Thanks for the reward of "Death of the Thief"! ——

It was a memorable day for Aldrich to take charge of the Three Lions, and this news will be the first place in the world news list later, on this day!

There is no doubt that this is Aldrich's day.

His impressive record at Millwall has made him the most sought-after choice for the England national team manager.

However, when this moment of "long-awaited return" really came, the accompanying questions also followed.

"Mr Hall, you have now reached an agreement with the FA to officially become the manager of the England national team, what about Millwall? Who will be the manager? Did Klinsmann take over? ”

This is the question that the reporters in the audience are most concerned about.

If the Millwall manager also changes hands, the news will be as sensational as dropping an atomic bomb on European football.

Perhaps, it is also the situation that many giants, Millwall's direct competitors like to see.

Aldridge smiled confidently and replied methodically: "After my negotiations with the FA, I became the national team manager as the national team manager, Millwall FC, I am still the manager. ”

The reporters in the audience looked at each other, and new problems appeared.

"You're coaching Millwall and England at the same time, how do you reconcile your work? There are inevitably contradictions and conflicts of interests. ”

Aldrich nodded and smiled: "That's right, there are indeed contradictions that cannot be ignored, such as work schedules, energy investment, and so on. But I'm up for the challenge. I think I have a certain advantage. Most of the English players play in their home league and I have been following my opponents at Millwall for the last few years, and in the same period it has given me a good idea of the quality of the vast majority of England internationals, the characteristics of their play, what their strengths are, how to limit them, and so on. I've had a great environment for my work to be carried out. As for the interests, I personally think that this is not a problem, the national team and the club are always very different working environments, working methods, goals, have their own particularities, I accept the work of the national team, just hope to lead the LinkedIn Gran national team to achieve good results, other than that. I ask for nothing more, and I can vouch for it with my personality. When I was the manager of the national team, I treated all the players the same. ”

In fact, the so-called collision of interests, the most worrying situation for the outside world is that Aldrich may suppress dissidents.

Just imagine how much Beckham would have lost popularity if he hadn't been an England international? How much will Manchester United's commercial influence be reduced?

This invisibly has an entanglement of interests.

Aldridge has just taken office, and the media have to give some face, and everyone has vouched for their personality, and if they ask again, they will step on the field.

"What about the coaching staff?"

'I'm just one person now, I'm going to submit the coaching staff to the FA as soon as possible, and I've agreed with Mr. President on this point that I can call the shots.'

"What about the goal of the national team? Your contract is 20 months, which means that you will step down after the World Cup, what is the minimum record requirement for you in the 02 World Cup? Top 8? Top 4? ”

"Hehehe, it's too early to talk about this, we are still playing the qualifiers, I think if I can't bring LinkedIn Gran into the World Cup, I will be fired immediately, so, World Cup, come back in a year and a half, I hope I can still sit in the national team coach position and answer your questions."

Aldridge took office today, neither high-profile announcement that he would lead LinkedIn Gran to glory, nor did he appear nervous, his demeanor won the praise of the media, it seems that he really is like a football gentleman, not arrogant, can make you feel his confidence, but can not associate that with arrogance.

Aldridge has a lot of questions to face, and journalists are looking forward to England's next game, especially who will leave and who will stay after the Three Lions usher in the Aldridge era.

Aldridge was cautious about the squad and did not give any guarantees, saying that he would announce the new England squad before the next international break, and he would not reveal any names until then.

At the end of the press conference, Aldridge took a group photo with many FA officials, presidents, CEOs and other big figures.

As the first thing he did as national team manager, Aldridge met with England Under-21 manager and former Leeds United head coach Wilkinson in his own office in the FA building.

Peter Taylor had just stepped down and the Under-21s were ushering in a new era, with Wilkinson and Aldridge facing off in the 95-96 season, when the two ignored each other due to the racist storm that broke out on Elland Road.

The office was empty, the glass case contained the England national team profile, and Aldridge was looking through the player profiles while waiting for Wilkinson.

As the coach of the national team, in fact, in addition to training and leading the team to play, there are many additional powers, the big ones can intervene in the management of the youth training system of the entire league, and the small ones also have to entertain many public relations receptions.

For other coaches who are only national team coaches, showing up more and participating in the management of affairs in the circle can not only improve their prestige, but also maintain their reputation.

Aldridge gave up a lot in the negotiations with the FA, which the FA would like to see, at least, a manager who is comfortable is better than a showy manager who reassures them.

Aldridge's only power is to meddle with the Under-21 national team.

He doesn't want to take power from anyone, but he hopes that his work can be carried out better, and the management of the lower echelons of the national team is very important.

