The Young Lion

If Beckham was an English darling, influenced by the media and sought after by the outside world, it made Ferguson think that Beckham was out of control of his authority, and thus evolved a two-parted relationship with his father and son. De's words made Aldridge no longer try to keep each other.

Can it be successful elsewhere?

What do you think of Millwall?

What do you think of Aldridge?

If he thinks he can be successful wherever he goes, Aldridge doesn’t want to waste words, patience, or energy anymore, because Lampard’s confidence in himself has to surpass everything. Such a belief overrides the team and the coach. In the first place, it seems that one's own power can control the world.

Aldrich is impatient for players over 21 years old, because at 21 years old, for a professional player, it should be a stage of maturity. Only before 21 years old will Aldridge invest more patience To teach the players, as for Lampard’s mentality change or self-confidence improvement over the past year, he has become a little “no one in sight” in the eyes of Aldridge. Aldridge feels very normal. God Cup, does not allow him a little "Laozi world first" idea?

Aldridge also has it.

He also thinks he is unmatched in the world.

I began to feel that I was unique. The gap between my peers and him is gradually being manifested. This gap is not a contest between one or two games, but a gap, a level gap, once it is recognized by the outside world in a subtle way. The gap will not change due to the results of one or two games.

The arrogant Aldridge and the arrogant Lampard couldn't reach an agreement.

From Aldrich's standpoint, he would consider and imagine for the players, but there is a big premise, that is, first of all, the interests of the club are considered.

With Lampard left, and Kaka in the same period, when Nedved began the curtain call, these two players with different styles and different characteristics competed with each other, which in itself could provide Millwall with more technical and tactical choices in the future. , Not to mention that it will ensure the thickness of the lineup.

But now that Lampard is leaving, Aldridge has to say sorry, no, not at all.

He is more realistic and has realized that he doesn't care about the fame of those "famous" stars.

How much did Lampard have contributed in Millwall in the past?

Except for this season, he has not played the main force before.

It was Millwall who had been nurturing him, and the gossip he had on the court during the period had negative news with the third edition of the girl. Aldridge had also been tolerating him. Occasionally, maybe Ronaldinho also had, but Ronaldinho was against Mil What is Wall's contribution?

this is the truth.

Now, with fame and strength, I began to ask for it, and like a spoiled child, I would get angry if I didn’t get it. Yes, the other party is actually very realistic. Since I can’t get it here, just go. Ask elsewhere.

His departure, in Aldrich's eyes, was nothing more than a run-off similar to "elimination."

There is no shortage of geniuses in the giants. A team without talents cannot be called a giant. At most, a prefix is ​​added: the former giants.

In the giants, the success of a genius is to **** up the blood of countless geniuses of the same generation!

In the past, Solskjaer, Phillips, Tony, Fanny, including Drogba, Spain, Vicente and Joaquin, a pair of gold wings, Vieira, Ferdinand, etc., most of them are similar The situation is that during the same period, being squeezed by better characters without any living space, they can only leave!

There are only those like Shevchenko, Trezeguet, etc. that Millwall failed to keep and had to let them go.

Today, Aldridge continued to trust Nedved, Lampard embarked on the same path as many outstanding players before, and left.

No one in the outside world knows that Lampard’s fate was decided in Manchester United’s dressing room, and no one knew that on the way from Aldridge from Manchester to London, he called the heads of several European top clubs. Among them are Barcelona's popular candidate Laporta, Real Madrid helm Florentino, Bayern Munich honorary chairman Beckenbauer and so on.

Both Barcelona and Real Madrid are chasing Beckham. Bayern Munich owns Barack and does not need Lampard.

When Aldridge returned to London, things were finalized.

Inter Milan is constrained by Juventus and Mogi in Italy. They rarely buy their favorite players in the country. When Audridge promoted Lampard to Moratti, Moratti agreed to go down and transfer. In terms of membership fees, Inter Milan is also not stingy, and directly issued 25 million pounds. Aldridge quickly cut the mess and nodded.

After the conversation with Moratti ended, Aldridge called Andrew again and told him the result, without explaining anything, it was unnecessary.

When he returned home, Aldridge had completely forgotten the team's work. After entering the house, he dropped his suitcase with relief and sat on the sofa and exhaled, complaining: "It has been too long to leave home. It's torture."

Yi Wen took the little princess Bonnie and happened to go downstairs, she smiled and said: "The mouth is not right, in fact, these two months, you have been very happy, haven't you?"

Aldridge took Bonnie, kissed her little face tenderly, and then kissed Ewen again without a smile.

Ewen understands him, and he does not quibble.

Sitting in the court box to watch the game, it always looks like an outsider, and when I return to the team, even if I can't eventually reverse the Manchester United defending league, it feels really different. What happened during this period is unforgettable.

Especially when Wenger was more bitter than him, Aldridge didn't really feel how tragic it was, after all, there was a backer.

"Dad, when are we going to leave?"

Burt and Earl, who ran in from the backyard holding football, cheered happily.

Aldrich leaned back on the sofa and said weakly: "Let Dad rest for one night. Let's take an adventure tomorrow, shall we?"

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The following day, the Aldridge family embarked on a summer journey.

In mid-June, two major earthquake-level transfers in English football were born.

28-year-old Manchester United's number one star, England national team deputy captain Beckham joined Real Madrid for 35 million euros, and the Galaxy warship has the potential to become a giant.

Lampard, who has just turned 25, is one of the champions of the England World Cup. He landed at Apennine with a transfer value of 25 million pounds, joined the Serie A runner-up for two consecutive years, and Inter Milan reached the semi-finals of the Champions League last season!

