Along the way between Beckenbauer and Klinsmann, some young players ran to Beckenbauer excitedly, regardless of the risk of violating team rules, hoping that the other party would sign his name on his jersey.
Like a kind old man, Beckenbauer signed autographs for these bright-eyed young men and even took photos with them, without any pretense.
After the craze passed, Beckenbauer suddenly asked: "Maybe because of the environment in which I played football, I was thinking, will these children become hothouse flowers? But Millwall has produced outstanding young people over the years.
The players all seem to be able to withstand the test."
Klinsmann is also quite proud of this point, saying: "There is a statistic in Fleet Street. Millwall started selling players who failed to enter the first team six years ago to other teams, low-level teams.
Regardless of whether they are mid-tier or lower-tier teams, those players who have not played for the first team have collectively brought more than 20 million pounds in revenue to Millwall.
Although it cannot be compared with the profits brought by selling players to the first team, the cost of just 20 million pounds to replenish the youth training base is also very considerable. Millwall has become the fourth-tier professional league in England and has contributed the most talents in the past five years.
It’s a club that has produced superstars as well as countless ordinary players who can play in professional leagues and support their families.”
After a pause at this point, Klinsmann continued: "What I said before is to say that if they are hothouse flowers, they may not be able to survive in low-level leagues. In this regard, Germany and England are no different. The top leagues are not.
It is difficult for talent to gain a foothold, but in low-level leagues, without a strong will and a strong body, it is even more difficult to gain a foothold. In addition to having a reward mechanism to motivate players, the youth team also has setback education. We are not building things behind closed doors, and we are not using these good talents.
Raised in a boudoir, like U15 Ci before the World Cup
The Good Cup is for them to compete with teams from all over England. In addition to training, they also have homework, that is, street football, and go out to see more. It is to avoid being assimilated and to avoid sitting in a well and watching the sky. When they reach the youth team over 16 years old
, in addition to local leagues
, we used to play friendly matches with the youth teams of European giants, and now we have the European Youth Champions League, which is also a kind of training. Like Ronaldo, before he was promoted to the first team, he played games all over Europe. The number of games was lower than that of the first team.
There are even more ranked players.”
Beckenbauer suddenly realized that Millwall was taking a two-pronged approach. It not only had a reasonable and comprehensive training system, but also relied on fighting to support fighting. It specifically sought out opponents of the same age and grade to train and improve the quality of the game as much as possible.
There was a hint of enlightenment in his meditation. Beckenbauer probably understood the essence of Millwall's training of players, which emphasizes quality rather than quantity. Rather than mass-cultivating a group of uneven players with limited prospects, it is better to focus on cultivating a few elites and compete.
The same is true. Playing a thousand friendly games within the team is not as valuable as playing in the European Youth Champions League. When it comes to success rate, Bayern Munich has obviously more young player resources than Millwall, but the success rate is not.
It's obviously not as good as that, and here's the reason.
The red sun was setting in the west. Just as he sent Beckenbauer away outside the training base, Klinsmann did not turn around and walk back. Instead, he watched a Rolls-Royce approaching from far away.
As expected, the Rolls-Royce stopped in front of him, and Andrew got out of the car first, followed closely by a black man who got out of the car. His body was not too tall, but he was strong!
"Andrew, what is this?"
"Ha, I forgot to inform you that Millwall's new signing this season is actually not new. He was from the club a few years ago. Michael, this is your head coach for the new season. You must be obedient under him.
"
The young black man, who was as strong as an ox, walked up to Klinsmann. He was not afraid of strangers. Instead, he grinned with white teeth and said, "Hello, boss. This is the first time we meet. My name is Michael Essien."
Klinsmann suddenly remembered, reached out and asked: "How were the past few years in Belgium?"
"It's okay."
Essien is still smiling. After all, Belgium is a second-tier European league. He was promoted with the team under Tolop in the first year, successfully avoided relegation in the second year, and stayed in the Belgium League rankings in the third year. However, in the third year, he was dissatisfied.
At the age of 20, he became a member of the Belgian League's best team of the season and the best player of the season at St. Trueden Club.
After spending enough time in Belgium, he obtained a second nationality and returned to Millwall this season. A few years ago, he stood out in the Millwall draft in Africa. However, due to the lack of an EU passport, he landed in Europe.
The first stop was arranged in Belgium.
Klinsmann smiled and nodded, then called in staff to help Essien settle down.
Although Essien always had a smile on his face, his smile disappeared when he left with the staff, and he looked faintly unhappy.
Andrew has been dealing with all kinds of people from all walks of life since he was a child, and his observation of words is much better than Klinsmann's. Looking at Essien's back, he hesitated to speak, but in the end he didn't say a word.
No matter how much Millwall pretends to be peaceful, this summer is actually turbulent for Millwall. Where is the turmoil? Where is the uneasiness?
human heart.
The old ministers may not have much influence yet.
But young players, especially new players, must have a certain psychological gap.
