Two Hundred and Twenty Eighth Two Geniuses with Different Destinies

The team is on vacation, but the coaching staff is still busy.

Aldridge discussed the club's lineup reinforcement options with Benitez and Jansen in the club.

They will compete in the European Champions Cup next year, and the competition density will be stronger than in the past few years. In addition, many young players in the team have entered the national team's vision. Even if they are not in the first team, the recruitment of the lower echelons will make players travel back and forth.

After Millwall lost two central defenders and two forwards, the thickness of the lineup urgently needs to be strengthened.

There are four players in the center back. If there are no injuries, it should be no problem to deal with the four-line battle. There are six players in the midfield line, and the offensive and defensive options are also very balanced. The most troublesome thing for Aldrich is the striker.

In addition to the three main players, only Glenshire and Ruud van Nistelrooy were left on the bench.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is a center forward substitute, and Glenshire can only play left and right wingers. Aldridge needs more forwards to supplement the striker.

Ruud van Nistelrooy will have more opportunities to play in the new season. Due to his own characteristics, Aldrich will not give him more than 20 opportunities in the new season, because Glenn Schall relies on explosive power and speed. After playing a game with all your strength, it will take longer to recover your body. If you can't fight continuously, either your body will not be able to bear it, or your performance will be greatly reduced.

Moreover, Glenshire is just 20 years old, and his technical training is about to be finalized. When the future focus is on strengthening his body, Aldridge does not want too many games to overwhelm his body, just like he did with Pirlo, although Pirlo He is the main player, but he didn't play a lot of games. He only played 26 games last season.

However, due to the different characteristics and positions of the players, Pirlo will gradually increase his playing time in the future, but Glenshire will not.

Forward, Millwall needs a forward, and a forward who is willing to play as a substitute.

Benítez provided some domestic options, such as some team waivers, and some rookies, such as Bellamy and Robbie Keane in the lower leagues.

Aldridge is not interested in bringing in a veteran who is not wanted by other teams. He didn't think it was worthwhile, and every penny he invested in the transfer market would be calculated carefully.

Bellamy was directly denied by Aldridge, not whether he was confident that he could stop Bellamy, a team leader like Bellamy, but because he felt that there was no need to buy a time bomb to test whether he could disarm the explosive device. .

The situation of Robbie Keane is more complicated. The opponent rejected the invitation of Liverpool at the same time, and Liverpool was his childhood dream team, but Robbie Keane wanted to play the main force.

under the same conditions. Even if Millwall pays more. The other party was not moved at all.

Aldrich didn't feel sorry either. Where in the world are there no new stars?

In early June, Aldridge paid his first transfer fee before leaving London.

1 million pounds to buy Blackburn 18-year-old teenager Damien - Duff.

Duff, who played for Blackburn at the age of 16, has played no more than 15 times in the past two seasons and has reached the crucial age of 18. The next development is related to the trend of his career.

Blackburn's performance has been declining since winning the Premier League two years ago. It ranked eighth in the league in 1996 and ranked fourteenth in the league last season. The final points ranking was only 2 points higher than the relegation line.

The mercenary group that year had also fallen apart. After Shearer left, Blackburn was completely marginalized on the Premier League battlefield.

In this context, Millwall suddenly emerged, and Aldridge became famous in England, and he trained a group of talented stars. The youth storm set off made the whole of Europe look sideways.

Unlike the 17-year-old Robbie Keane who is ambitious and wants an absolute main position, most players under the age of 20 still have self-knowledge, especially Millwall, the Triple Crown team, will seriously consider the invitation.

Playing under different coaches, the effect is naturally different. A club's ability to develop players is an important factor in attracting players.

Millwall has been selling people for the past two years, and the people who sell have performed well and are worth the money, which has given them the nickname "Ajax of England".

This is definitely a compliment in this day and age.

Because looking at Europe, the players produced by Ajax are hard currency at this time, the quality is guaranteed, and there is no need to worry about depreciation, and even most of them will appreciate significantly after landing in the mainstream league.

Players like Vieira who were considered worth less than half of Pires when they were traded last year, a year later, the British media believed that Vieira was a new Roy Keane, and Arsenal made a lot of money!

Therefore, Millwall's golden signature has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is normal for major clubs to poach corners, and their excellent hematopoietic ability also reflects their ability to train players.

Last season, zero investment in the transfer market and letting go of two main players and two main substitutes won the Triple Crown. This is the best proof.

Duff hesitated on the new contract offered by Blackburn, so Blackburn fell into a passive position, and finally reached an agreement with Millwall, with a transfer fee of 2 million pounds. The first player to join Millwall.

After Aldridge finalized the transfer, he gave Adam a list of domestic players and asked him to find these players in person to join. The list was all English players, and the ages were basically Under the age of 18, it is not Aldridge’s choice for the first team. It is to supplement the youth training. If some players hesitate, Aldridge will personally come to persuade the opponent to join. However, he is pressed for time. In order to supplement the striker, he has to leave first London.