Beckham's departure is not unexpected. Starting from February this year, the Flying Boot Gate has developed to the end. The outside world has basically strongly predicted this result. Especially when Ferguson led the Red Devils to return to the top of the Premier League. Beckham's departure was even more It's a nail.

The departure of Lampard has caused great controversy. Some people think that it is the loss of the Premier League star. Some people are speculating about the conflict between him and his mentor Aldridge, or whether he is marginalized in the Millwall locker room. Change? be isolated?

Although the Millwall locker room was headed by Captain Southgate, Millwall has never been a team with a clear English color, and Joe Cole was first abandoned and was cheaply used by Tottenham at the end of the season. 7 million pounds was taken away, and then Lampard left Apennines, and many famous England players determined that Sir Hall’s tolerance of English players reached the limit!

It is undeniable that the arrogance in the hearts of the British makes it easy for them to drift away when they have achieved some achievements, asking for high salaries, off-site gossip, keen on the limelight, endless open fights, etc., asking for more than contribution, as if, sacrifice The word rarely appears in English people.

Just when the time came to the end of June, a milestone event occurred in English football, and even UEFA.

Let’s go back to early June. In England, news of bankruptcy of low-level teams broke out, especially the financial crisis of low-level league broadcasting company ITV, which made the survival of low-level teams even more difficult. It is a new choice to continue to live in the cracks.

Leeds United survived last season, avoiding bankruptcy by selling a lot of stars, and the team also reluctantly stayed in the Premier League. As for Ritzdale, who said they can still compete before the season, they are only higher than the relegation zone at the end of the season. The ranking of one place makes this joke sound too cold.

Leeds United is still raising loans around, their operating costs have been greatly reduced, but the previous loans now need to be repaid, it is still a very large burden, so they still have to continue to open source and cut costs to "buy time", otherwise, The end of bankruptcy and liquidation is still inevitable.

And it was Chelsea who also suffered the economic crisis and broke out completely last summer.

Last summer's transfer market could be counted as a penny without Chelsea making a net profit of 500,000 pounds, which is two extreme pictures.

In the arena, Ranieri proudly promoted the team's greatness, and put 0 into the summer last season, but can score in the Champions League as evidence of the team's strength and progress.

On the other hand, the haze surrounding the huge Chelsea village has not dispersed for a long time.

For nearly 18 months, Chelsea boss Bates has been overwhelmed by more than 90 million pounds of debt.

There are three problems he faces. The first is that although Chelsea has built a mature business chain, the team is not particularly good. The restaurants, hotels, various entertainment services, etc. in these business chains have developed slowly. In other words, his early stage Investment, and did not receive a good business return. The second is the huge debt problem of Chelsea, but the debt interest rate is as high as 9%. The third is the huge operating costs of the team. The player’s annual salary alone exceeds 50 million pounds. He cannot meet the rapidly growing 23 million pounds bills. Although he has 160 million pounds of assets, it is a pity that he is The speculative businessman really put all his family's property into football as a pastime and entertainment, but he didn't have that courage.

He has tried ways of selling clubs or financing dilution of equity.

Just like someone valued Chelsea, whose value is less than 20 million pounds, how could Bates let go?

In early June, Chelsea faced a desperation similar to Leeds United.

Barcelona took advantage of the robbery and gave only 6 million pounds to take Hasselbaink. Goodjohnson’s agent encouraged the players to ask for a salary increase, and Arsenal stared at an available sum of money in the contract terms of Gala. Wait...

In the fierce Chelsea, Bates finally came up with a plan, which is "asset securitization." In the ideal plan, it can raise 120 million pounds and pay off nearly 100 million pounds of debts. Then it can put more than 2000 in the bank. Ten thousand pounds of cash, the price is guaranteed by Chelsea's season tickets for the next 25 years.

Bates was very confident about it, so he rejected Barcelona’s ridiculous offer, rejected Good Johnsen’s salary increase request, and warned Arsenal’s Dane to let him go away!

The plan can't keep up with changes fast.

There is no investor interest in the plan that Bates has tinkered with, because the **** case of Leeds United is ahead, and no one wants to accompany Chelsea in the flames. Just like the current debt problem of Leeds United, investors are really lost. Basically At the time of lending 10 pounds to Leeds United, less than 3 pounds could be recovered.

Some people came to send Bates warmth, and some investment institutions were willing to inject Chelsea to ease Chelsea's financial pressure and get through the difficulties.

But the condition was to let Bates "retire", and the investment agency sent another management team to operate the huge Chelsea village. For this condition, Bates refused angrily, and quite a few would rather hold Chelsea together and die, and not step down. Tough attitude.

However, due to Chelsea’s geographic location and its “social status” in London, after all, many of Chelsea’s fans are upper-middle class customers. Perhaps they are not as wild as civilians watching the ball. Sitting quietly in the stands for 90 minutes besides, football can be the most mainstream entertainment project in this country, and London has only one in the world. West London is a noble’s paradise. Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge is in West London, even if it is There is no glorious past, but it is such a "social status", so that it has no shortage of ambitions to watch.

Some people want to take advantage of the opportunity to buy Chelsea at a low price, and others are willing to spend a lot of money to buy it. The more Chelsea is at the last moment of life and death, Bates's side has gathered more and more "saviors" because people who want to take over Chelsea, regardless of Whether it's an individual or a consortium, it's a mess that was rebuilt after a bankruptcy.

Now Chelsea, to put it plainly, the problem encountered is one word: money.

For the rich, this is not a problem.

London real estate owner Paul Taylor, a consortium represented by London lawyer Mel Goldberg, Suchao Celtics boss Desmond, Venezuelan consortium, Rotch Group...

Bates has more and more choices, but less time is left for him. Chelsea needs money.