Last year, Klinsmann was left with a large, even slightly crowded lineup. In addition to planning for a rainy day, he also wanted to avoid the embarrassing situation of being stretched when Klinsmann selected players.
Based on Aldrich's philosophy of leading the team in the past, more troops are more valuable than more troops. It is impossible for the team to have 30 people last year and 30 people this year. It will always be 30 people in the future. It must be reduced.
The departure of some people is not unexpected, and it is enough for the final roster to be maintained at around 25 people. Firstly, to ensure stability, and secondly, the head coach himself has no choice but to be firm in the use of players! Avoid appearing among a few players.
A volatile situation.
Klose's departure was not beyond Aldridge's expectations, but it was just a year earlier than he planned.
Because at the end of this year, Villa will be 22 years old.
Villa must be given more opportunities.
The Spanish boy who was brought to Millwall by Aldridge at the age of 14 has always been high hopes for Aldridge, but he originally planned to let Villa practice in multiple positions this season.
There is no rush to shape him early. Just like Henry in the early days, he was born as a winger. He can adapt to a freer and more open offensive system by combining wide range of activities in the wing and center.
But now that Klose has proposed leaving, Villa will play a more important role in the new season.
In the past, he was the little brother under the protection of his elder brothers. He could make mistakes and squander opportunities occasionally. Even if he was criticized by many people, there were people over him to protect him from wind and rain. But from now on, he must have the awareness and ability to stand alone.
Fighting spirit.
European football is changing.
Abramovich's arrival at Chelsea marked the beginning of the Jinyuan era.
The competition in football in the future will be more brutal, and the strong will become stronger. The concentration of talent being monopolized will be even stronger.
Therefore, if a team wants to be the hegemon again, the requirements for the team will be higher.
Even if Nedvěd and Larsson remain in good condition, Aldridge believes that they will have to retreat to the second line in two years. Among them, Southgate and Larsson have played twice as many games this season.
They began to be cut, on the one hand, to move positions for newcomers, and on the other hand, to better extend their career life. Their valuable experience and spiritual symbol make them a valuable asset as long as they are with the team even if they are sitting on the bench.
Precious wealth, rare power.
Millwall has just finalized a transfer agreement with Sporting Lisbon and officially announced the joining of Moutinho and Veloso.
As expected, Millwall was ridiculed by Fleet Street, and some even thought that Millwall was competing with Chelsea for financial resources.
After signing two midfielders, Aldrich announced the addition of a coach.
France international Blanc retired last season and the Millwall coaching staff was recruiting new players. He applied for the job and got a new contract. Millwall's coaching staff had new members after Klinsmann left last season.
Compared with the 2002 team, Millwall's coaching staff obviously has one more person, and Aldridge just wants to lighten his tasks.
Like in the past, Klinsmann was partnered with Janson and both were assistant coaches. Now Janson has greater responsibilities. The addition of Stramaccioni and Blanc will plan the work of the coaching staff in a more comprehensive way.
Meticulous, Aldridge only focuses on the general direction and leaves all the details to the coaching staff.
The 18-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo is like a big brother, leading Moutinho and Veloso to the top of the team and introducing each of his teammates to them. He has a sense of ownership. They are both from Portugal and have dyed hair.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who started wearing earrings, even hoped that Aldrich would bring some more Portuguese players.
For example, Ronaldo, who was the main player of the U17 team, had great respect for a teammate who was more famous than him in the team at that time, and hoped that Aldrich would buy him into the team.
After all, he and that teammate brought back the European Youth Championship championship to Portugal U17.
But after Aldrich heard the name of the player recommended by Ronaldo, he asked Ronaldo: "I bought him, and you compete with him?"
Ronaldo immediately shut up and stopped talking about this matter.
Cristiano Ronaldo himself knows how cruel the competition within the Millwall team is.
In fact, there is only one position he can focus on now, and that is Larsson's right winger. At the same time, there is already Dutch Peter Pan Robben competing with him. Anyway, on the other side, Ronaldinho's position is unoccupied.
Able to shake.
And his teammate also plays winger.
His name is Quaresma.
He has been a hot topic in the transfer market recently and is being competed by Manchester United and Barcelona.
Eventually he was taken away by Barcelona for almost 4.5 million pounds.
Through this transfer, we know how much impact Abramovich has had on the European football transfer market after taking charge of Chelsea.
Quaresma's reputation is definitely greater than that of Bridge and Johnson, and even just a little less famous than Duff.
However, Barcelona only paid less than 5 million pounds for Quaresma, while Chelsea did not buy any player for less than 5 million pounds.
It is also understandable why Millwall was ridiculed for spending 15 million pounds to buy the two young players from Sporting Lisbon's midfield.
This is a chain reaction. If Abramovich hadn't taken charge of Chelsea, Millwall might have been able to pack away the two players for less than 10 million pounds.
