The Young Lion

In the 46th round of the Premier League, they only waited for four teams to catch a match and then decided a play-off champion to board the Premier League. On the night after the league ended, Aldridge called in the team training hotel All players.

In the tactical conference room with a serious atmosphere, Aldridge and the coaching staff colleagues, the suit and leather face easily talked and laughed.

The players who come one after another have different clothes. After all, in the summer, everyone wears casual clothes. Only older players like Southgate and Nedved will wear more formal clothes.

Except for Fanny and Luca Tony who played very few games last season, most of the other players are integrated into the life of Millwall Club and can truly consider themselves as a part of it.

When the players were all seated in the conference room, Aldridge pressed his hands down and the scene immediately became quiet. The players stared at Aldridge with a smile. A season passed, and even they themselves felt incredible. In Mill Wall will be so happy.

Playing football, winning is the source of happiness. At the same time, self-improvement also represents a rise in career. With their current income level, it can’t be said that it is a superstar, but overall it is 20% higher than ordinary top league players. Above.

"I was going to make a season summary at today's meeting, but for now, it is not necessary at all. We won the championship. This is the reward we have worked hard for the past season, isn't it?"

Aldrich said nothing, and applause and cheers rang from the audience.

"You must be in a hurry to go on vacation, haha, me too, so I will make a long story short. First, based on your performance last season, I and other coaches wrote a recommendation letter to the football association of your country, recommending you to enter the national team, Of course, many of you are still young, and it is also an honor to be able to enter the national echelon of the younger age group."

Speaking of which, many young players under the stage have their eyes shining and are extremely happy.

They did not expect that Aldridge would actually do this step.

The club and the national team have always had many contradictions, but it cannot be said to be a hostile relationship. After all, the more internationals the club has, the greater the reputation of the club. However, the national team does not pay the players, but it brings The risk of player injury and fatigue.

Aldrich did this, to put it bluntly to please the players. Next season, his team will be on the bigger stage of the Premier League. Instead of waiting for the players to be concerned by the national football associations, it is better for him to recommend himself and give players on this. Why don’t you make a good impression, enhance your relationship, and push the boat along the river?

On this, he is really not hypocritical. In the recommendation letters of many players, he wrote very detailed, including the player's own characteristics and the role of different positions to adapt to the game tactics, plus game performance data and video highlights, etc. As for whether his recommendation letter will be taken seriously if he sends it to the national football associations, Aldridge doesn't care. He does his duty to do his job.

Aldridge then laughed: "Next season, I think we can challenge the championship trophy, but that's too far away, you can go now, take your family for a pleasant holiday. Oh, yes , Larson, if you don’t mind, the club’s best player award will be sent to you by the club. Of course, if you are willing to stay in London for a few more days, you can be my companion."

Larson shook his head with a smile. The award was selected by the English Professional Sports Football Association, and it was available in every level of the league. For other awards in England, Millwall was definitely missed.

The players got up and walked out of the meeting room, some waved with Aldridge, some made a joke, some gave a warm hug, etc.

After the players left, Aldridge turned to Jenson and said, "When are you leaving?"

This summer, Aldridge still has to continue his career of digging the feet. In order to make the coaching staff of each echelon more fulfilling and implement his tactical philosophy, new coaches and coaches with rich offensive factors are essential.

Jenson returned to Holland for a mission. He was going to Ajax to recruit a new group of coaches to Millwall.

"The day after tomorrow, the club's summer training is on July 18. I promise that the new coaches will report in the first week of July."

"Okay, have a great holiday!"

Aldrich shook hands with his coaching staff and said goodbye, then he walked alone to his office.

Most of the other staff in the hotel were also on vacation, his footsteps echoed in the empty corridor, and Audridge thought while walking.

The importance of coaching is self-evident. Especially in the football soil full of "test-oriented education" system in England, it is difficult for England to have the kind of talented players who shock the world, even if they are famous, but most of the players are young. Sometimes, after entering the first team, it gradually became mediocre.

A big factor is England’s training model and teaching philosophy. Even after ten years of the Premier League’s dominance in the European arena, fans rarely see English players with distinctive characteristics. The genius boy reached the peak of his career, and most of them have been praised as "comprehensive" by the outside world. In fact, he can't find top technical characteristics from these players, but the familiar stories are one after another.