Millwall's brand is shining, there is no doubt about it, but a considerable part of the value of the brand comes from Aldridge as the coach. Just like, Manchester United will always be Manchester United, but Ferguson's Manchester United is different from Atkinson's Manchester United.
, can it be the same? (Ferguson’s previous Manchester United coach was Atkinson. He coached for five years and only won 2 FA Cup championships.)
On the way to the training base, Andrew chatted with Essien for a while. Essien talked about his regular phone conversations with Aldrich when he was playing in Belgium. Essien himself is not unknown. He played with the Ghana team in 1999.
He participated in the World Youth Championship and the World Youth Championship in 2001. Many teams in Europe are interested in him, but he is famous and has an owner, and he is Millwall who started a dynasty in Europe at the same time. You can imagine
Of course he wants to make a name for himself at Millwall.
It was just the first meeting with Klinsmann at the club. It seemed that Klinsmann did not understand him. It seemed that he wanted to attract attention here. He still has a long way to go.
...
European giants have begun to sign in aggressively to expand their strength. For example, Real Madrid, which has one superstar every year, took away the World Cup Golden Boot winner Alien from Meazza this summer. Real Madrid's "five-star battleship" began to enter the stage of history!
In addition to taking away Pirlo and Gattuso from Millwall, AC Milan, the founder of the old dynasty, also exchanged players for Seedorf from Inter Milan. Inzaghi and Shevchenko were included in the attack, and the defense was still intact.
With Maldini in charge and No. 10 Rui Costa included, AC Milan's lineup is by no means empty talk.
The Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich is in the same boat as the German team. Half of the German team is out of Bayern, and the German team is not picking up the slack. The old saying that Bayern's lineup needs to be updated is also imminent. Fortunately, Ballack has officially taken over and carried the king's flag, but the limit of hard power should not be overestimated.
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Aldridge abdicates, and European football hegemon Millwall has changed its destiny. This is a good thing for the ambitious players in European football, especially the Premier League.
It’s nothing more than the suspense of competition is back!
The new season is still early, but Fleet Street can't wait to build momentum for the new season. Everyone agrees: Traditional giants. What are you waiting for? The new season is the best time to defeat the Mad Lions!
Yes, Klinsmann's most dangerous season as coach. It is this first season. If Klinsmann successfully defends the title in the first season, it can be predicted that the dominance of the Lions will immediately rebound, and other teams will think about it again.
If there is a chance, I'm afraid it will be difficult.
To defeat the Mad Lion Dynasty, we must first not allow the Mad Lions to successfully defend their title in the new season!
As a result, everyone expects the major giants to make moves in the transfer market to improve the strength of their teams.
Manchester United took the lead and fired the first shot.
"Ferdinand moves to Manchester United for £30 million!"
Manchester United's defense was miserable last season, and the vacancy left after Stam's departure has finally been filled by someone.
Manchester United, who were so proud, only bought a backup goalkeeper in the transfer market for 1.5 million pounds. Maybe Barthez's poor performance occasionally made Ferguson nervous and almost lost his patience.
Arsenal, who were also highly anticipated, only invested a meager 7 million pounds in the transfer market, but they introduced Brazilian international Gilberto Silva and Kolo Toure for almost free.
The ability to do business is as good as ever.
Liverpool's overall investment is not large. They sold some people and bought some new players, with a net investment of about 7 million pounds. No one knows when the Red Army will revive.
Chelsea, Chelsea, which has been rich and powerful in the past few years, finally can no longer play with Bates. Chelsea has been dead this summer. They sent away three youth players, recovered 1 million pounds, and then brought them from Paris for free in terms of transfer signings.
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Cass spent another 500,000 pounds to buy the 18-year-old Portuguese striker Oliveira, seemingly with high hopes that the value would rise a hundredfold. In the end, Chelsea made money in the transfer market, earning 500,000 pounds.
I wonder if Bates will jump with joy.
Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite.
This is the beginning of a Premier League club's rapid rise. In addition to the three-year broadcast contract worth 1.1 billion pounds that took effect from last season, there is also a new partnership with the Barclays consortium starting from next season. The revenue from the Champions League is also increasing.
However, each Premier League club has its own limitations, which makes it appear to be stretched thin.
Manchester United is a war between Ferguson and the miserly board of directors. If the defense had not been so terrible last season, the board of directors probably would not have paid Ferguson a huge sum of money to buy Ferdinand.
Arsenal is burdened with debt for the new stadium and has to live within its means financially. The transfer market has always been a big gamble. Professors don't dare to gamble. Moreover, they have no capital to gamble, so all the money they earn goes to repairing the stadium.
Liverpool's record in recent years has been poor. In the past few years, it has been overinvested, and the club owner is almost running out of money.
Chelsea is even worse. Bates's big gamble, no matter how you look at it, is going to follow in the footsteps of Leeds United.
Leeds United, which had just sold its star player, had not yet used the money to repay debts.
The first one to block the door was Millwall! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
