The Young Lion

When fighting the world, everyone works together, thinking in one place, and exerting strength in one place. When the country is stable, it is inevitable that people will be impetuous.

Millwall's preparations for the new season are in London, and they don't go anywhere. Even friendly matches are invited to the Lion King Stadium. A charity match called the Lion King Cup is organized, and Paris Saint-Germain and Sporting Lisbon are invited. , Inter Milan, plus Millwall, the four teams will play a single round-robin ranking match, each team will play three games, and the ranking will be determined according to the points.

Before that, there was a warm-up match with last season's Bundesliga runner-up Schalke 04, which was also held at the Lion King Stadium. After these four friendly matches, the fifth warm-up match was the Charity Shield before the season, and then, the new season The journey will officially begin.

The team can’t go out to collect money every summer. Last season’s pre-season preparations were not very good. Some players played in the European Cup and went to Asia with the team. The impact on the new season is obvious of.

There will be a World Cup next summer, and Millwall will have a lot of Chinese footballers. This summer, Aldridge made up his mind to let the team prepare for the game with peace of mind, avoid traveling and travel, and recharge their batteries as much as possible.

After all, in the new season, a lot of his energy has to be diverted to the national team. The World Preliminaries group stage has come to the final sprint. England has a decisive battle, and there is no room for loss. Even if they qualify, they have to prepare for the World Cup. The work of the national team There can be no carelessness at all.

On the day of the team's training camp for the new season, before nine in the morning, there were many fans hanging out outside the Leo training base. During the truce of the professional league, the greatest pleasure for local fans was to come here to watch the youth team's player training games. summer. Charity tournament for u15s. Millwall won the championship again, and two young players shocked the whole of England.

The 14-year-old Messi and the 13-year-old Aguero teamed up to create massacres. They performed like gods in games of the same age. From the regional knockout rounds to the regional team finals, there were only 11 games in total. The game is played every two days, and the game is over in 20 days. In these 11 games, the Millwall U15s scored a total of 76 goals! Messi and Aguero scored 68 goals, and the two won the top two scorers. Messi scored 39 goals and Aguero 29.

The media on Fleet Street also covered the entire event, and the sponsors made a big splash in order to attract attention.

The media commented: This is more like a match between the Millwall professional team and the All England amateur team.

If it weren't for Messi and Aguero's physical appearance, there is absolutely no possibility of falsely reporting their age, otherwise the outside world will definitely question the age of the Millwall team.

Fans who go to see these little guys play have habitually been looking for Millwall's future big star, Joe Hart, who plays in this competition. Bynes, Messi. Aguero has left a deep impression on the fans,

The extraordinary performance of Messi and Aguero made them have fans early, and many teenagers of the same age listed them as idols.

The only one who is depressed is Rooney. He sprained his foot and injured his foot after playing a game.

This morning, the fans saw high-end cars driving into the club, as well as cool sports cars. After seeing them, the fans cheered and applauded.

The first team players are back for pre-season training!

The fans are smiling, which means that the new season is about to start, and they can experience the excitement and excitement of the game.

Wild lion, keep going, don't stop!

Aldrich and the coaching staff came to the training ground talking and laughing, and many players were chatting there. Ronaldinho entertained himself with the ball on his head. Taking a staggering step, he still put the ball firmly on his head, and then made a face at Pirlo.

The holiday is over, start today, special training for the devil!

Aldrich said with a serious face as soon as he came.

The players were all stunned, and the ball on Ronaldinho's head fell to the ground.

Oh, it scares you! It's still the same rhythm as before. I won't talk nonsense. The training intensity has changed from weak to strong. I guarantee that after a month, we will start the new season in a perfect state. Regarding the new season, I won't say anything. Give me my best every game, and we must strive to win the championship of every event, why? His-damn-champion should be ours!

As soon as Aldridge finished speaking, the players roared and yelled, and some players blew their whistles.

After the jog began, the players roared in unison with joy, repeating Aldridge's words over and over again.

His-fucking-champion should be ours!

His-fucking-champion should be ours!

Huh? What are they shouting?

It seems to be cursing!

Who are you scolding?

Uh, it doesn't seem to be, it seems to be a champion.

Listen clearly, they seem to be singing, the champion should be ours. And he-fuck-it!

Haha, that's right, he-mother-champion should be our Wild Lion's!

The fans outside the training ground listened to the players yelling excitedly at the side of the training ground. Infected by this atmosphere, they also showed uncontrollable smiles outside the training ground, which quickly spread.

On the first day of the Wild Lions' summer training camp, they were announcing that they would harvest the championship trophy for the new season!

Aldridge is satisfied with the state of the players on the first day, the most important thing is the mentality, the team does not have to run around, and the players think it is very good.

Twenty years ago, being able to play games abroad with the team was equivalent to traveling at public expense, and the players were extremely excited.

