The Young Lion

Among the three sons of the Hall family, in the eyes of outsiders, the eldest, Barnett, is naturally the most promising. He has single-handedly created a family property of hundreds of millions. The second son, Andrew, was born as a lawyer, which is considered a glorious family. However, Andrew established the A brokerage company has only input and no output every year. It seems to be just a decoration for facade.

As for the youngest son, Aldrich, he was away all year round, and no one else even had the chance to meet him, let alone heard of Aldrich's academic achievements, so not many people paid attention to him.

In the study, Aldridge and Andrew discussed the future of Millwall. Andrew established a brokerage company with 100,000 pounds three years ago. The business development in the past few years has been almost zero, but Andrew is very patient and he firmly believes in his The genius brother will not let him down.

Sometimes Europeans are very superstitious.

Lucky colors, clothes, movements, etc. will always be trusted.

When Aldridge was ten years old, the three brothers earned more than 10,000 pounds. Since then, Aldridge has not only been the mascot of the Hall family, but also a psychological guarantee of success and victory.

It is only 94 years now, and Bosman's lawsuit has not yet been finalized, and the final decision will not be made until the end of next year.

Before that, the players were the weak side with very little income and many restrictions. Even the players whose contracts expired could not be transferred freely. It is conceivable that in such an environment, no matter how big the players are Need an agent?

Unless there is another superstar like Best who transcends football, of course, after the 21st century, superstars who transcend football are not uncommon, but that is largely thanks to Bosman.

After the Bosman Act has an impact, there will be a period of transfer spurts in which players expect higher remuneration. After that, the influence of agents becomes more and more important. This does not prevent Aldridge from letting Andrew plan ahead and fight with players first. Being friendly, establishing a relationship with the club, and using the business network of big brother Barnett in Europe and the United States to establish contacts, these are the key factors for the agent to be able to become stronger and bigger in the future to attract players.

Therefore, although the 21-year-old Andrew does not have a client in the company, his staff have traveled all over the world and established a huge information network.

In the past few years, Aldridge has been studying all over Europe, and Andrew has been collecting information and has been in touch with Aldridge.

Aldridge used one of the dumbest methods to help Andrew pick players.

For Aldrich to look at the profiles of youth team players from clubs around the world, including photos, Andrew will personally come to build relationships with those who can be named and followed by Aldrich, and if there are young players who are struggling, Andrew will even provide free support What Aldridge means is called the initial investment, because as long as he can become the player's agent later, even if he completes one or two transfers, it will be thousands of times the return.

Aldridge wants to clean up the first team of the Millwall Club, so the next step is naturally to find players, and they need young and obedient players.

So Andrew first said: Do you still remember the guy in the north of Brazil? He is hesitating recently whether to sign with Corinthians. I heard from him that other teams have contacted him and asked for my opinion last month. I don't have any suggestions, if you want, come to him.

Aldridge hasn't put his mind on the players yet, but after hearing what Andrew said, he shook his head and said, Forget it, he doesn't have a labor permit to sign him. Besides, he hasn't signed with you yet, but after he signs, you can sign with him. Talk about your intentions in this regard,

Promise to help him land in Europe and make him more money, I'm going to Holland tomorrow.

The Brazilian boy that Andrew mentioned is not a simple character. He is the main force of the future World Cup champion, the world footballer and Golden Globe winner, Rivaldo.

A few years ago, Rivaldo’s life was very difficult. After the death of his father, his mother supported the family alone. At that time, Andrew sponsored Rivaldo, a young man, with only 20 pounds a month, but the purchasing power of the pound plus the living standard in Brazil was enough. Let Rivaldo no longer be distracted by family burdens.

Andrew nodded and said, Well, let him come to Millwall after he can get a labor permit.

Aldridge denied helplessly: No, you must not have such an idea. If he can go to a wealthy family, let him go to a wealthy family. This is an important time for you to build your reputation and reputation. If you sign a good player Just put it in my younger brother's club, who would want to sign with you?

Andrew scratched his head, intending to end the topic, and asked, What are you doing in Holland?

Aldridge spread his hands and said, Form a coaching team.

 …

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Aldridge arrived in casual attire near the city's world-famous stadium - the Arenal.

Here, there is Ajax's unique youth training base. When La Masia has not yet taken advantage of the convenience of poaching corners after Bosman's law, the most famous youth training base in Europe and even the world, only Ajax's De-Toekomst famous, in Dutch, which means the future.

In the summer of 1994, no one realized that the future of Ajax was about to be destroyed by Bosman.

