The players were given a day off, but Aldridge was working overtime.
At night, when it was time for him to rest, Yiwen knocked on the door, pushed open the door, leaned half into the study, and asked: "Did you see the result of the game? Real Madrid defeated Bayern Munich 2:0 at home.
Advance to the semi-finals.”
Aldrich was slightly absent-minded. He glanced at the time on the lower right side of the computer screen and realized that the game was over. He said, "Nothing unexpected."
"Aldrich, pay attention to the time."
"Well, I'll finish my work after tidying up and go back to my room to rest."
Yi Wen retreated after hearing this.
Aldrich's desk is very messy, filled with notebooks, tactical notebooks, computers to check the latest information at any time, and a TV two meters away to play game tapes at any time.
However, he was very organized when he organized it. On the closed notebook page, he drew a 343 formation position diagram, marking the basic routines of the players' movements and the route arrows of the offense and defense transition system. At the top of the page, there was a
Country's name: Brazil.
Yes, Aldridge has already started studying the Brazilian team in his preparations. In fact, this is just one of the opponents he is studying.
The advantage of having a prophetic memory is that his preparations are targeted to a certain extent. He does not need to study Spain or Italy, but he will definitely study the Brazilian team. Some may even advance in his memory and may encounter England's opponents.
The three opponents in the group and the basic current situation information have been researched and prepared in the past three months. What is left is to follow up and see if there will be any temporary changes before the World Cup starts. Especially huge changes.
For example, injuries to key players force changes in tactics.
The remaining work is to study the opponents they may encounter in the future. Such preparations may be in vain in the end, because the England team may go home in the group stage, but it is better to prepare for a rainy day than to do it or not.
The old saying is very true if you are not prepared: Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.
Maybe out of 1,000 preparations, only one will come in handy, but Aldrich will still make these 1,000 preparations to deal with it. This is his work habit.
Five minutes later, the desk became clean and tidy, and everything was in order. Aldrich, who was wearing pajamas, got up and left. As soon as he turned off the light in the study and went to the corridor, Yiwen also walked out of the bedroom in pajamas. He handed the phone to him,
Say: "You have a phone."
Aldridge took it and saw that it was a call from Villas-Boas. After answering the call, he said: "Good evening, Vilas, are you telling me that our opponent in the semi-finals is Real Madrid?"
"No, I think you already know the news. I want to tell you that David Beckham is injured and I don't know if he will miss the World Cup. He was carried out on a stretcher."
Aldrich thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Yes, I understand."
"Good night."
"Good night."
After hanging up the phone, Aldrich held the phone and tapped it in his hand. Seeing this, Yiwen asked with concern: "What happened?"
"Beckham is injured."
Yiwen frowned and said: "National team?"
"Yes, I don't know if it will affect the World Cup in the summer. You should go back to your room and sleep first. I will call Ferguson later."
"Well, don't be too late."
Aldrich smiled at her, then kissed her red lips, turned and walked to the balcony.
The moon was bright and the stars were thin. Aldridge looked at the clock on his phone and estimated that it would take ten minutes to get through to Ferguson. The post-game locker room and interviews would take some time. In addition, Beckham was injured and it might take some time.
Taking longer than usual.
He forgot that Beckham did almost miss the World Cup this year and was injured in the Champions League game against Deportivo La Coruna.
His injury attracted the attention of the whole UK. Even the Queen asked before the World Cup: Is David's injury healed?
There is no denying the importance of Beckham. Even in Aldrich's tactical system, Beckham's ability to instigate long-pass attacks in the midfield and backfield is also very important. He can accurately pass long passes and support players with huge threats from the wing.
, there are really very few players in the England national team who cannot be compared with other top players in the world. Within the scope of England, Beckham is definitely a figure that no one can replace.
If he can't participate in the World Cup, Aldridge may have to change his tactics, because if the matchup is replaced, the effect will definitely not be the same.
But Aldridge is not particularly worried. Historically, Beckham recovered as scheduled and participated in the World Cup. He is now just doing what he should do as the national team coach.
Later, Aldridge called Ferguson.
"Alex, I already know about David. It's late. I'll make a long story short without disturbing you to go home and rest. As long as Manchester United determines that his injury will no longer have any impact on this season, the England national team medical department will intervene for treatment.
Xiaobei, how are you?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone, a long silence.
I think Ferguson is considering it.
How important is Beckham to Manchester United?
To put it bluntly, Manchester United is the team that best represents the British tradition of 442 today. They do not have a European standard No. 10 player. Instead, they fly on both wings, and the combination of wing and center is used to the extreme. In this context,
, Beckham, Giggs, the role of this pair of Golden Wings is not No. 10, but comparable to No. 10. Just look at their number of assists and number of goal participations, and you will know their role and contribution.
Injury to such a key player is a loss to the club, but it absolutely must be kept confidential internally!
In other words, if the outside world doesn't know whether Beckham's injury is serious or how long it will take to recover, then Manchester United's opponents don't know either!
