With all 46 rounds of League One played and only four teams to decide a play-off winner to claim the Premier League, Aldridge gathered all the players in the team's training hotel the night after the league ended.

In the usual solemn atmosphere in the tactical conference room, Aldridge, like his colleagues in the coaching staff, talked and laughed lightly in suits and leather shoes.

The players who arrived were dressed differently, after all, in the summer, everyone wore casual clothes, and only the slightly older players like Southgate and Nedved wore more formal clothes.

With the exception of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Luca Toney, who made few appearances last season, the rest of the players have been largely integrated into Millwall life and are genuinely part of the club.

As soon as the players sat down in the conference room, Aldridge pressed his hands down and the scene immediately became quiet, and the players stared at Aldridge with smiles on their faces.

Playing football, winning is the source of happiness, and self-improvement also means a career up, plus their current income level, it can't be said to be comparable to superstars, but overall it is more than 20% higher than the average top league player.

"I was going to do a season wrap-up at today's meeting, but now it's not necessary, we won the championship and that's what we worked hard for the last season, isn't it?"

Aldrich finished speaking, and the audience burst into applause and cheers.

"You must be in a hurry to go on vacation, hehe, and so am I, so, to make a long story short, first, based on your performance last season, I and other coaches wrote letters of recommendation to the football associations of your countries to recommend you to 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 lower age group."

Speaking of which, many young players in the audience had bright eyes and were extremely happy.

They didn't expect Aldrich to do this.

The club and the national team have always had many contradictions, but it cannot be said that the relationship is hostile, after all, the more international players the club has, the more famous the club becomes, but the national team does not pay the players, but it brings the risk of injury and fatigue to the players.

Aldridge did this, to put it bluntly, to please the players, next season his team will be on the bigger stage of the Premier League, rather than waiting for the players to be noticed by the national football associations, it is better for him to recommend himself, in this can also leave a good impression on the players, enhance the relationship, and push the boat with the tide, why not?

In many players' recommendation letters, he wrote in great detail, including the player's own characteristics and the 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 by the national football associations, Aldridge doesn't care, he does his best to obey God's fate, and he has a clear conscience when he does his job.

Aldrich then laughed: "Next season, I think, we can challenge for the championship trophy, but that's still too far away, you can go now and take your family to have a nice holiday." Oh, yes, Larsson, if you don't mind, the best player in League One award, the club will send someone to collect it for you, and of course, if you're willing to stay in London for a few more days, you can be with me. ”

Larsson smiled and shook his head, that award was selected by the English Professional Sports Football Association, and there are leagues at all levels, while other awards in England, Millwall are definitely not available.

The players got up one after another, walked out of the conference room, some waved to Aldrich, some joked, some hugged affectionately, etc.

After waiting for the players to leave, Aldridge turned to Jenson and said, "When are you leaving?" ”

This summer, Aldridge will continue to dig the ground, in order to enrich the coaching staff of each echelon and implement his tactical philosophy, a new coach, a coach with an attacking element is essential.

Jenson's return to the Netherlands holiday was on a mission, and he was going to Ajax to recruit a new group of coaches to Millwall.

"The day after tomorrow, the club's summer training camp is on July 18th, and I promise the new coaches will be reporting in the first week of July."

"Wonderful, have a great holiday!"

Aldridge shook hands with his fellow coaching staff one by one, and then walked to his office alone.

Most of the rest of the hotel staff were also on vacation, and the empty hallways echoed with his footsteps, and Aldrich thought as he walked.

The importance of coaching is self-evident, especially in England, which is full of "test-oriented education" system, 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, and after entering the first team, they gradually become mediocre.

A big factor is England's training model and teaching philosophy, even after the Premier League has dominated the European arena for ten years, fans can rarely see English players with distinctive characteristics, only a handful of outstanding ones, more English football talent teenagers have reached the peak of their careers, most of them have become praised by the outside world as "comprehensive", but in fact, they can't find the top technical characteristics from these players, and the familiar ones are one after another stories of Zhongyong.