Now, players from all over the world can go wherever they want, go out with the team to play commercial games, attend commercial events, and deal with sponsors, which is exhausting!

At dusk, Aldridge sat in the office and read the report from the medical department. When the players returned to the team, the first thing they did was to go to the medical department to check their physical condition. If there were special circumstances, the coaching staff needed to make a targeted training plan.

During the holidays, it’s normal for players to slack off. As long as it’s not the case of someone who was skinny two months ago and comes back out of shape like a different person, the coaches can accept it. Like Ronaldinho gained 7 pounds. Train hard. It's okay to lose 5 pounds in a month.

boom boom boom

Please come in.

Aldridge looked up and saw Paulo Ferreira walking in. After sitting down across the desk, Ferreira said respectfully: Boss, after careful consideration, I decided to go to another club to develop. , The boss must be clear about my situation here. Millwall has cultivated me, given my contract treatment, the coaches and teammates here are all very good, just, just

It's just that you want more opportunities, right?

Aldrich spoke the rest for him, and Ferreira nodded frankly.

Paulo Ferreira, 22 years old this year, played only 18 times last season. If Millwall's two domestic cups can go further, he can certainly make more than 20 appearances. But even 20 times is not enough.

At his age, there is no such thing as saying that his physical fitness can't keep up, and there is only a style of play like Glenshire's who can't say how many times he starts to explode after a game. In the first two years, there were few appearances, no problem.

At Ferreira's age, at least one game a week is no problem, just like Ashley Cole wants to go out on loan to exercise, Zambrotta, Pirlo and other young players have now come to a season Playing more than 40 games is a stage where physical fitness is no problem.

Aldridge was silent for a moment, he wanted Ferreira to stay, but just like with Glenshire, if Ferreira stays, unless Schneider suddenly declines and never recovers, then Ferreira still has The opportunity to stand out in Millwall, otherwise, in the next two years, Ferreira is destined to be a substitute, without the guarantee of playing time, and the improvement of experience and ability will be impossible to talk about, and will be wasted on the bench of Millwall .

Have you considered where to develop in the past?.

When Aldridge asked, Ferreira knew that the boss had agreed to his departure.

Ferreira is young. In the past games as a substitute, his performance was quite satisfactory, and he did not have many amazing performances. The top giants will definitely not consider buying him to play the main force. Ferreira himself knows this. He said: I want to come back. Portugal develops.

Aldridge nodded, and then promised to help him contact the new owner.

Portugal's three giants, Sporting Lisbon, Porto, and Benfica are not considered the top in Europe in the contemporary era. They only dominate the small Portuguese country. The three giants were interested in introducing him. In the end, Porto took him away from the Lion King Stadium for 7 million pounds.

After Ferreira left, the coaching staff was concerned about the thickness of the defense lineup.

There are only seven backline players left. Apart from the main four, there are three left, Barzagli, Metzelder, and one Neil. After thinking about it carefully, Aldridge decided not to sign.

Neil's loyalty is firmer than he imagined, and some teams wanted to poach him in the summer, but he said in an interview: Leave Millwall? One day, the boss must leave the club. I will be better than him. Leaving later, like I came to Millwall earlier than him.

Calculated, Neil's qualifications are deeper than Aldrich's.

Before Aldridge came to take over the Wild Lions, Neil was in the youth team. The two remaining players from that year, Keller left in the summer, and Neil continued to stay. Although he is not the main force, he is the most important player in the Wild Lions. A person who is qualified to say loyalty.

Last season's lineup was relatively crowded. After streamlining personnel this season, Aldridge strives to focus on stability in the new season. He will no longer sign in and create more playing opportunities for Neal. Schneider, who is only 28 years old at the end of the year, The 24-year-old Zambrotta, the 28-year-old Materazzi, and the 31-year-old Southgate, this main defense line, can be said to be at the peak of the players, as long as there are no injuries, they can play full attendance to the limit That's fine, but Aldridge never likes to squeeze players' energy, and uses players in moderation. Three reserve players are theoretically enough, but it's really not enough, and then recruit new players from the lower echelons.

After more than a week of training, the Wild Lions' first warm-up match arrived as scheduled.

Schalke 04 lost the league championship in the last minute of last season, which can be described as a moment of joy and sorrow. In the new season, they are gearing up to show their strengths in the UEFA Champions League. After defeating the Bundesliga team with an exaggerated score, the whole team came to London, ready to welcome the overlord who won the Champions League in the past two seasons, the baptism of the Wild Lions!

The warm-up match is mainly warm-up. Aldridge does not need to practice tactics. The team's main frame remains intact. The purpose of the warm-up match is very simple, so that players can get back the feeling of the arena.

A turbulent warm-up match came to an end. Schalke 04 was conceded 3 goals by Millwall. Although Schalke 04 was not at its best, Millwall obviously did not exert its strength. Showing off the mountain without revealing anything made the opponent feel the huge gap in strength. (to be continued...) ()