Eight Hundred and Ninety-Six, It's over, the Poodle
Thank you "Thieves" for your reward!
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While Aldridge was having dinner with Stella Marjoni and Jenson, some England national team players also came to Liverpool ahead of schedule.
The day to report for the training camp is tomorrow. Some players who arrived early will stay directly in the training base, while some have their own plans.
McManaman returned to the UK from Spain. Since he won the World Cup in the summer and performed well in the game, Florentino believes that McManaman can bring some considerable influence and attention to Real Madrid in the new season, but However, how to solve McManaman's position in the team is not what Florentino can handle.
Because McManaman did not play too many games last season, Aldridge recruited him into the national team to play friendly matches.
It was just that after McManaman got off the plane, he received a call from his old friend.
Robbie Fowler.
"Hey Robbie, we can play together again lol."
"Yeah, I didn't expect to go back to Liverpool together. It feels really weird. I'm in Liverpool, how about you?"
"Just got off the plane."
"Get together first? Go to Anfield tomorrow?"
"......All right."
These two former Liverpool hot guys who had a good personal relationship were successively purged by Houllier. One left for Madrid, and the other joined Elland Road, but reunited in the national team.
This time the national team squad, Aldridge recruited a lot of newcomers, some old and some young, after all, the 7 main players were not selected. I don't want to make the roster look shabby. It is necessary to find more people to replace the position.
Like striker inside. Owen did not come, and Rooney was in the period when the national team was closed. Among England's strikers for the World Cup, Alan Smith continued to be selected, so Aldridge recruited Phillips from Sunderland and James from Saints Southampton. -Beatty, these are all good forwards in the Premier League, even Robbie Fowler. Aldridge also gave him the opportunity to return to the national team to see his status. After all, the former Liverpool God, who is only 27 years old this year, should be the peak of the striker, and there is also Crowe, who moved to Aston Villa in the summer Qi was also called up to the first-tier national team for the first time.
The midfielder and defender also recruited a large number of rookies in the late 70s and early 80s.
A friendly match will definitely not require so many people. However, Aldridge still wants to stimulate the growth of young players in this way.
Give them a thought.
The next morning, Aldridge received a call from Wenger as soon as he woke up.
"Aldrich. England is playing a friendly match on this match day, right? I don't have any objections to you calling Campbell to the national team, but try not to let him play, right?"
"Arsene, if Arsenal didn't play against Millwall, I might be suspected of consuming my opponent for self-interest. However, in the league, Millwall and Arsenal have already played, and the next match will be four months later. You Look, Alex didn't call me to complain, how many Manchester United players did I call up? Phil Neville, Nicky Butt, Gary Neville, Wes Brown... "
"Okay, I get it. Alas, Arsenal are not like you guys. If they are only better than the starting 11, the difference is not obvious, but if you count the bench, how does Arsenal compare with Millwall and Manchester United?"
"Well, for the sake of our old friend, Campbell, I'll only give him 60 minutes, okay?"
"45 minutes?"
"goodbye."
After hanging up the electric arc, Aldrich shook his head with a smile. Wenger, who lived his life carefully and carefully, did have his difficulties.
Arriving at the dining room of the training base, Aldridge didn’t come too early. Jensen, Stella Marcioni, and other coaches were already sitting there having breakfast. Their expressions were a bit strange, so pay special attention to Aldrich. change in expression.
England came here for training, and the cooks of the national team naturally also came here. It was like a big pot of rice, where the nutritionally balanced food was placed there. At the dining table where we were sitting, we found that everyone looked strange after sitting down, and asked, "Is there something dirty on my face?"
Jansen frowned and asked in a low voice, "Didn't you watch the news?"
Aldridge's expression changed when he heard this sentence. With his keen nerves, he could guess that whenever people around him said such things to him, there must be negative news.
He sighed and said, "What the hell happened?"
Stella Marcioni took out a newspaper from under the table and handed it to Aldridge, which is a local media newspaper in Liverpool.
Aldrich looked at the picture on the front page cover, closed his eyes and let out another sigh.
It was a scene in a nightclub, in which there were two men smiling unscrupulously while holding glasses of wine, obviously having a good time, and the content of the title was "McManaman and Fowler Liverpool reunited, partying all night long!"
After opening his eyes, Aldridge showed a smile, folded the newspaper and put it aside, and said to everyone: "Continue to eat breakfast, and start working at 9 o'clock in the morning."
Others looked at each other in blank dismay, and some new coaches hesitated to speak. In their view, McManaman is a typical dog who can't change and eats shit!
Originally, from being purged by Liverpool to leaving the Bernabeu, he was still doing well, and he made great contributions to England's victory in the World Cup. What a classic special case of turning over a new leaf?
It's only been two months since the World Cup, and it's revealed again?
Or are you satisfied?
No more pursuits?
So it's natural to slack off?
But he is only 30 years old, and he can still hold on to a major competition. If he is willing to work hard, he will continue to be England's main force at the age of 32. Is it impossible to compete in the European Cup two years later?
Aldridge has long been tired of things like players, and he has gradually become a big name as a coach, aloof, or just too dirty!
He's not a babysitter and doesn't want to wipe the ass of the players!
Ideological education or something, go fuck it!
I can make you rich, I can make you famous, I can make you attract attention. I don't owe you anything. You are unclean. If you don't lead by example, if you don't work hard, can you blame me?
