The Young Lion

In the second half of 1986, the three boys of the Hall family were advancing on their respective paths of striving for their ideals.

Barnett left East London and went to West London to study finance courses, planning to officially enter the financial market next year.

Andrew found that Aldridge was studying football game videos every day, and after asking, he learned that Aldridge wanted to be a coach in the future, so he also wanted to develop in this direction, but Aldridge persuaded him to become a new professional talent :broker.

This is Aldridge's thought after careful consideration. He wants to make use of his own advantages as much as possible. Many future stars and superstars who will be the benchmark of the times are still half-grown children. , The benefits that player agents can obtain are simply immeasurable.

When Andrew was attracted by the beautiful blueprint described by Aldrich, he began to study law seriously. To become a lawyer is a condition for becoming a broker.

Andrew often imagined that when those unattainable football superstars were his clients, he could only get in touch with them at close range, it was like a dream.

And Aldrich is studying football tactics every day. As the birthplace of modern football, although England is famous for its rough style of play in the contemporary era, on the whole, English football has made an indelible contribution to the progress of world football. The trendy WM tactical change led by Arsenal Arsenal a century ago is gone.

When Aldridge really began to put himself into a coach's perspective and began to delve into the game video, he found that his former viewer's perspective was very unacceptable, especially watching the game in front of the TV, most of the time he could only watch a part of the football match A small part, even the wonderful part, can't cover the overall situation of the whole game at all.

In Sander's video store, he can study a wonderful game over and over for a week or more, write and draw in his notebook, and record every offensive and defensive positions, player movements, football trajectories, etc. Wait until you figure it out.

With the passage of time, Aldridge's understanding of football games has improved qualitatively. In his eyes, every conceded goal is not accidental, and every goal is hardly related to luck. outside the football coach's gate.

Since Aldrich worked part-time in Sander's shop, the hooligans in the community did not make trouble in the store. Sander saw that Aldrich was obsessed with football game videos, so he always looked for more game video tapes when purchasing goods. He, especially the game videos of other European leagues.

From winter to spring, after 1987, Aldridge’s life was going on a regular basis. His eldest brother Barnett tried to adapt to this game of cannibalism in the London Stock Exchange. He was trembling and did not invest capital rashly.

Aldridge didn't understand financial investment in his previous life, but he was a good student, and the famous Black Monday was mentioned emphatically in the textbook.

The time of the outbreak was October 1987.

This is a golden opportunity for the Hall family.

Aldridge would also go to the Lions Den Stadium to watch the Mad Lions Millwall game on weekdays, but he always returned disappointed, and he often felt very repulsed by the actions of the Millwall fan group.

If Millwall is going to play West Ham United, the rogue supporters will go crazy within half an hour of getting the news, it doesn't matter what the result is, instead the war outside the pitch will start before the game. It continued after the game.

The Heythel tragedy in the 1980s was only a sign of football hooliganism in England,

There are countless incidents of football hooliganism that have been suppressed and quelled by the domestic media and government, and Millwall and West Ham United are the representative teams.

Aldridge wants to focus on the pitch, but there is a faint trend of regression in English football, which is understandable. The English clubs that have been banned from participating in the three major European cups are in a rhythm that is derailed from Europe, not to mention the second-tier league. The technical content is not high, and the tactics are also lacklustre. The most intuitive visual sense is to hold high and play long passes, and use brutal movements and tyrannical strength to hit the goal with the ball.

Under such circumstances, Aldridge's interest in Millwall's game seems to be waning, although there is still a rising star in the team: Sheringham.

In all fairness, Millwall was only promoted from the C-League to the B-League last season, and completed the task of relegation last season. This season, not to mention hitting the top league, at least they must gain a firm foothold. The team is in a rising period, but Austria Delici was simply uninterested in the Millwall game.

He attributed such emotions to the fact that he was used to games with high levels of skill and tactics in his previous life, so he naturally lost his enthusiasm for rough and brutal games. Among the Millwall fans, there is not even a minute to quietly appreciate the game, and the ears are always filled with the words of the fans who are scolding and about to fight.

Soon, the 86/87 Second Division came to an end. Millwall performed slightly better than last season, but it has not jumped into the top league in three consecutive jumps like the crazy Wimbledon. However, Sheringham will be next season. Ending the loan and returning to the team, the team's performance must be greatly improved.

In one year, Aldridge has accumulated a lot of knowledge about football tactics. Apart from his own research, he reads books, but he vaguely feels that he needs more systematic and professional training, so he has the idea of ​​studying football coaching .