There are a large number of training grounds in this youth training base. Under the leadership of the coaches, players of all ages are showing their talents. Among the crowd on the sidelines, there are not only the parents of the children, but also players from different clubs. Explore.

The last time Aldridge came here was Ajax’s draft day, and there were huge crowds of people, and many parents brought their children to participate in the draft, but there are really few children who meet Ajax’s TIPS selection criteria Few, Aldrich sympathized with those children who were not selected and wept.

In the distance, Aldridge stood outside the training ground and shouted to a young man who was directing the players' training: Jenson!

Jason Bernard was wearing a relaxed coach uniform. When he heard someone calling him, he looked back and found Aldrich in the distance. He laughed and walked out. He smiled and said, It's hot and sweaty, so I won't hug you. Are you coming to the Netherlands to study again?

Aldrich had lived in the neighborhood for a while, and shared the house with this Jenson Bernard, so they had a good relationship.

Still working as a coach? No promotion?

Aldridge looked at the training ground with a smile in his eyes. Those hard-working children are enviable, and Dutch football is also respectful, 433, eternal offensive football.

Jansen shrugged his shoulders and said in self-pity: There are too many talents here, and it's not my turn to be promoted.

Aldridge bumped his ribs with his elbow, and said with a smirk, Hehe, Jenson, who said that he wanted to be the head coach of Ajax back then, sounded so sissy.

Jenson Bernard is a combination of luck and misfortune.

He was spotted by Ajax at a very young age, but after six years of training with Ajax, his talents seemed to be exhausted, but he was not expelled by Ajax, which is Ajax As usual, Jenson completed the job change, from a player to a coach. Now Jenson, who is only 23 years old, is already a veteran coach of the Ajax youth academy. After all, he has been here for four years. as long as!

Jan Sen rubbed his ribs and said with a wry smile: I'm too suffocated. I didn't think it was a kind of torture for me to face children every day while I was getting old.

Aldridge turned to look at him, and said softly, Come and help me, I'll give you a promotion and become an assistant coach.

Jansen curled his lips and said, I'm not interested in joking.

I'm serious, oh, forgot to introduce myself, my name is Aldrich Hall, my family is in London, I own a football club called Millwall, next season, Millwall will be in England Fighting in the First Division.”

Aldrich stared at Jenson sincerely, and said solemnly.

He knew Jenson well. During the days when they rented together, they had countless long talks all night, discussing football tactics, analyzing game videos, and even had their own opinions on the future development of football.

And Jenson has been reluctant to work in the youth academy since he became a coach, so he has learned a lot, including how to be an assistant coach or even a head coach. Of course, it is all on paper without any practical experience.

Aldridge is also inexperienced now. He can recruit an experienced assistant coach, but such an assistant coach must be mature and prudent, and his authority will be divided in the locker room. At that time, it is not known who the players will listen to.

Aldridge wants to clean up Millwall's current coaching staff, which does not include ordinary coaches in daily training. Most of those coaches are physical coaches, and the coaching staff related to team tactics is the core of the team. Aldridge Know better than anyone else.

Players in the team can make mistakes, and if one player makes a mistake, another player can make up for it, but if the coaching staff makes mistakes in tactics, then there is no room to make up for it.

Therefore, he wants to form his own coaching team, the core of which is the key to the team's tactical success.

For a coach like Jansen, the contract usually expires at the end of June, so Aldrich's first step is to go to the Netherlands to scout, to avoid the difficulty of poaching in July.

Jansen saw that Aldridge didn't seem to be joking, so he asked tentatively: Assistant coach?

Aldrich nodded.

salary?

Salary is one thousand pounds a month, and the contract is renewed every year.

housing?

Provided by the club.

Fucked with you!

Jansen licked his lips and nodded fiercely.

There are too many youth training coaches like him in Ajax, and a monthly salary of three hundred pounds is considered a high salary. Aldridge's offer made him unable to refuse.

After getting excited, Jenson said again: Do you need anyone else?

As much as you can dig, I want it all. Of course, the maximum age cannot exceed 25 years old. I don't want there to be a generation gap in the internal communication of the coaching staff, and I don't want someone to rely on the old to sell the old.

Success, you knew a few of them back then, and I will be a lobbyist. How about the treatment?

The salary of assistant coaches must be higher than that of other coaches.

The monthly salary is six hundred pounds, provided by the room and board club.

Wait for my good news.

Watching Jenson trotting away, Aldrich looked up at the sky. Facing the new season two months later, he at least had confidence in his heart.