I'm not upset about you, heartache, heartbreak, it's going to rain, mother is going to get married, you can't restrain yourself. I don't force you either.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the new England team assembled on the training ground.
When Aldridge came with the coaching staff, the Three Lions without a captain consciously stood in two rows.
After Aldrich glanced around, he silently counted the number of people.
Less than two people.
McManaman and Fowler.
He introduced the new coaching staff members to the team one by one, and then officially started the national team training.
There was no rhetoric, no teaching and exhortation, everything was carried out in an orderly and orderly atmosphere.
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After a hangover, McManaman woke up with a splitting headache. After his vision became clear, he realized that he was in a hotel suite. He only woke up when it shone on his face!
I looked at the time. It's already 1:00 noon!
late!
Cursing loudly, he quickly took out his phone and called Aldrich. He originally wanted to make up a lie, saying that his flight was delayed and he failed to report to the national team in time.
But when the phone was connected, there was no Aldrich's voice in the receiver, only a long silence.
The phone is on.
McManaman knew that Aldridge's ear must be on the other end of the telephone line.
He slapped himself on the face, but couldn't get the words out of his mouth.
About 3 minutes later, McManaman still did not speak, his heart beat faster and faster, and his panic and worry made him out of his mind.
It was Aldridge who spoke first.
Normal tone.
"Steve, it's over."
McManaman showed a struggling look on his face. He knew what "it's over" meant, and he almost whimpered: "Please give me..."
"it's over."
"No, I..."
"it's over."
"......Wow"
McManaman sat on the ground leaning against the bed, curled up into a ball, shed tears of great regret, and wept bitterly.
He cherished the opportunity before the World Cup.
He squandered, and now.
Aldrich never hung up the phone, listening to a man's regretful wail.
After McManaman calmed down a bit, Aldrich said the last two words and hung up the phone.
"Take care of yourself."
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McManaman and Fowler not only partyed all night in Liverpool's nightclub, but also missed the morning training of the first day of England's national team training.
This national team that has just won the Hercules Cup will naturally have higher expectations from Fleet Street. You must know that England has never won the European Cup in history! Not once!
Many people are already fantasizing about Aldridge leading the world champions to bring the European Cup back to England.
Therefore, even if it is a national team friendly match, England has received unprecedented attention!
The negative incident between McManaman and Fowler spread across England immediately, and reporters flocked to know how the national team would deal with the scandal.
Aldridge carried forward his vigorous and decisive style. After the training camp in the morning, he held a press conference.
Borrowing Anfield's press hall, in front of a room full of reporters, announced the punishment of McManaman and Fowler.
"As long as I am the coach of the national team, I will never recruit McManaman and Fowler again. Their irresponsible behavior has shamed the national team and is also a typical example for many young players."
The reporters on Fleet Street looked at each other, and the press conference was dead silent.
That's all for Fowler. He was not selected for Aldridge's World Cup preliminaries that year. Fleet Street complained about Fowler, but England won the World Cup, so Fowler is dispensable.
But McManaman was different.
A World Cup has made the English realize the importance of this talented technical player to England. He is exactly the kind of player that England is scarce. With him and without him, there are really two different scenes.
The young marshal is not known for his iron fist, that's because the disciplinary regulations under his rule are not harsh, but the young marshal said one thing, the discipline I set is very humane, if you don't abide by it, there will be no harm. It's time to talk about affection.
After a moment of hesitation, a reporter raised his hand and asked, "Sir Hall, if McManaman apologizes publicly and admits his mistakes to the England team, can he return to the national team?"
This reporter pleaded with McManaman in a disguised form.
Aldrich's expression was normal, and he said calmly: "Discipline is discipline. No player can be above discipline. The expulsion of McManaman and Fowler is not because they missed the morning training camp, but because I have clearly defined the discipline regulations. During the national team call-up period, you are not allowed to go to nightclubs, let alone all-night carnival, which damages the image of the national team. If an apology can restore everything and change everything, then what is discipline? It means saying sorry after a violation Treat it as a joke that never happened?"
In the silence of the reporters, Aldrich got up and left.
All this happened an hour before McManaman called Aldrich.
Fleet Street quickly spread the announcement of the national team's punishment.
England fans were in an uproar.
The hero two months ago, the poodle who scored the winning golden goal against Brazil, the poodle who was selected as a member of the best team in the World Cup.
In this way, bid farewell to the national team!
Even if Aldridge is destined to resign in two years, there is no doubt that no successor will recruit McManaman, who will be 32 years old at the time and will be 34 years old in the next World Cup, let alone sweep Aldrich from the heart I am afraid that even the FA will not agree to this face.
It can be said that McManaman has completely bid farewell to the national team.
Since then, McManaman seems to have spent all his talents and energy on the World Cup in Korea and Japan that he will never forget. After the World Cup, he was expelled from the national team. At the age of 30, he made an amazing performance. The speed fell, and he never recovered until he retired.
However, he never said a word to complain about Aldridge, and in his published autobiography, he wrote the story of his work with Aldridge as a large chapter, which was full of praise, and called Aldridge "the side of the court". the greatest king".
As for his own fate, he also admitted without hesitation that it was caused by his indulgence, and that it was his own fault and had nothing to do with others. (to be continued..) ()