There are many young coaches at Ajax on temporary contracts, especially in the youth team echelon, so it is not difficult to recruit them.
Most of these young coaches are people who were selected by Ajax in the past but fell behind in training and growth. Being unable to become professional players does not mean that their tactical literacy and football knowledge are not up to standard. On the contrary, in Ajax, which is full of talents,
Where football genes exist, even a piece of turf seems to be full of football wisdom.
Jensen contacted many of his peers, who lived very close to each other in Amsterdam. When Aldrich came here to study a few years ago, he had friendships with many of them, but they were not as close to each other as Jensen, who lived together.
Under Jenson's persuasion, many people were tempted. In addition to the substantial increase in salary, what made them even more tempted was that they would work in the first team of a club.
Although Ajax is a Dutch giant, their work in the youth team is not as glamorous as the first team, and many people are even precarious under the fierce competition.
Aldrich was in a hurry, so he hurriedly met with these people in the evening, made a promise and flew back to London the next day.
Millwall has exploded, with fans waiting outside the club for an explanation.
The head coach has resigned and the club has issued a notice.
The team seems to be entering an unprecedented turmoil.
But because the club was owned by the Hall family, which was well known to the neighbors, there were no incidents of fans causing trouble.
Aldridge, accompanied by Adam, visited the club's facilities.
The club is very old from top to bottom, and the facilities are not perfect enough. They are almost the same as the football clubs of decades ago.
The players' training ground is crude. It seems that players come to the team for training and then play games, and then no one cares about their daily life. This is also the mainstream of English football today. Even members of the national team drink without restraint and do not pay attention to it at all.
Movement life.
The Lion's Den stadium can still be used, although it is a bit smaller, but Aldrich cannot get everything right at once.
But he still shook his head in disappointment and said to Adam: "It will take one and a half months to renovate the training ground. In addition, help me see if there are any hotels with modern facilities around the training camp."
"Hmm? Hotel?"
"Well, there needs to be a gym, conference room, swimming pool, sauna and massage, restaurant, etc. Starting from next season, the team's daily training will be in the hotel in addition to the training ground."
"In this case, the expenses..."
"Before the new training base is built, I am afraid that such a hotel will be used for a long time. If renting is not cost-effective, then buy it. Whether it is in the name of the club or the Hall family, the money will be taken from the club account.
expenditure."
Land is very expensive in London, but East London is a relatively low-priced area, which is why there is a mix of dragons and snakes here.
However, a hotel, in today's context, is not necessarily that expensive. It must be bought within a million pounds. If he is not in a hurry, Aldridge would rather build a hotel by himself. Of course, if he has that time, he
A new training base will definitely be built.
Adam took out his notebook and wrote down Aldridge's instructions. Finally, Aldridge turned to him and said, "Where is the transfer negotiation team within the club?"
Adam immediately said: "They are all out. According to your request, after the players were listed, many clubs sent transfer intentions, and some made direct offers."
Aldrich nodded and said in a deep voice: "Wait until they finish their work here, and then let them come to me. It will be a busy time next. In addition, the club needs several new departments, the first one is medical
Department, you go look for experts in sports medicine. The second one is the catering department. During the players' stay at the club, the club is responsible for controlling their diet. I need scientific and nutritious catering talents. Traditional French fries, pudding, and fried fish are not allowed.
Show up at the table.”
Adam wrote down these requirements again, and then asked: "What should the team's coaching staff and scouts do?"
"You don't have to worry about this, I will arrange it."
Aldridge spent the next few days meeting every staff member in the club, quickly stabilizing the chaotic club from within, and the work of the transfer department also came to an end for the time being.
Millwall's original first-team players were sold to more than 10 players, and only got back 1.8 million pounds. This is not only due to the club's active selling, but also to the fact that the players' current value is generally low.
You must know that three years ago Crystal Palace's top striker Ian Wright moved to Arsenal for only 2.5 million pounds, and the famous Sheringham's transfer value three years ago was only 2 million pounds.
When the World Cup in the United States was about to kick off, Aldridge and Andrew were screening players within the club.
Next, he will start looking for candidates in the transfer market.
Andrew looked at Aldridge worriedly and said uneasily: "Aldridge, there are only a few people in the first team of the club now. The outside world is very unfavorable to Millwall. Adam went to buy a hotel.
It's being renovated. Do you know what the newspapers said about you? They said you were just fooling around. The football club sold out all the players and then bought a hotel. Are you planning to transform Millwall into a resort?"
Aldrich glanced at the list on the table without raising his head, turning a deaf ear to Andrew's words, and said calmly: "If I introduce players, will anyone come?"
Andrew shook his head frankly and said: "Millwall has no background and is a second-tier team. Plus the club is in turmoil now. Who would be willing to jump into this fire pit?"
"What if I give the players a thousand pounds a week?"
"This is indeed a lot."
"Three thousand pounds."
"Less than five players on this list are worthy of such a salary."
"No, I will give these players a minimum of 3,000 pounds, and the highest limit can be 8,000 pounds!"
"You're crazy! This is the salary of the top clubs in the Premier League!"
Andrew looked at the calm Aldrich in disbelief. Even he doubted whether this younger brother was messing around as was widely reported!
Aldridge raised his head and said frankly: "I borrowed 30 million pounds from my eldest brother. The 10 million pounds are transfer funds, and the other 20 million pounds are the club salary guarantee for the next two years. By the third year, if you pay back
There are no good results, but the club's income in the first two years is enough to pay the salary in the third year. If I can't get Millwall to the Premier League in three years, then I will give up my childhood dream and become a dandy waiting to die.
Disciple."
Andrew was stunned and speechless. After a long while, he sighed: "Well, if you plan to lure these players with high wages, I think no one will refuse. Who will refuse to earn ten or twenty years' salary in one year?"
Woolen cloth."
Aldridge knew very well that Millwall had nothing in terms of background and background, and even had a bad reputation as a football hooligan, which was not conducive to his recruitment of players.
However, in this blank period of football change, when the outside world has not yet realized the value of stars, and even the players are not aware of how much money they can earn, Aldridge has the opportunity to be tempted by high salaries.
The minimum weekly salary is 3,000 pounds and the maximum is 8,000 pounds. What is the concept? For a player who earns 3,000 pounds a week, the club only needs to pay less than 200,000 pounds in salary expenses every year, and the salary is pre-tax and has nothing to do with the club.
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Even with a weekly salary of 8,000 pounds, the club's annual expenditure does not exceed 500,000 pounds.
But in 1994, this was definitely a staggeringly high salary.
How much was England's top star Lineker's weekly salary before the Bosman Act?
Five thousand pounds.
Even after the Bosman Act, Manchester United's Beckham was selected for the British national team. What is the weekly salary of him and Keane?
Not exceeding £4,000.
Even the salaries of stars are only such a pitiful few thousand pounds, so how low is the weekly salary of ordinary players, especially those who are not famous?
Most of the players Aldridge wants to introduce this time may not even earn a hundred pounds a week!
In other words, the question these players will think about when facing a contract is very simple, how much money will they earn!
It’s really what Andrew said: playing for Millwall for one year can make you ten or twenty years’ worth of money!
Although this description is not appropriate, especially compared with the gold and dollar football of later generations, Aldridge does intend to play a pseudo-tycoon who wields pounds at this moment.
Maybe some people will despise and ridicule Aldridge's behavior now, but when the era of rapid development of commercial football is coming, especially when the Premier League is the vanguard, the first to taste the sweetness must be the English team. Aldridge naturally does not
I will uphold England's traditional stinginess in this "stingy" era.
