking with ferocity?
Confrontation is just a general concept and does not specifically require physical contact. The core is actually courage and will. In the future, more and more technical players will land in the Premier League. Among them, there are many players who are thin and look weak, but they are the same
To shine in the Premier League, is it bad in confrontation? It is true that he is not strong, but with the will and courage to fight, he can shine here.
If Reyes continues to actively avoid confrontation, there will be no need for physical contact in the future. Defending him will scare him to death!
"Mr. Hall, Jose will be 18 years old this year. We think he has the ability to play for the Millwall first team. Can he enter the first team next season?"
Reyes' family members were silent for a long time before directly stating the topic.
Aldridge shook his head slightly and said: "Whether a player is strong enough to play for the first team is not decided by others, but by me. And my colleagues and I, every coach here, we will make plans for the players based on their own circumstances.
The reasonable growth plan we have arranged for the players is definitely the best choice after our careful consideration."
"What is the basis for this? Liverpool can let 17-year-old Owen play the main team. Arsenal also has a high forward who seems to have started playing games at the age of 18. He was also in England and Millwall.
There are quite a few players playing in the first team, why can’t Jose? His physical condition and technical ability are no worse than any of his peers.”
Aldrich didn't want to discuss this topic with others because anything he said would sound like quibbling.
In fact, there is only one answer, Owen is Owen, Ibrahimovic is Ibrahimovic, Ronaldinho is Ronaldinho, Villa is Villa, Reyes is just Reyes himself.
Using other people's examples to apply to yourself is the most unreasonable thing in the world.
Seeing Aldrich shake his head and make no answer, Reyes' family issued an ultimatum.
"Mr. Hall, if Millwall cannot provide Jose with a suitable career development environment and opportunities, then please allow Millwall to allow Jose to transfer and leave."
Aldrich's expression remained unchanged after hearing this. He turned his eyes to Reyes and asked softly: "Jose, what do you think?"
Reyes was sweating coldly. He didn't dare to look at Aldrich's eyes. It took him a long time to say reluctantly: "I want to play professionally as soon as possible."
Aldrich nodded and said calmly: "Well, I respect your choice. The club will list you. I wish you good luck."
With that said, Aldrich saw off his guests.
Reyes' agent is from Spain. Hearing that Millwall was going to put Reyes on the market, he immediately came to the club. The first request was to take 15% of the transfer fee, and he kept saying that Millwall was making money for nothing.
Yes transfer fee!
Aldridge followed suit and told reporters in Fleet Street.
Reyes's agent demanded a high commission. Although there was actually no conflict with Reyes' transfer, Reyes' departure was exaggerated by the media and was based on his previous claim that Millwall was destroying him and forcing him to leave.
, in the eyes of outsiders, it completely turns into the greed of Reyes’ agent, which is reflected on Reyes.
As soon as Reyes was listed, Wenger came to visit.
Arsenal wanted to take advantage, so Wenger asked Aldridge to meet at a Chinese restaurant in the city to discuss the transfer of Reyes.
After watching Reyes' performance in youth team games, especially in continental competitions, Wenger likes such a technical player, which fits his ideal Gunners lineup.
However, after dinner, Aldridge did not make any promises to Wenger.
Even though Wenger said again and again: Players like Reyes can easily be scrapped if other clubs don't train them well! Give it to me!
Aldridge doesn't care where Reyes goes. If Reyes just expresses his demands calmly, Aldridge may relent and sell him to Arsenal. After all, Wenger is right about one thing.
Some players must be guided by famous teachers. Reyes will definitely have more opportunities at Arsenal than at Millwall. If his problem with poor confrontation can be discovered early, Wenger may have the patience and ability to help Reyes.
Skeek.
However, since Nagy, Aldridge's senior brother, has been "bullied", Aldridge is still angry no matter how he thinks about the players.
Reyes, like a commodity, is listed and the one with the highest price gets it!
Many clubs in the Premier League are participating in the bidding.
Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, and even Chelsea have also made public offers.
But the hottest chasing teams are Spanish teams, but unfortunately not many teams in La Liga have money.
Reyes is talented and has shown some strength in the youth league, but there is a limit to the price of the buying club.
Unlike the 19-year-old Saviola, who not only performed amazingly in the World Youth Championship, but also seriously played the main role for the Argentine giants River Plate in the three years from 16 to 19, scoring nearly 50 goals.
, this has been tempered and proven by professional leagues, and wealthy families have confidence in spending money.
For someone like Reyes who only has outstanding performance in his age group, not many people dare to gamble with real money.
Among the English clubs, the highest bidder was Chelsea. Bates probably wanted to poach Millwall's talent to achieve a double victory, so he made an offer of 7 million pounds.
Eventually, Reyes moved to a lower league club.
At the suggestion of his family, he returned to Spain and reported to the capital Madrid. Of course, he was not going to Real Madrid. Although Real Madrid also made an offer, Florentino seemed not interested in such an unknown little baby. It was just a token
The land price is quoted at 4 million pounds. If you can get it, you can get it. If you can't get it, just ignore it.
Reyes joined Real Madrid's archrival, Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid, which is in the Spanish Second Division, was tragically relegated to the Second Division after 70 years last season!
The team put things right last season, but unfortunately they stayed in Segunda División due to a goal difference disadvantage at the end of the season. However, the team's ambition and heritage are still there. This season, some veterans were eliminated and a new lineup was built with mainly young people. Reyes
It was also because he knew that there would definitely be a chance to get a higher position there. Wouldn't Torres, who is younger than him, already want to take the lead?
Atletico Madrid can't get much cash, but it can be paid in installments.
Aldridge took into account Atletico Madrid's background and did not believe that the other party would default on the debt or be unable to repay in the future. After all, it was only 9.5 million pounds, which could be paid back in four years. This year, he would only pay 1 million pounds.
Maybe when Atletico Madrid returns to La Liga next season, they can pay it off immediately. After all, they are a long-established and strong team in the Spanish capital. No matter how poor they are, they still have an old brand name.
If he did not agree with Atletico Madrid's offer and did not want to sell him to Chelsea, Aldridge could only agree to Manchester United's offer of 5.5 million pounds, and the loss would be as much as 4 million pounds.