But in the final analysis, this is a deal where one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. Manchester United does not want to be ripped off, and Barcelona does not want to be ripped off. If the players make a fuss, the club will let it go. Aldrich, although
Outsiders thought Millwall had been stabbed, but Aldridge didn't see it that way.
In his eyes, it is a question of worthiness and worthlessness.
Just like Quaresma's 4.5 million pounds, he still thinks it's expensive, and he doesn't want it even if it's offered to him. It's a burdensome burden.
Aldridge didn't do the job of finding a new home for Klose, but left it to Andrew. As Klose's agent, he naturally had to work hard.
Except for some players who have been liquidated by the club or lack suitors who will be actively listed by the club, other players will basically not be listed. When looking for a buyer, an agent will act as an intermediary to contact all parties, and a certain level of players will be listed.
Players, the market is actually not that big.
Just like Lampard, there are only a few clubs that he can afford and he is willing to go to.
Klose is the current main forward of the German team. The World Cup runner-up, coupled with his stable substitute at Millwall in the past few years, last season's stable main starter and a record of 19 goals in 34 appearances in the league, cannot be said to be very popular.
But there is no shortage of buyers interested in him.
But after considering various factors, Andrew respects Klose's personal choice, and the young carpenter wants to return to Germany for development.
Then there are definitely only one or two teams in Germany that he can choose from.
The first one is definitely Bayern Munich.
Andrew only had initial contact with Bayern Munich manager Hoeness and showed great interest in the convenience.
Originally, Bayern Munich was considering bringing in a striker this summer, and the one they chose was the Dutchman Ma Kai. Now that they have Klose, a German player, they are willing to look at Millwall's asking price.
In Bayern Munich, Hoeness is definitely an important figure, which is difficult to describe. To borrow Beckenbauer's words: Bayern Munich can do without me, but it cannot do without Hoeness.
Hoeness is indispensable for bringing Bayern Munich back to reality from the brink of bankruptcy and building it into the most successful club in the Bundesliga.
Clubs like Bayern Munich follow a pragmatic and low-key route, and every transaction is carefully calculated. The success of the club must be closely related to the Big Three that fans talk about. Even if Beckenbauer becomes the honorary chairman, the successor
It’s not bad either. To sum it up in one sentence: people who understand football are managing the club.
When Hoeness inquired about Millwall's asking price, there was no fanfare, and the outside world didn't even get the slightest hint of it.
Aldridge's reply to Hoeness put Bayern Munich's senior management in a tangled situation.
Hopfner, Hoeness, and Rummenigge, the three Bayern giants stared at each other in the conference room. In front of the three people sitting in a tripod position, there was a fax on the table.
This is Millwall's reply.
The key content is clear at a glance.
£25 million.
£10 million + Schweinsteiger.
£15 million + Philipp Lahm.
Rummenigge glanced at the fax and said solemnly: "For 25 million pounds, we are not Real Madrid."
It’s true that Bayern Munich has money to buy a striker with almost the same money Real Madrid paid for Beckham, but they never spend money recklessly, and they rarely spend big money.
Hoeness is very talented in financial management. When he was playing football, others were spending their free time drinking and drinking, but he was tinkering with stocks and securities.
Out of his keen sense of monetary figures, Hoeness remained silent for a long time before saying: "In Hall's eyes, Bastian Schweinsteiger is worth 15 million pounds?"
Hopfner shrugged and said: "Why isn't it worth it? Bastian Schweinsteiger will definitely be worth more than 15 million pounds in the future."
There is a consensus on this point within the Bayern Munich club.
Bastian Schweinsteiger, nicknamed "Little Pig," went from the youth team to the first team, which is amazing.
He made 14 appearances in the league as a substitute last season and also appeared in the Champions League.
Although Hoeness raised a question, what he actually wanted to ask was the next question.
"Why is Philipp Lahm worth £10 million in Hall's eyes?"
Lahm is nearly a year older than Bastian Schweinsteiger and will turn 20 at the end of the year.
However, Lahm has no appearance record in Bayern Munich's first team, and he can't even be a substitute!
Even Hoeness, the giant who controls the team manager's business, is hesitant about renewing Lahm's contract.
In fact, the reason why Lahm is almost 20 years old and has not yet been recognized by Bayern Munich stems from the background of a big era.
German football is in a period of transformation and on the road to revolution.
Generally speaking, it is in the process of abandoning the successful and glorious 352 in the past and moving towards 442.
Midfielders, forwards, center backs, goalkeepers, the training of players in these positions will not change much.
However, only the full-backs have transitioned from the training of wing-backs in the past to the regular 442 full-backs.
Although Lahm played as a midfielder in the youth team, he was actually one of the first full-backs trained from 352 to 442 in this era of German football!
Reform means experimentation. Whether Lahm will succeed or not, whether it will work or not, there is uncertainty within Bayern. Lizarazu is already 33 years old and will be 34 at the end of this year, but he is nearly 20 years old. Ram actually can't even play as a substitute! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
