The Young Lion

The game day is not over yet, England just drew with Finland, and immediately returned to their own territory, waiting for the visit of the German chariot at Wembley.

Fleet Street, England fans criticized the national team and denounced Kevin Keegan, but before the game of life and death, everyone was able to whitewash the peace and create a momentum of unity.

One of the indispensable procedures at Wembley is that the fans stand up and sing songs insulting Manchester United. Millwall is also hated by people. , even if the fans want to scold, they can't seem to find the target, and if it turns into a personal attack, then the cart before the horse.

Aldridge stood side by side with Andrew in the box stands at Wembley.

Aldrich in a suit and leather shoes crossed his hands under his lower abdomen and asked calmly, Who do you think will win?

Andrew and his standing posture, hands folded on the lower abdomen position are the same, said lightly: At least not to lose.

Aldrich grinned silently.

In his previous life, he had always had a question in his heart.

That is the fan group around him. It seems that when everyone discusses England, there is a very clear major premise: England is very strong.

If Germany is included in the discussion, there are still many people who think that England and Germany are the same.

This is what Aldrich was confused about in his previous life.

You can't compare the strength of two teams with style, tactics, and enjoyment in a football game. Even the Dutch team, known as the uncrowned king, caused a greater sensation after winning the runner-up than the championship. This is football. Altars are rare. But it is also impossible to cite the fact that the Netherlands is the strongest.

competitive sports. Grades are the hard standard of strength. Everything else is just floating clouds.

In terms of team honors, Germany's overall score in previous competitions is far superior to that of England!

What confidence does England have to compare with Germany?

At best, it can be at the same level as Spain.

So Aldrich didn't understand it in his previous life. Yingde is not on the same level. Is it necessary to argue?

Now he understands.

It's a league victory in England,

A triumph of star power.

Although Germany is also actively exploring overseas markets, due to the competitiveness of the local league. The difference in the number of stars and so on has led to the fact that when the Premier League expands its territory around the world, the market potential of the Bundesliga is very limited. People watch football games, of course they have to watch famous teams and famous stars. Being left far behind by the Premier League, Serie A, and La Liga.

But the overseas influence of the Premier League is actually a victory for foreign aid. The number of local stars who can play is declining year by year.

A considerable number of fans transplanted the powerful sensory impression of the Premier League to the England national team. Including love and support.

Today, England played against Germany at Wembley. Aldridge unexpectedly appeared here, and the live camera also frequently turned the screen to him, which seemed to have a strong hint.

Aldridge talked closely with the chairman of the FA and reached some agreements.

Under pressure from the FA, the issue of sacking Keegan was put on the table.

There are internal voices to hire Lazio coach Eriksen.

The chairman of the FA does not dare to break the tradition easily.

Firing Keegan might be a welcome relief and put all the blame on Keegan.

But if you immediately hire a foreign coach, the FA will be on the cusp again immediately.

The chairman of the FA is not willing to do this kind of fire-burning thing, especially when the local coaches have backup candidates and those with the support of local fans have not yet been tested.

The English national team is in such a mess, and now other local coaches who are not prestigious enough dare not take it on. The qualifiers have already started, and the start is not good. The timing wasn't great.

The FA is worried, if the England national team fails to enter the World Cup, it will be a disaster!

So they need a better scapegoat.

A man who, at the very least, draws the crowd's wrath away when the worst of the situation arises.

Aldrich, the perfect candidate.

Everyone expects him to do this job, so let him do it.

If Aldridge fails, at least the FA will have countless excuses, and there will be very little resistance to hiring a foreign coach.

Our best local coach can't lead the England national team to glory, well, then we have to invite monks from outside to chant sutras.

Aldridge wants to take over the national team because he has ambitions.

But he will not be blinded by ambition.

He also gave the FA a deadline.

before the end of the year.

Don't wait for Keegan to take the national team to the point where it is absolutely impossible to qualify and then hand over the team to him.

In that case, the FA can indeed give him a longer time, then the goal is the 2004 European Cup.

I'm sorry, the cycle is too long, so I'm not interested.

As a result, Aldridge reached an agreement with Thompson. Before the end of the year, as long as Keegan led the team to have any accidents, Aldridge immediately took over the England national team.

As for the remuneration, that's secondary.

What is an accident?

When England lost two points in the first game, as long as England loses another point, this is an accident, which will make the qualifying situation worse.

So in today's game between England and Germany, England must win!

A home draw is unacceptable!

The media and fans are still relatively optimistic.

This German team is not strong, not strong, not strong!

We just won them three months ago and it's still neutral!

The shameful record of 34 years of invincibility has come to an end!

Today, England has the advantage of home court, do a good job, win Germany, and enter the World Cup as before!

After 90 minutes, Wembley was silent, and then a conflict broke out on the sidelines, with radical fans insulting Beckham on the sidelines.

During this period, the relationship between Beckham and England fans was very bad.