After a gap of four years, Wilkinson and Aldridge met again, this time not on the sidelines, but in the office of the national team manager, and the owner was Aldrich.

The two shook hands, greeted each other, and sat down on the sofa together with a smile on their faces.

From a certain point of view. Aldridge is half of Wilkinson's superior. Although there is no affiliation. But if Aldridge told the media that he was not satisfied with the efficiency of the Under-21 national team, Wilkinson would be in a very awkward position.

"What does it feel like now? Aldrich. ”

Wilkinson was also a dominant figure back then, he had an unpleasant quarrel with Aldrich when he fought in the past, and four years later, everything was scattered with the wind, and he looked small and untouchable in his heart.

Moreover, there is really no deep hatred between the two. At one point, they are on opposite sides, but they are not the protagonists at the center of the vortex.

Aldrich smiled slightly, shook his head, and said, "It's a lot of pressure. ”

"Of course it's a lot of pressure, otherwise anyone would be able to do this job."

"Hehe, you're right. I think I'm the same type of coach as you and both focus on youth development, right? ”

Wilkinson sighed when he heard this, he did focus on building youth training at Leeds United, but unfortunately his successors since then have not been able to carry it forward. It wasn't until O'Reilly's generation that there was some improvement. But the youth training system that was originally comparable to Manchester United is now far behind.

"Let's talk about work, you have to juggle the national team and the club, and the time must be tight."

"Well, yes, I like that, let's get straight to the point. Your focus is to develop talent for the national team, and my focus is to lead the national team to achieve the desired results, and there is a direct connection between us, because the players I use are all promoted and trained by you. I have a few players here and I hope that in the coming period, the Under-21 national team can focus on developing and developing them, so that they can become the pillars of the national team in the future. ”

Wilkinson stared straight at Aldrich.

I have to say that in essence, Aldridge is meddling in his work, but it sounds very comfortable to him.

Wilkinson became the man behind Aldrich's words!

The talents he promoted and cultivated were sent to the national team!

"If you have a local player who is optimistic about Lu, you should tell me directly, everyone knows that you look at the player's vision, and dig out excellent young players as soon as possible, which is harmless."

"Well, here's the list, you see."

Wilkinson took the list from Aldridge and looked at it.

Carrick, Parker, Lescott, Hargreaves, Crouch.

Wilkinson smiled unexpectedly.

There are four players with Millwall backgrounds, and even if Parker leaves, they are all from Millwall.

As for Hargreaves, he is an academy player for Bayern Munich.

Wilkinson smiled bitterly: "Crouch, this player, do you still have confidence in him?" ”

Crouch has actually been the main player of the lower national team for a long time, but at last year's World Youth Championship, England lost all three games and went out with 0 goals, and Crouch's performance as the main striker was terrible.

Aldridge smiled: "He's still young, failure is a valuable experience for young people, well, to be honest, looking at Europe, Crouch's talent and the heights he can reach in the future, I don't think it's particularly worth looking forward to, but on English soil, he has the ability to be one of the strikers for the national team in the future." ”

Wilkinson suddenly said: "But your contract with the FA is only 20 months, and in that period, Crouch"

Needless to say, Wilkinson knows the rest.

Aldridge said calmly: "In fact, players like Carrick and Parker will definitely not be able to grow into the main team of the national team quickly in 20 months, but since I am now the manager of the national team, I hope to lay a good foundation for the future of England, whether I am still in office in the future, this is the future of the England national team." ”

These words made Wilkinson awe-inspired, Aldridge's face did not change, but he actually had his own calculations in his heart.

There's no guarantee that he'll succeed or fail in those 20 months, and maybe he'll be fired after playing the next two qualifiers.

However, he wants to leave a way back for himself, or save some face.

During his tenure, he focused on cultivating and promoting some future international players, and when he was talked about in the future, he could be regarded as a contributing coach!

Wilkinson agreed to Aldridge's request, and the U21 national team will focus on developing these players in the future, and the two got up to shake hands, and then Aldridge personally sent Wilkinson out the door.

The first thing I did when I took office was to find a "fig leaf" for myself that I might use, and the job was done.

Aldridge has another very important task to do.

Determine the national team squad.

The World Cup roster is 23 people, but the number of people on the qualifier roster fluctuates, basically about 30 people.

Aldridge doesn't want the national team to change too much, stability is the first priority, and players can't be scared, worried about their main position, or whether they can make the whole team.

Only by letting the players settle down and knowing the trust and support of the coach can the players serve them with iron heart, and their attention will not be distracted.

The final list is certainly not the first to be determined, but the big frame certainly does not have much suspense.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, England is not a waste to be revived, and some of the main players can be counted with their eyes closed. (To be continued......)