The Young Lion

Whether he is a coach or a club owner, Aldridge likes to make friends, not only to expand the communication and contacts of the football circle, but also to expand the cooperation space for the development of the club.

What would a group of heads gather to talk about? Of course it is football.

Aldrich was not the kind of person whose old predecessor told him that one plus one equals two and would nod to the truth.

He will refute to tell seniors that discussing one plus one from a chemical or physical point of view may not really equal two!

It is also his mentality that he does not listen to teachings on his own, so that he can communicate with his peers without difficulty.

Wenger told everyone in public that he met Aldridge.

When Monaco coached him, his away record was terrible. When he first met Wenger, Aldridge, a teenager, said bluntly: Your players are not enough to play the same efficient football at home and away under the same tactics. .

At home, fans shouted to the home team, putting pressure on the visiting team.

The area of ​​the court, the turf of the court, and the friction of rolling the ball directly affect the player's sense of play. The visiting team obviously has no advantage over the home team.

The home team has advantages such as waiting for work.

vice versa.

Wenger is full of romanticism, so regardless of home and away, the focus is on highlighting his tactical style, so when players can't overcome the disadvantages of visiting when playing on the road, they will naturally play poorly.

After Wenger personally told this paragraph of acquaintance, everyone would smile.

Wenger smiled at Aldridge: "He is a Skywalker, and he always has a lot of ideas, and his achievements in the past two years have proved the feasibility of his theory in practice."

Aldridge didn't like being touted and felt like his face was burning, and he waved his hand to make Wenger don't hug himself again.

But then, as everyone watched the European Cup opener, while chatting, Aldridge and many coaches present had a lip battle.

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Harry Hotzic: Why do you love young players?

Aldrich: Because of my age and the background that I haven’t played in before is a fatal weakness. Imagine, I will tell a 26-year-old striker how to run, if he has a good temper, he will smile, if he has a bad temper, he will say in his mouth, or he will scold in his heart: you did not What's wrong? What do you know? Get away.

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"Whether it is a full-back or a winger, they should retreat to participate in the defense. They are not required to achieve the ability of defensive players, but they must at least use reasonable positions and defensive postures to compress the space of the attacking side and cut the opponent's attacking formation. , Blocking the passer’s pass."

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"Louis, yes, you are right. If you have two full-backs with super assists, you may directly oppose your opponents and don't dare to invest too much force in your offense, so your offensive players may not be as defensive as However, you need at least a very defensive conscious midfielder to protect the space, just like Dunga did in the Brazilian team. Such a player needs both defensive skills and defensive awareness and experience. ."

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"Mr. Guy Lu, I disagree with you. I am not refuting that talented star players rely on their personal ability to create threats. It is a team change. However, we now often see players with excellent skills at their feet. Dribbling the ball, passing the ball to the defensive players in front of them, which directly leads to a problem: that is to give the opponent time to set up the defensive formation. I advocate fast and concise, players can directly accelerate the start of the breakthrough It’s reasonable to do this if the defender is dropped, but if a player holds the ball and plays in-situ then two-foot technique, two-pedal cycling, no dribbling forward for passing, two turns in place and so on , The visual sense is wonderful, very elegant, the audience will also give applause, but how long will it take? 2 seconds? 5 seconds? What is the entire process of the player's attack from the second half to the front court? 10 seconds In other words, maybe a player gave the opponent enough time to set up a defensive formation for the sake of passing, while also marking your offensive player, causing your overall offensive threat to plummet."

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"Oh, it's not reliable. If it's a double midfield formation, both midfielders are very offensive players. The two of them stepped forward together and they really threatened to be bigger than one, but once the ball was hit and counterattacked, the middle is With the portal wide open, the back line will be crumbling."

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Aldrich was arguing with these coaches in a red-eared manner, and even had the posture of taking turns in battle, but the onlookers looked at it with interest.

Especially David Arn, the vice chairman of Arsenal. He seemed to have seen the scene when he met Wenger at the beginning of the year.

Almost eight or nine years ago, Wenger first met David Dyne at a social gathering. During that dinner, Wenger personally performed "The Midsummer Night's Dream" personally, which became David Dane. The deepest memory has also moved him since then to ask Arsene Wenger to coach Arsenal. He feels that this romantic Frenchman is in line with Arsenal.

Everyone said they were tired and the ball was over. England scored 1:1 by Switzerland at the door.

Drink and talk about anecdotes and anecdotes in the football world, and some complain about the players. They complain about the Bosman Act implemented by UEFA, especially the small clubs such as Guy Lu who rely on selling players to earn transfer fees. The head coach is even more angry and rushing to the crown.

It's hard to say whether the Bosman Act is right or wrong. This is a subject left for the researchers of football history to study, but the most intuitive is that after the Bosman Act, not only the Dutch and Ligue 1 rely on training players to survive Most of the teams are struggling. The middle and lower reaches of the European major leagues have bankrupted hundreds of them in the next ten years. Later, a Russian rich man entered Chelsea’s investment, but directly or indirectly saved many clubs from leaving. On the road to bankruptcy.

Aldridge was back in the hotel with Melanie holding her arms in a hurry, and for a few days, in addition to watching the game with a group of coaches, he expressed his opinions, that is, playing with Melanie in the mountains in France. Back to the hotel and covered with rain and clouds, life is easy, I am almost reluctant.

In mid-June, Aldridge first sent Melanie back to work, but he stayed in France.