In addition to the lingering aftermath of the 1998 World Cup, it was also exposed that Beckham gave the middle finger to fans during the summer European Championships. And he escaped punishment. Many fans in England have a lot of resentment towards Beckham. In addition to his Manchester United background, some are also related to his playing style.

The older generation of England fans seldom admire skilled players. In their eyes, they belong to European players. English players should be iron-blooded, tough, and fearless like matadors on the court. On the contrary, those who show off their feet and always Players who dress up and make entertainment headlines make them look awkward. Therefore, in their eyes, when the Europeanized England internationals perform poorly, they are often overwhelmed by saliva. On the contrary, iron-blooded captains like Robson and Adams will win applause even if they lose.

The score on the scoreboard is 0:1.

International practice, the home team first.

Wembley fell and the Germans walked away swaggering, just as they had won the European Cup here four years earlier.

The two teams played against each other twice in three months, and they counted with their fingers. England seems to be at a loss.

In the European Championship group stage, they defeated Germany 1:0, but England failed to qualify for the group stage.

Now World Cup qualifiers. After England lost this game, not to mention the second place in the group to play in the play-offs, the possibility of not being able to enter the World Cup has suddenly increased!

Aldridge and Andrew left Wembley in silence.

After the game, Kevin Keegan resigned without waiting for the FA to issue a layoff notice.

In an interview, Keegan admitted that his ability is limited, not enough to control and lead the national team to achieve glory.

Leaving aside the negative emotions caused by his poor team record, English football and Fleet Street suddenly felt very sympathetic to Kevin Keegan.

Time, all of a sudden back to 96 years.

Back then, Kevin Keegan was brilliant and led Newcastle United to beat Manchester United by 12 points in the league. People expected Newcastle United's Keegan to beat Manchester United and let Hollywood on Tyne shine throughout England. As a result, Keegan Keegan collapsed in the psychological battle with Ferguson. Even if Millwall sniped Newcastle United in the end, people looked back four years later and suddenly found that Keegan's coaching career may have been the most influential person. It is Sir Ferguson of the Red Devils.

If Keegan could overcome Ferguson's psychological warfare at that time, maybe he could start another brilliant career at Newcastle United.

However, the world has no ifs.

This kind of hatred is still continuing. In the future, Keegan will take over Manchester City, so why not want to hit Manchester United and Ferguson to the greatest extent? As for the difference in strength between Manchester City and Manchester United, that is secondary. After all, the opposition of hatred is more special.

At the end of the match day, the major international footballers return to the team, and the club's league and European competition will once again become the focus of attention.

England is a special case, because without the national team coach, this cannot be ignored.

One day later, at three o'clock in the afternoon.

The press room of the FA office building is crowded with people.

The FA notified Fleet Street in advance and held a press conference at 3 pm with only one theme: announce the new coach of the England national team!

Not only the major newspapers on Fleet Street, but also journalists stationed in England from many European countries came to hear the news.

This time the coaching change of the England national team came more suddenly.

After the defeat in the European Cup in the summer, the FA firmly expressed its support for Kevin Keegan.

As a result, in just ten days, the FA immediately started the coaching change process after a tie with Finland and a loss to Germany.

This caught the media by surprise. Although after losing to Germany, the media expected the FA to change coaches, they were just speculations. It was not until Kevin Keegan resigned that the outside world, especially the media, focused their work on on this project.

Who is the one?

The FA News Director Gibson presided over the press conference. There were more than 50 media present. Gibson sat on the stage calmly and made a simple opening speech. Thank you for coming. On behalf of the FA, he expressed his gratitude to Keegan and accepted his resignation. , wish him luck.

Then, the main event came.

Gibson announced calmly: We are honored to invite coach Aldrich Hall as the coach of the England national team. He has just signed a 20-month contract with us. Under the leadership of Mr. Er, we will surely get out of the current predicament, enter the 2002 World Cup smoothly, and achieve satisfactory results in the World Cup.

There was an uproar at the scene, and there was some commotion.

The reporters whispered to each other, discussing one after another.

Aldridge to take over as national team coach?

What about Millwall?

Will this be a chain reaction of sensational news! ?

At this moment, Aldridge, who was in a suit and leather shoes, walked into the scene with a smile on his face and held his head high. He shook hands with Gibson on the stage, and then turned around to face all the media reporters.

swish...

The scene seemed to be attacked by countless flash bombs. Aldridge, who is used to the spotlight, narrowed his eyes slightly to avoid the flashes.

When the photo was over, the scene suddenly burst into applause.

All reporters and FA staff applauded Aldridge.

This kind of applause is special.

Because this is a historic moment.

The youngest national team coach in history, in England, at this minute, at this second, was born!

Aldridge's expression remained unchanged, he sat down with a smile, and said softly: Thank you for the invitation from the FA. It makes me feel honored and honored. I will try my best to do this job well. Now, do you have any questions?

All the reporters in the audience raised their hands immediately, and the crowd was excited! (To be continued..)