Millwall was bustling for a while in early July. All the stars gathered together to announce the contract extension, allowing Klinsmann to create an atmosphere of "smooth transition" to the outside world at the beginning of taking office. Aldrich's office in Millwall did not
It's just that the door sign outside has changed, from the head coach's office to the president's office, and Klinsmann has a brand new office of his own.
On the desk in the office is a photo of the lively and harmonious scene when he renewed his contract with a group of Millwall stars.
Players who have participated in the World Cup come and go in a hurry and continue to go on vacation, while players who do not have World Cup obligations will return to the club in mid-to-late July to participate in pre-season preparations.
Klinsmann had just taken office and was staying at the club to form a new coaching team. Jason Bernard was taken away by Aldridge and served as an assistant coach for the England national team. He initially played with Aldridge.
There are now only three main coaches of the first team left, Barb, Craig, Leo, plus
Later, Villas-Boas was added to the core team of coaches. Counting Klinsmann himself, this can form a core framework of 5 people. Plus special coaches such as physical fitness, tactics, technology, etc., the first-team coach maintains
There are about 10 people, not too wealthy, but we pay attention to efficiency, clear division of labor, and everyone performs their duties.
Klinsmann did not recruit people from outside. He was trying to win people's hearts in a different direction. He would not give the outside world the suspicion of attracting wolves into the house to suppress the Millwall veteran. Furthermore, among these people, Babu, Craig and Leo were three
He has the most qualifications, but he has no intention of becoming a head coach. Otherwise, he would have followed in the footsteps of Tolop. Now Tolop is doing very well in Belgium. Jenson’s departure is also a sign, but I don’t know where Jenson will be in the future.
Pick up the pointer everywhere.
The supplementary personnel are all selected from within the club. Millwall itself also trains coaches. The selection range is very wide, and they can even be selected from their youth academies elsewhere in Europe. Such promotion itself is to increase the number of Klinsmann.
The prestige and authority within the team must be established bit by bit. In this regard, seeking speed is a sign of inferiority, and seeking stability is the best policy.
Millwall is still the focus of the outside world because they have recently had distinguished guests come to their door.
German football emperor Beckenbauer.
His visit was not only a reunion with Klinsmann's master and apprentice, but also a visit to Millwall.
Beckenbauer and his disciple Klinsmann walked together at the Leo youth training base in Millwall. During the vacation, the youth training base was very lively. Players were training or playing practice matches on each of the neatly divided training grounds.
, before the World Cup. Millwall Youth Team won the U15 Charity Cup for the second time. In the past two years, it has become more and more popular.
The shining Argentine twins will become the focus of the outside world at this time. Beckenbauer saw the performance of Messi and Aguero in training and was full of praise. It can't help but be thought of Germany's bleak talent gap in the past 10 years.
Look at the abundance of talents in Millwall's youth training base. The cradle of superstars is not just a boast.
Klinsmann's mind has not yet been focused on the youth team, even though on the second day after he took office, he turned the club around again, as if it was a new person who came here for the first time, and the kind of man with power in his hands
The feeling is really different from before, as if you can hold the world in your hands by raising your hand and spreading your fingers!
As time passed and pre-season preparations were approaching, he had to work down-to-earth and focus entirely on building the new Lions team.
The team that Aldrich left for him cannot be said to be perfect, nor can it be described as "not weak", it must be very strong!
Although Nedvěd's serious injury is a hidden danger, the striker line alone is very complete. Ronaldinho, Henry, Larsson, Klose, Villa, and the young Ronaldo, who also returned from loan, will stay this season.
With Drogba and these people in the team, Klinsmann does not need to worry about the forward line alone. As for the newly joined Robben, he can ignore it for the time being.
Although the midfielder is the most injured, with the departure of Pirlo and Gattuso, the core part of the central axis has been removed. From the defensive midfielder, who is the most defensive, to the core of the organization, it can be said that the muscles and bones are broken.
But Millwall is still well prepared.
Lampard, who won the new World Cup, and Joe Cole are back, Alonso, De Rossi, Pedretti, who grew rapidly last season, the offensive midfielder also has the young Kaká, and the reassuring substitute Ramo
Er, aren't these 7 people enough? Maybe the midfielder position may make people feel uneasy, but Klinsmann received Aldridge's assurance that before the start of the new season, there will be new people in the team to report.
Fill the defensive weakness in the midfield.
As for the back line, although the departure of full-back Gianluca Zambrotta is regrettable, Klinsmann has welcomed the return of Ashley Cole, allowing him to take a reassurance at the left back, but Southgate
His special partner, Materazzi's position, is quite troublesome for him. Who will fill the position of central defender? The team's reserves are not very rich. Metzelder is the main defender of the World Cup runner-up, and Klinsmann
It is planned to reuse this German compatriot in the new season, and the new player is training in the team
Thiago Silva can only wait and see first. Barzagli, Neal, and Lescott can only serve as substitutes. The right back also gives him a headache. Schneider does not have a suitable substitute.