Aldridge doesn't like English coaches, he prefers to build players on the Dutch coach who can guide players to show their talents, ten years of trees and a hundred years of people, football coaches are the group of people who have laid the team's tradition and genes, which is far more important than the discernment in the transfer market, otherwise, even if Aldridge can buy a football genius, he will be taught to be a mediocre talent in the end, which will be a huge regret and pain.

Pushing open the office door, Aldrich walked inside.

Across the desk sat two people, Adam, the club's CEO, and Thompson, the head of the medical department.

The two got up one after another, and Aldrich waved his hand and said, "They are all acquaintances, so there's no need to be polite." I'm looking for the two of you today, and there's something you need to work together to complete. ”

Aldridge walked around to the desk and sat down, and said straight to the point: "Dr. Thompson, the discipline of sports medicine only emerged in the UK in the early 90s, and medical talents in this area must be scarce, and now there are only five doctors in the club who have obtained professional licenses, I don't think it's enough, far from enough." ”

Dr. Thompson, who was in his thirties and had the air of a scholar in his conversation, stroked his glasses and said, "Sir, I want to know what is your basis?" The club's players have not had any major injuries this past season, and the injured players have received the best possible treatment, and the recovery has always been better than expected. ”

Aldrich nodded, pondered for a moment and said, "Dr. Thompson, I am not a professional medical student, in the past some time, I have spent some time to understand this knowledge, if I have anything wrong, please correct me." ”

Thompson nodded, he respects the young boss opposite, his status in the club is much higher than his peers, in some other big clubs, sports medicine doctors are excluded, even if they are hired by the club, they have to work part-time a lot, such as carrying luggage for players, placing sports equipment, etc., to put it bluntly, in fact, it is the distrust of traditional clubs in emerging science, especially many old and stubborn coaches, doctors put forward a lot of professional medical explanations, and the head coach can't understand at all, Aldridge has great respect for Thompson's expertise, and he has enjoyed his time at Millwall this past season.

Aldridge said slowly: "Doctors can already tell by the location and severity of an athlete's injury - if a person's spine can't bend, he may be a snooker player, which is caused by a long-term upright bent position on the end bar. Wrestlers have swollen ears like fungus after a long period of training and competition; Lumbar disc herniation is an occupational disease of sand volleyball players; Retinal damage has always plagued divers, swimmers with Marfan syndrome, long-distance runners with stress fractures, shooters with "yellow heart disease", sumo wrestlers with dissociative disorders, gymnasts with cervical spondylitis, tenosynovitis from tennis players, and if a person suffers from almost all of the symptoms mentioned above, then he is most likely a football player. Right? ”

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

It can even be said that football has promoted the development of medicine, so that more people know where the meniscus, metatarsal, soleus muscle, and cruciate ligament grow in the human body; I learned about a series of professional terms that even the Encyclopedia Britannica could not contain, such as toe fractures, groin strain, thigh tears, abdominal muscle spasms, calf muscle strain, knee ligament strain, hip injury, right (left) spinal muscle strain, etc.

Aldridge asked calmly, "With so many names for injuries and illnesses that make people's scalps tingle, my question is simple, can our medical department fully handle these injuries?" Can I get the best medical treatment for my players? ”

Thompson's face turned pale, and he shook his head feebly.

Modern medicine is becoming more and more sub-specialized, and one of those who is proficient is an expert, and almost every bone and every piece of flesh in the football player's body, including the nerves, ligaments, and other places that the eye can't see, will be injured, and it is simply whimsical that five doctors alone are like doing it all.

Aldridge spread his hands and said lightly: "Look, that's what I want to say, we must expand the scale of the medical department and do everything possible to avoid misdiagnosis, incorrect treatment and other bad situations that will occur in the future to ensure the health of my players." Therefore, I plan to recruit 15 more doctors in sports medicine. ”

"Boss, this budget!"

Adam immediately objected, believing that Aldridge wanted to build a hospital for the club, which was an exaggeration.

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

Adam shook his head.

"I'm telling you, £10 million in England is only the transfer value of an average player, and a real star can be worth between £25 million and £50 million. So, I'm not talking to you about the importance of the medical department, from a business point of view, if one player is ruined by an injury, we will lose tens of millions of pounds, and if multiple players fall in front of the injury, then our loss is astronomical! Keep your doubts about the value of the players in your heart, we'll see, time will tell. ”

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