But when the semifinals were over, Aldridge decided to return home early.

Because, Millwall's captain, Southgate, has become a new sinner in England.

He must return to London to protect his players.

In fact, he thought that history would shift, but when he saw Southgate kicked a penalty into the goalkeeper's arms in front of the TV, his face became very worried.

"Sorry, everyone, I'm going back to London."

After saying hello to the head teachers, Aldridge went out.

But Wenger and Dane followed him.

With Dane as a driver, Wenger and Aldridge were sitting in the back seat of the car. The car drove a little slower, making Aldrich realize that the two of them were "immoral."

"It was originally intended to talk to you about this after the European Cup, but now you have to go back, then I will say it now. Aldrich, I will go to London to take office after I have negotiated the matter on the other side of Japan. But I want two Millwall players."

Wenger's words made Aldrich turn his head to stare at him, and asked, "Why didn't you say it early? To know who you are digging at me, I'm definitely not coming."

"That's why I said it now. Think about how you told me two years ago?"

Aldridge laughed, quite self-deprecating.

The cycle of heaven and earth is unhappy.

Two years ago, he asked Wenger to sell Thuram to him. Today, Wenger has to dig people back, and with interest, he will dig two as soon as he digs.

However, this is in line with Wenger's style. He hasn't officially taken office at Arsenal before joining the club transfer operation, which is exactly the same as before he moved to Monaco.

"Who?"

"Vieira and Pires."

"One is my main force, and the other is my main substitute, Alsena, is it a bit ruthless?"

Aldridge smiled angrily.

Dane, who was driving, was watching the expression of the two in the rearview mirror, and he was a little nervous.

He hired Wenger, and naturally wanted to bring him the players he wanted, but the rest of Arsenal came forward, and it is estimated that they would be in trouble.

Millwall is also a London team anyway, and it is a team that stands up and proclaims itself the king of London. How can it sell the main force to Arsenal!

Wenger also knew that it would probably be yellow to let Dane appear, so he came to be a lobbyist himself.

"How many years will Vieira play in Millwall before you give him the main force? The Italian guy you supported at the end of last season should be your main midfielder in the future? As for Pires, indeed, I let you Selling him to me is difficult for some strongmen, but Millwall does not lack replacements?"

Aldridge turned his head to stare at Wenger, without answering the question: "Have you already contacted my players in private?"

Dane, who was driving, immediately clarified: "No! Really not! We won't do such a nasty thing!"

Aldridge rolled his eyes and said lightly: "I have always respected my players, I will try to keep them and persuade them to stay, but I will tell them through the agent the conditions Arsenal made, if they want to go, then You can give me a satisfactory offer."

"Ten million pounds, pack two people."

Wenger smiled.

Aldrich shook his head: "It's impossible. They have a four-year contract with Millwall. One is 23 years old and the other is 20 years old. What you want to buy is the spine of the arsenal for ten years, £10 million? Alsena, not my alarmist The rules of the money game in the transfer market have changed. If you don’t believe us, we will wait. Just this summer, you will see what the top stars are worth, and this is just the beginning."

Since the end of the league in May, rumors in the transfer market have skyrocketed.

In the Premier League, Manchester United will win the Champions League next season because of winning the championship. Naturally, their income will be higher than last year, which also makes them rich.

Ferguson finalized that Solskjaer was still not satisfied, and in mid-May a secret offer of 10 million pounds was presented to Aldrich: Buy Larson.

Fortunately, Larson was not interested in the transfer and directly refused.

But Manchester United are still tirelessly seeking super forwards. After all, Cantona will be 31 years old next season.

The outside world is rumored to be close to Manchester United's Brazilian genius Ronaldo. Manchester United and Barcelona are simultaneously asking for 20 million dollars to buy a Brazilian shooter from the Dutch Eindhoven.

This is not far from the fact that AC Milan set a record for the world football transfer and bought Lentini's 13 million pounds.

Ronaldo had two amazing seasons in Eindhoven. He scored more than 30 goals in the first season. He scored more than 30 goals in the second season. He spent most of the time in the second season. He was in conflict with the club’s head coach. Last season's performance was not worth mentioning, so in fact such a transfer value is not his peak value, and the sensation of making it is self-evident.

After the failure to buy Ronaldo, Manchester United turned its goal to Alan Shearer, the top performance of the Premier League for several consecutive years. Looking at the current process, Manchester United only announced Shearer to join after the European Cup ended, and the two sides only signed the contract.

In a few days, this transfer will have a turning point. Kevin Keegan's intervention makes Ferguson pass the English talent player again. The last time was Gascoigne, this time it will be Alan Shearer. And Hiller’s transfer value will set a new world football transfer record: 15 million pounds!

In this context, even though Pire and Vieira’s popularity and public evaluation can’t catch up with Hiller, but if Wenger thinks Wenger thinks that the sum of the two is only worth 10 million pounds, then Audridge will not Remembering old feelings and choosing to let people go, even if you fall with the players.

Wenger dared to ask these two people, he must have the confidence to convince them to join Arsenal. After all, they are both French, and Wenger has not been a coach in France for a long time. Pire and Vieira have already heard Wenger. Daming, coupled with Arsenal’s wealthy background, Millwall is still a small temple that can’t hold the great gods.

Either way, Aldridge made a deal with Wenger with a different position.

He bought Thuram for the real money in his pocket.

Wenger wanted to buy Aldridge players and spent money from the Arsenal club.