Ashley Cole also has Baynes for occasional rotations. Neal is weak in offense and strong in defense. Klinsmann does not intend to rotate him as a full-back and a substitute for the right-back position. Johnson from the youth team will soon be 18
At 2 years old, I can only give it a try next season, but I dare not really treat it as a stable back-up player.
In terms of goalkeeping, compatriot Bute is still trustworthy. As the third goalkeeper of the German team in the 2002 World Cup, Bute did not have a chance to play, but it is still no problem to be the first goalkeeper at Millwall. Pagliuca has entered the retirement rhythm, and Kirkland can
Learn from experience when rotating appropriately.
When I wasn't the boss, I didn't think so much about it. But now that I'm the boss, I feel like I'm walking on thin ice mentally.
This is just a consideration of paper strength. How to condense it into a whole, how the new Millwall will take shape, and how the Lions' offensive and defensive system will operate in the post-Pirlo era. What lies before Klinsmann is:
It’s one problem after another. If you’re not careful, you may end up in a disastrous situation.
Seeing Klinsmann's absent-minded state, Beckenbauer knew what his beloved disciple was thinking. The pressure of being a coach for the first time can be imagined. He said softly: "Being the helmsman of a giant like Millwall, you must first
Have your own opinions. Secondly, don’t turn your opinions into prejudices and contradictions. Finally, your mentality must be decisive and firm. Once you are shaken and hesitated, failure is not far away.”
Klinsmann came to his senses after hearing this, nodded, suppressed his thoughts for the time being, and asked with a smile: "What do you think of Millwall's youth training mechanism?"
“An eye-opener.”
Beckenbauer expressed heartfelt praise.
"When weighing the club's record and economic factors, few clubs will boldly give young people such a broad space. Although Bayern Munich claims that there are nearly 200 young talents in each echelon of the youth training, but the number of people is large, and the training process is not detailed enough.
Millwall's investment in the youth training base is comparable to that of mid- and lower-tier Bundesliga teams. Many clubs in Germany
The youth team configuration here is very simple. Like here at Millwall, there are team doctors, psychologists, various professional coaches, physical therapists, etc. This is not a stadium, a dormitory, or a coach with a whistle.
, I heard that for some young players who have performed very well and are beginning to stand out, they have already been assigned a public relations activity manager?"
Klinsmann smiled and said: "Yes, I am just afraid that they will make a mistake. 15- and 16-year-old children are actually immature mentally and are easily tempted. If necessary, someone still needs to restrain them to prevent them from not really realizing it."
You squander your talent as you grow up."
Beckenbauer suddenly envied the young men who were training here. As far as youth training is concerned, Millwall's hardware facilities are top-notch. Looking around the world, there should be no better hardware facilities than what they enjoy, and all-round
The staff monitors and trains, from physical to psychological, and even foreseeable psychological fluctuations, the club is as thoughtful as possible, although it boils down to one word: money.
But how many clubs have the courage to invest so much?
"Please introduce to me the specific professional training. There are so many children, it's dazzling to see, and it seems to be unsystematic."
Klinsmann said with a smile: "Millwall has a wide range of talent selection, but the training generally goes through two and a half stages. The first stage is technical training. Meulensteen is specifically responsible for this aspect. He is the leader of the entire youth team.
The technical director of the echelon, his team will develop technical training according to the different characteristics of each player, like Ronaldinho in the first team, and the new generation of Ronaldinho who has high hopes.
Erdo, when cultivating such talents, Mullensteen has put in a lot of effort and tried his best to let them combine skills and practicality. The same is true for other players, so the players promoted from the Millwall youth team, especially
Not to mention his quality, in terms of technology, it is very practical and not rough. When the U18 youth team reaches the stage, it is the final stage of developing skills and tactics. If young players join the team later,
, you can postpone this stage to the reserve team, lay a technical foundation in the early stage, and cultivate technical and tactical qualities in the mid-term. In the later stage, it is to truly go to the professional arena to prove yourself, gain experience, sharpen your mentality, etc., and at the same time, in the transition stage in the middle and late stages
, players have begun to focus on another training, which is to increase strength training and strengthen physical resistance, which will help them reduce injuries.
Diseases occur. Although this is a general framework system, the specific implementation varies for different players. Aldrich once said that the youth training base is not a processing factory. Even if each player is 10 years old,
Years are also special individuals, and special training programs must be developed for different individuals. Therefore, you can see that there are five times as many coaches in the youth training base as there are in the first team."
Beckenbauer pondered Klinsmann's words carefully, nodded frequently and also deeply believed in Aldrich's words. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
