The Young Lion

The quality of Ronaldinho's training this day was extremely bad, he couldn't keep up with the rhythm at all in the morning, and in the afternoon, he was separated from the first team by the coaching staff and trained alone.

After a short rest at noon, he still lacked sleep, and the bloodshot eyes were clearly visible.

When he knocked on the door of Aldridge's office, Aldridge stood behind his desk with his back facing him, looking out the window at the training ground with his hands in his pockets.

Boss, I know that my performance today has dissatisfied you, I apologize...

After Ronaldinho walked in, he offered to apologize, but he saw that Aldridge was still facing away from him, raised his hand to stop him from continuing to say anything, and instead beckoned him to go over.

Ronaldinho walked to the back of the desk, and he saw several British tabloid newspapers on the desk, the front page of which was all kinds of ugly scenes of him carnival in nightclubs.

When he walked up to Aldrich, he knew and experienced for the first time.

It turned out that standing at this position and looking out from the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can overlook all the training grounds of the entire Leo training base.

Here, Aldrich's office, after he moved here more than five years ago in the summer, he has stood in front of the window countless times, his vision covering the entire training field in Leo's training base. people shocked.

The success of a team is on the field, but the source of guarantee for the success on the field is training. Without good training, there will be no good performance on the field. This is beyond doubt.

luck? Goddess of fate? It's just a way for the weak to hide their failures or to be jealous of the strong.

It was almost five years ago when you first appeared here and showed your talent for the first time on that field.

Aldridge pointed to a training field at the far end. distance is too far. Definitely can't pinpoint specific areas clearly. But it can bring back memories of Ronaldinho.

The boy who won the respect and admiration of everyone when he first touched the ball on the training ground, his football dream started from here.

Ronaldinho turned his head to look at Aldridge, and suddenly felt that he couldn't understand Aldridge's eyes.

The boss who used to be able to accompany him crazy, who was a hundred times harsher on him at work, and approachable in life, now made him feel strange. Sense of distance.

And when Aldrich slowly turned his head to look at him, Ronaldinho lowered his head.

before coming,

He was mentally prepared to meet Aldrich's thunderous rage, and as he thought, he would be reprimanded, and then he could leave, and then, everything disappeared.

However, when he met Aldrich's eyes. But he didn't dare to look at Aldridge's eyes again, there. Full of disappointment, like a sharp sword, pierced his heart and pierced the emotional package. Self-blame, guilt, and shame swept through his whole body in an instant, as if to drain all the strength from his whole body.

He always knew how much Aldridge expected of him.

But at this moment, he seemed to have let down all the expectations that the boss had placed on him.

do you understand me?

Aldrich said softly.

Ronaldinho nodded.

He thinks he knows the boss, so he never thinks that he has the privilege because of Aldrich's attention, and he will be punished for breaking the team rules.

No, you don't understand. Where I am, I have to win and keep winning to make this club great and to make Millwall an unshakable force in Europe. That's what I wake up every day. What I tell myself, I have to be motivated to work, I have to forget what I have achieved in the past, so that I can work with my feet on the ground, instead of naively thinking that nothing will change, victory will come, and our defeat will always be The defeated general.

Ronaldinho still nodded, he wanted to say something, but felt that what he said seemed pale and powerless.

Aldrich turned around and looked out of the window again, and said softly: Maybe you think I'm making a fuss, you're just late today and the training is bad, but I think this should be taken seriously, there is a first time, there is a second time , the third time, if things go on like this, you don’t have good training as a guarantee, and your competitive state will decline all the way. So, let’s talk openly and honestly, and I also want to keep things simple. I will give you time to go back to Brazil for vacation and reunite with your family, you Hanging out with friends and wanting to indulge, that's ok, you deserve it, after all, you have fewer friends here, I understand that, I also occasionally play crazy with friends. But when you're in a club You have to plan your leisure time reasonably. In the last game, I didn’t let you play, but I just let you have a good rest and let you recover from the fatigue caused by the travel of the national team, but you went to the nightclub instead. To achieve the set goal of rest and recovery, even training has been affected. Ronaldinho, you belong to football, and you should work harder in this area. You know what amazing things you can do in this field, You only have one life, please take it seriously. Tomorrow the team will play in the Champions League, and you can stay in the club and train alone.

At this time, Ronaldinho only realized later, he suddenly understood why he felt a sense of distance and strangeness from Aldridge.

Perhaps, it is because Aldrich still maintains a strong source of motivation to struggle, work hard, and desire to be more successful in such a successful career.

He has the league title and the Champions League title. The name Ronaldinho has changed from a supernova to a genuine superstar in Europe. Whether he can become a superstar depends on his performance in international competitions, or in The club continues its previous excellent form.

If there is anyone in Millwall who Ronaldinho trusts the most, then it must be Aldridge, his boss, who not only will not hurt him, but also thinks about him, making him better and making him better , let him become the best!

Boss, I promise, there will be no next time!

Aldrich raised his left hand and shook his head, Don't make verbal promises, actions are more convincing than words.

Ronaldinho didn't say anything else, turned around and left. As for him being excluded from tomorrow's game squad, this is the penalty imposed by the club. Besides, based on his training performance today, he is not eligible to be included in the starting list.