In late May, Andrew and Aldrich boarded a plane to the Netherlands together.

The two were sitting in the first-class cabin, and Andrew obviously looked like he didn't have enough sleep. After getting on the plane, he and Aldrich sighed.

"There are too many things, and the commercial activities of the players make me fall apart."

Aldridge flipped through the magazine and casually said, "You won't set up a team just for the players?"

"Yeah, that's what I did, otherwise, how would I have time now?"

Andrew's agency is also on the right track. Now he has become the most famous agent in the UK, with the most players under him, covering the Premier League and the League One. For this, let's go down. He is also not interested in dealing with League Two players, and the cost is not directly proportional to the benefit.

And other mainstream league clubs will inevitably have to deal with Andrew because they want to buy Millwall players, which makes his European network rapidly expanding.

At the same time, in South America, the company he established there has also signed many new players, who are also future stars of hope. Although restricted by the labor certification system, Aldridge’s enthusiasm for non-European players is gradually decreasing. Because he doesn't want to always argue with the FA about player transfers, but other mainstream leagues are normal choices for South American stars to land in Europe. So Andrew went through the network in South America. In turn, it can also increase his influence throughout Europe.

Aldridge has no objection to players having commercial activities over the summer. Moreover, there are many players from different countries in the team. If the nationality of each player is highlighted on the European map, then Millwall's players are almost half of the European map. Although such a European team made Fleet Street criticize Millwall for being out of England, it allowed Millwall's influence in Europe to gradually increase, and what improved was the international influence. The popularity of those well-known stars will also be partly passed on. On Millwall, bringing attention and fame to the team.

He was still thinking about striker signings in his mind at this time, and just as Andrew was here, he suddenly thought of a forgotten player.

"Hey, where's that Liverpool genius?"

Aldrich put down the magazine and turned to ask.

Andrew frowned and asked, "The media has used the word genius badly. Who are you talking about?"

"Uh, let me think about it, Day, David, Lamour. Well, it should be the name. It is the striker that Liverpool started in the FA Youth Cup final last year. This year, Owen, who is on the bench for the youth team, is already in the first team. Starting, but I don't see Lamour's name in the Liverpool first team, where is the prodigy?"

Originally, Aldridge had forgotten about this player. Even Owen, Gerrard, Carragher and other players are usually not seen in Liverpool's first team when studying opponents. Aldridge can hardly think of them, but Today, because I have been thinking about young forwards in my mind, I can't help but think of Irving, and then I think of David Lamour, who squeezed Irving on the bench in the youth team last year.

At that time, the kid opened the scoring in the game, and his performance throughout the game was impressive. The most important thing is that in Aldridge's first impression, Lamore's style of play is very suitable for Millwall, pulling back and forth on the front line, The ability to read the game is excellent, rather than occupying a position and waiting for his teammates to pass the ball. Therefore, he asked Andrew to follow up on Lamour's contract status at that time. He did not remember that Liverpool had such a No.

Andrew shook his head and sighed, "You'd better forget about him."

"Hey, maybe you forgot?"

Andrew said helplessly: "Hey, he was seriously injured in training last summer. After he recovered from the injury, the club loaned him to Doncaster. As a result, he performed poorly there and returned to Liverpool half a year ago. , Then, he signed a four-year contract with Liverpool at the age of 16. The contract will expire this summer. Liverpool does not intend to renew the contract with him. Even the League One teams are not interested in bringing him in. A month ago, I talked about this with my colleagues, and everyone was stunned. You know, just a year ago, everyone was still scrambling to become his agent. Woolen cloth."

Aldrich was lost in thought.

Last year, when Lamor played in the FA Youth Cup, he was about to turn 19 years old, because as long as he was 18 before the start of the new season, he could participate in the FA Youth Cup. At this time this year, he is still three months away Just 20 years old.

Injury has a double blow to the player's technical ability and body, but at Lamore's age, both technology and body can still be cultivated. Liverpool gave up this player early. Why?

"It's still your eyesight. Who would have thought that Owen, who was always a substitute in the youth team, would be promoted to the first team and score in his debut, and set the record for the youngest goal scorer in the Premier League. Destiny, what a fucking fuck .”

Andrew was still sighing, and Aldridge was also sighing.

Professional football is so cruel sometimes. For players, if you fail to pass a key hurdle, your fate will turn upside down.

"Do you still want to find him?"

Aldridge frowned and hesitated. Liverpool is not a fool. They voluntarily gave up the young players they focused on training, which must have been carefully considered.

But after thinking about it, it seems familiar that the giants let go of geniuses.

"If you can still find him, let him come to Millwall for trial training. It's always right to have a look. Even if he really turns from a child prodigy to a mortal, I want to see with my own eyes what he has become. "

"Okay, after getting off the plane, I'll call back to the company to find someone to arrange. By the way, we're going to Amsterdam. Is the destination Ajax?"

Aldrich picked up the magazine again, and said lightly, "Yes."

"Hehe, who will Millwall pay for?"

"No one will buy it, grab a Snidget." (m)