Aldrich doesn’t like English coaches. He prefers to create Dutch coaches who can guide players to show their talents. Ten years and a hundred years of talent. Football coaches are the group of people who laid the team’s tradition and genes. This is far more than the transfer market. Shanghuiyanzhuzhu is more important, otherwise, even if Aldridge can buy football genius, but eventually be taught as a mediocrity, it will be a great regret and pain.

Pushing open the door of the office, Aldridge walked in.

Two people sat across the desk, club CEO Adam and head of medical department Thompson.

The two stood up one after another, and Aldridge waved his hand and said, "Both are acquaintances, there is no need to be polite. Today, you two are coming, there is something you need to cooperate to complete."

Aldrich walked around the desk and sat down straight away: "Dr. Thompson, the discipline of sports medicine was only raised in the UK in the early 1990s. Medical talents in this area are definitely scarce, and now there are only five clubs. I don’t think it’s enough to get a doctor with a professional license.”

Dr. Thompson, in his thirties, has a good look and has a scholarly style. He touched his glasses and said: "Sir, I want to know what is your basis? In the past season, the club’s players have not appeared big. Injuries, and injured players have received the best treatment, recovery is always better than expected."

Aldrich nodded and said after a moment of meditation: "Dr. Thompson, I am not a professional medical doctor. In the past, I have spent some time to understand this knowledge. If I am wrong, please correct me. "

Thompson nodded. He respected the young boss opposite. His position in the club was much higher than his peers. In some other big clubs, sports medical doctors were rejected. Even if they were hired by the club, they had to work part-time. Work, such as luggage for players, placing sports equipment, etc., to put it bluntly, is actually the traditional club's distrust of emerging science, especially many old and stubborn coaches, doctors put forward many professional medical explanations, the head coach simply does not understand, Aldridge respects Thompson’s professional opinions. Thompson has had a great time in Millwall in the past season.

Aldridge slowly said: "Doctors have been able to judge an athlete's sport based on the injured part and injury of the athlete-if a person's spine cannot be bent, he may be a snooker player, this It is caused by the long-term end post staying upright. After long training and competition, the ears of the wrestler swell like a fungus; the lumbar disc herniation is an occupational disease of the sand row players; the damaged retina has always plagued diving athletes and swimmers. Marfan syndrome, stress fractures of long-distance runners,'yellow heart disease' of shooting athletes, dissociative obstacles of sumo wrestlers, cervical spondylitis of gymnasts, tenosynovitis of tennis players, if a person almost suffers from the above Of all the symptoms mentioned, he is probably a football player. Right?"

Dr. Thompson's eyes widened slightly, and nodded after a long silence.

Football players have a high probability of injury, and injuries are difficult to predict. It can even be said that football has promoted the development of medical careers and let more people know that the meniscus, metatarsal bones, soleus muscles, and cruciate ligaments all grow in the human body What is the position; understand the toe fracture, groin strain, thigh tear, abdominal muscle spasm, calf muscle strain, knee ligament strain, hip injury, right (left) lateral spine muscle strain, etc. Encyclopedias can not fit the professional terminology.

Aldrich asked calmly: "So many names of injuries that make the scalp numb. My question is simple. Can our medical department cope with these injuries completely? Can my players get the best medical treatment? Treatment?"

Thompson's face became dull, and he shook his head weakly.

The division of modern medicine is getting more and more detailed, and one of them is an expert. Football players have almost every bone and every piece of meat all over the body, including the nerves, ligaments and so on. They can be injured in places where the eyes cannot be seen. A doctor is like taking care of all this, it is almost whimsical.

Aldrich spread his hands lightly and said: "Look, that's what I want to express. We must expand the scale of the medical department and do everything possible to avoid misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment in the future, to ensure that bad conditions occur. My players are healthy. So, I plan to recruit fifteen more sports medicine doctors."

"Boss, this budget!"

Adam immediately objected. He felt that Aldridge wanted to build a hospital for the club, which was a bit exaggerated.

Aldrich turned his head to look at Adam and said softly: "Adam, do you know what a star's worth will be in the future?"

Adam shook his head.

"I tell you that 10 million pounds in England can only be regarded as the transfer value of ordinary players. For real stars, the transfer value will be between 25 million pounds and 50 million pounds. So, I am not with you Discuss the importance of the medical department. From a commercial point of view, if a player is destroyed by an injury, we will lose tens of millions of pounds. If multiple players fall in front of the injury, then our The loss is astronomical! Hide your doubts about the player’s worth in our hearts. Let’s wait and see, time will give the answer."