When Ronaldinho gently closed the office door. Aldridge stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and said in a low voice: If you concentrate on playing football, God will smile.

 …

Ronaldinho rested when he returned home that day. Enter the rhythm of focused training early the next day.

He was not included in Millwall's away squad for the Champions League. Aldridge avoided talking about it at the press conference and dealt with the comments about Ronaldinho coldly. Off-site topics will disappear.

Sporting Lisbon, Newcastle United, Derby County, Manchester City. Sporting Lisbon, Leeds United, Southampton.

In 7 games in 40 days, Millwall scored 5 wins and 2 draws.

The Champions Cup played against Sporting Lisbon back-to-back, with a draw away and three points at home. After four rounds of the first group stage of the Champions Cup, Millwall ranked second in the group with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss with 7 points , The situation of this group surprised the outside world. Sparta Moscow from Eastern Europe defeated Millwall in the first round. They won three consecutive victories, and the points reached 12 points. It is very likely to advance directly as the first in the group, and it is only a draw away from the theoretical realization. Anyway, it is no problem to qualify, but the stronger Hamburg and Sporting Lisbon are ranked third or fourth in the group. Millwall only needs to The victory over Sparta Moscow in the next round will basically qualify the group, but the possibility of accidental exit is not impossible.

There were 4 wins and 1 draw in 5 games in the league. Except for the guest at Elland Road who was frantically pressed by O'Leary's desperate midfielder to get a draw, all other opponents were defeated by Millwall.

After 15 rounds of the Premier League, Millwall has 9 wins and 6 draws, continuing the unbeaten momentum, and the league unbeaten record has reached an astonishing 63 games!

In the Premier League standings, Millwall only ranked second.

Manchester United's start to the new season was not ideal, but starting from the 9th round, they won 7 consecutive victories. After 15 rounds, they occupied the top position with 36 points with 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, leading Millwall by 3 points. Arsenal, which suffered two consecutive losses in the 14th and 15th rounds, has a tendency to fall behind. With 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, they only have 25 points. Before Christmas, they were left behind by the leaders by 11 points. Leeds United with 3 draws and 3 losses has 1 point more than Arsenal, followed by Liverpool with 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses with 23 points, and Chelsea with 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses with 17 points and bid farewell to the championship group early.

Fleet Street breathed a sigh of relief, the situation in the Premier League is much more optimistic than last year.

The championship group, er, there is no group that was expected before the season. No one doubts that the competition for the league title this season is still between Millwall and Manchester United. Arsenal, Leeds United, and Liverpool are all behind the top of the list. The number of digits means that the difference between the outcome of at least four games, such a margin for error, Millwall or Manchester United, a single team may make mistakes in the remaining 23 rounds of the league, but the two teams make mistakes at the same time, and at the same time give the following The possibility of the team catching up is really slim, especially in the 6-point battle, the possibility of a strong dialogue to gain an advantage in two rounds is not great, even if Arsenal gave Manchester United only one defeat so far this season The team, but it was at Highbury. If Arsenal could not retreat at Old Trafford in the second half, it would be equal to a draw between the two teams, and no one would take advantage.

During this more than a month, Aldrich was in a good mood.

In addition to Ronaldinho using training and court performance to eliminate the negative news brought before, at the same time, the Millwall Club welcomed a player who will soon belong to them in London.

Kaka learned in the St. Paul's hospital that Millwall and the St. Paul club had reached a player transfer agreement again. At the same time, Andrew came to the hospital to visit him on behalf of Aldridge and handed Aldridge's letter to the other party.

This time, Kaka was moved.

He has never played an official game, and he has not even staged his career debut. The offensive Millwall launched against him in the summer has actually made him tempted. However, his family does not want him to go to Europe prematurely. In particular, Millwall is full of talents. If he goes directly to the top giants, he may not get many opportunities, for fear that he will be buried.

He hopes to make a name for himself in Brazil before considering developing in Europe.

Unexpectedly, he broke his spine. For a player who is injured in this area and is still penniless, a top coach in European football still does not give up chasing him. Kaka, there is no reason not to be moved .

In particular, Millwall also contacted the top medical team for him during the same period, and rushed to Brazil in the next step. Regardless of whether Kaka agrees to the transfer, Millwall's arrangement is free of charge.

Kaka's father is his agent. After seeing such a sincere move by Millwall, he finally nodded and let Kaka transfer to Millwall. As for the salary, Millwall's signings for the first team The minimum standard is very generous compared to Brazilian players, especially the current Kaka.

The Kaka family came to London, not to settle down, but to accompany Kaka to receive spinal treatment and recovery in London. Aldrich will visit Kaka in the hospital when he finds time, and exchange some football topics with him.

As for the transfer of players, Millwall and Sao Paulo have reached an agreement. Kaka's transfer is worth 6 million pounds. The transfer time is next summer, and the transfer will be in January next year.

Kaka is a non-European player. If you want him to come to Millwall, you must activate the special talent clause. The club needs to operate and deal with the FA. There is more time in the summer, so make full preparations to make this happen. month, the possibility of Huang is very high. (to be continued..)