If Beckham’s injury is serious and Manchester United’s team doctor confirms that Beckham can return from injury before the end of the season, Manchester United can catch their opponents off guard in the game where Beckham returns, because this will disrupt the opponent’s pre-match plan, and maybe there won’t be many in the league.
It's a crucial battle, but Manchester United has now entered the semi-finals of the Champions League!
That's why Aldrich said what he said.
If Beckham is confirmed to be out of action for the season, there is no need to keep it secret, and the national team's medical department can intervene. And if Manchester United is sure that Beckham can still play in the remaining games of this season, the national team's medical department can stand by and watch.
If Benen returns to the club, he will definitely not miss the World Cup.
"David has been sent to the hospital. We are now waiting for news. The situation may not be optimistic. However, Aldrich, I understand your position and I will give you a promise. Regarding David's injury this time, we will be open and honest with each other.
But only between us."
Ferguson and Aldridge fought for 7 years. During these 7 years, any fighting style on and off the field, except for the Stam incident, was kept within certain rules. The two mortal enemies respected each other. At this time,
Ferguson could reject Aldridge, but he made a commitment immediately.
"Well, okay. I'm waiting for your news."
After hanging up the phone, Aldrich turned off the phone and went back to the bedroom to rest.
The next day, football news began to spread to the world like an atomic bomb explosion!
"The battle of the century will be staged again!"
"The most luxurious clash, five Mr. Golden Balls will compete on the same field! Why not the final?"
"Millwall vs Real Madrid, the defending champions will face the La Liga giants again!"
"After Barcelona, Real Madrid defends the dignity of Spanish football!"
"Beckham is seriously injured! The strength of the Three Lions has been greatly reduced!"
"Argentinian conspiracy! Why not let Beckham go?"
"The top four of the Champions League, the Premier League once again won three seats!"
The Champions League semi-finals are announced.
Millwall and Real Madrid advance to the semi-finals in the same half and will start two life-and-death battles to get tickets to the final in Glasgow.
At the same time, after these two semi-finals were confirmed, they attracted widespread attention in Europe and even the world.
Larsson, Nedved, Henry, Figo, Zidane.
The five Ballon d'Or players of the past five years will compete together.
There are also well-known stars such as Raul, Pirlo, Ronaldinho, Carlos, etc. who are among the top nominees for the Ballon d'Or.
You can imagine how much attention these two semifinals will attract.
There is no doubt that this will be the most expensive competition in contemporary football and the fight between the most heavyweight stars!
With such factors, it is not difficult to understand why Millwall players were so excited and excited after knowing that Real Madrid advanced to the semi-finals!
This kind of game is more important and worth looking forward to than the normal Champions League.
The other half of the area is about to stage the English Civil War, the Red Derby!
Manchester United eliminated Deportivo to advance to the semi-finals, and Liverpool eliminated Leverkusen (their strength declined after missing players such as Schneider, Bute, Ballack, etc., so they were eliminated.).
After winning three of the top four last season, the Premier League continues to perform strongly in the Champions League with an overwhelming advantage this season.
Millwall vs Real Madrid.
Manchester United vs Liverpool.
The English fans were very excited. If Beckham hadn't been injured, in their opinion, this season's Champions League would have been perfect. Of course, Arsenal, who were in trouble, didn't even make it to the top eight, and everyone seemed dissatisfied.
Surprisingly, that seemingly gorgeous team in the Premier League always stumbles and feels unconvincing in the European wars.
Beckham's injury attracted widespread attention. The person who fouled him was an Argentine player. As a result, under the media hype, the hatred between England and Argentina became more and more intense. The World Cup 4 years ago and the group stage that will be held in the summer are now involving Beckham.
Bay is injured
Just one day later, Ferguson called Aldridge.
"The England national team can take over the treatment of David, but Manchester United must be notified of his injury recovery status in a timely manner."
Beckham's injury makes Manchester United very unhappy, and the diagnosis has been confirmed.
The second phalanx of the left foot was fractured.
There is an old saying in China: It takes a hundred days to break your muscles and bones.
The fracture was a football player's foot. Even if there was a discount, Beckham could return to the training ground vigorously and vigorously in 50 days, but by then, Manchester United's season was over.
Manchester United's team doctor did not believe that Beckham would be able to return before the end of the season, so he left it to the England national team to treat his injury.
Then again, how much is one of Beckham's feet, even his left foot, worth?
Probably over £30 million, maybe more.
This is not linked to his competitive value, but combined with commercial value. For example, his competitive value is definitely not as good as Zidane, but if Beckham retires tomorrow, Manchester United's losses will definitely exceed Zidane's transfer to Real Madrid.
The world record amount of money.
Manchester United released the player, and Aldridge asked the England national team's medical team to come to Millwall. Together with the Millwall medical team, they waited for Beckham's arrival and began to prepare a treatment and recovery plan for Beckham.
Millwall's medical department and the England national team's medical department are separate, but after Aldridge took over as the national team coach, the two developed a cooperative relationship. No one manages the other, they just cooperate. Even if there is a dispute,
We have to put it on hold for now, since Aldridge won’t stay in this position forever anyway. (To be continued...)