It was not until the end of 1987 that Aldrich realized this idea.

On the second day after the arrival of Black Monday in October, Barnett returned home late at night, and told everyone in the family tremblingly with excitement: Get rich!

The decades-long economic prosperity after World War II has finally reached its peak, and the European and American economies have entered a recession after Black Monday...

Barnett made hundreds of thousands of pounds through borrowing and financial market leverage operations. Although the capital was not much, he also made hundreds of thousands of pounds. Later, he took advantage of the low prices to absorb many stocks that Aldridge believed would have excellent performance in the future, and Aldrich had a big brother. Funded, officially suspended school, and entered the professional system of football coach training.

Every big year, Aldridge will use his memory to earn a lot of money, 88 years, 90 years, 92 years...

Since I came to this era in the summer of 1986 and became the youngest son of the Hall family, eight years have passed in a flash.

On May 20, 1994, Aldrich returned to London by plane from Zurich. He was going to attend a lecture course organized by FIFA. The handsome and gentle face was full of trance.

In recent years, he has traveled all over Europe and went to various places to study. While adding experience, it also gave him the most intuitive experience of different styles of football in Europe.

The taxi stopped in front of the villa in the east suburbs of London. Aldrich paid the fare and tip, and with the help of the taxi driver, took out his two large suitcases of luggage from the trunk.

Then, after Aldrich looked at the vast manor-style villa, his heart was filled with infinite emotion.

Now, he can be regarded as a tall, rich and handsome man.

The wealth growth of the Hall family is like riding a rocket. When the European economy was in recession, Aldrich suggested that the elder brother should shift the focus of investment to emerging markets in Asia. Before the Asian financial turmoil, the Asian economy was the best way to make money. select.

It is conservatively estimated that Barnett's total wealth has now exceeded 200 million pounds, and it is still on an upward trend. Not only is he well-known in London, but he has also established friendly cooperative relations with many business families in North America.

The gate in front of the villa was open, and Aldrich walked in with two large suitcases. There were several high-end cars parked on both sides of the wide road, and Aldridge didn’t care. He walked around the fountain in front of the gate and came to the gate. Before, he put down his luggage and knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside, Aldridge pressed the door handle and pushed the door directly to enter.

boom.

As soon as he opened the door, his mother Amelia blew off a firework cannon, and countless colored bars fell from the sky and landed on Aldrich's flowing blond hair.

Son, happy birthday!

Amelia excitedly stepped forward to hug Aldrich, and kissed him on the forehead.

Aldridge smiled after being stunned, and saw a sea of ​​people in the hall on the first floor, and in front of him was Amelia in full dress and his father Arthur, who had gained weight in recent years.

After letting go of his mother, Aldrich stepped forward and hugged his father. He smiled and said, Your belly is too scary.

Arthur had a kind face with a cigar in his mouth, and smiled without saying a word.

Aldrich turned his head to look at a man and a woman standing beside him. The elder brother Barnett and his sister-in-law Leah looked like men and women.

Barnett walked up to Aldrich and hugged him affectionately, and smiled in his ear: I put it in your study for my birthday present, I'm sure you like it.

For the two younger brothers, Barnett is doting on him like a father.

Aldrich smiled and didn't care, and then turned to look at Andrew, who is also in his early twenties. The two didn't hug each other, and Aldrich snatched the wine glass from the opponent's hand. The two brothers laughed. It goes without saying.

Many guests came to the hall, most of them were acquaintances who used to live in the neighborhood, and there were also many old classmates and colleagues of the two brothers and their parents.

These people, except for a very few Aldrich, still have impressions, but most of them don't know each other.

The guests who came here were also very curious. The youngest son of the Hall family was away all year round and did not come back several times throughout the year. Hearing that this young man was studying to be a football coach outside was really surprising.

Aldridge's return happened to be his birthday, and he didn't mind having a party at home. After all, the Hall family is very prosperous in London now, which cannot be compared with richer immigrants.

Aldrich is restrained at parties, yet has the grace to laugh and laugh with everyone who strikes him up.

It was not until late at night that Aldridge went upstairs to his room. He first put his luggage in order, two big boxes, one box was for clothes, and the other box was for books and materials. He planned to put all the books in the study , and accidentally saw a folder on the table.

He curiously opened the folder and took a closer look, until finally he was surprised to find that it was a contract document for the ownership of a football club.

He stared at the two names in the contract.

One is his own.

The other is the name of the football club.

Millwall Football Club!