After Henry's interview aired, he at least won the hearts of Lions fans.

It's also crucial for Millwall's image as well.

Loyal?

It's really easy to say, it's never difficult to kiss the team badge and say a few words.

But it is rare to choose to stick to it in the face of temptation and show loyalty with action.

Millwall have loyal players, but there are always many more who have left over the years than those who have stayed!

Aldrich said no, no, no!

That's his attitude, and he has the right to say so.

But what about the players?

Whether a player wants to play for the club or not is the measure of a club's attractiveness.

Henry's public statement of stay, firmly stated that he wants to accompany Millwall to become a great club, with his current level, this interview is a signal, telling the outside world that Millwall is not only the club will not sell stars to make money, but the top stars themselves are also willing to be loyal to this club.

As the club grows, Millwall itself has to start to adjust its strategy and thinking.

In the past, Millwall cultivated top stars, there are always a few who can be retained, so Aldridge often prepares replacements in advance, and in the short term, he must prepare for a rainy day, and this cycle is very short.

Now, Millwall has laid a solid foundation and has changed from an entrepreneur to a defender, unchanged, and can maintain the strength of the top team for at least 2 years, so Aldridge is extremely resolute in his attitude towards Henry's transfer, and even a little stimulated.

He is tired of making wedding dresses for others, why can't I enjoy it myself?

Cultivate one. Sell one. Cultivate one. Sell one

During this period, how much pressure did he have on him?

In the past, it was forced by the situation.

Millwall has no money, the club is small, it can't keep its spirits, and it can't satisfy the players in terms of treatment.

Even if there is still a gap between them and the salary that Serie A clubs can offer, like Anelka, the salary originally agreed with Lazio in 99 was more than 60,000 pounds a week!

But now. Millwall finally has some confidence to keep the great god.

Aldridge is a lot more relaxed, there is not so much pressure on his shoulders, there is no need to rebuild the team's tactical system, there is no need to worry too much about the lineup, there is a group of meritorious veterans to support the team, promote young players, and form an ideal cycle and development routine.

He can sit back and enjoy it all.

The team reduced the pressure of being poached, and it was Millwall's turn to take the initiative and the players to go. It's that they don't need it, it's not that the players go to the famous and go away.

Millwall have not made any official signings in their summer first team!

Only a third goalkeeper has been promoted from the youth team to add to the first team: Chris Kirkland.

But for them. The team has achieved success with a young squad of young people, a reasonable age group, and the old ones are not too old, only Southgate is a 30-year-old veteran in the starting line-up, 29-year-old Larsson, 28-year-old Nedved, and the three generations of old, middle and young are reasonably matched, with both experience and young momentum to intensify the competition.

The contract extension is Millwall's achievement this summer, and leaving a heavyweight star who has been caught in a scandal is equivalent to an important signing.

At the same time, transfers to other Premier League powerhouses are in full swing.

Manchester United also left the mainstay of the team, there were not many changes in the squad, Bosnic ran out of patience with Ferguson, the Australian goalkeeper and Manchester United have fallen out, Ferguson bought French goalkeeper Barthez to replace him, the much-criticized back line was also reformed, Erwin took a back seat, Silvestre took the place, and the young Brown was promoted to the top of the pitch to form a central defender with Stam at centre-back.

Arsenal seem to have made a big move, bringing in French striker Wiltord and Cameroonian full-back Lauren, both of whom alone cost more than £20 million, but considering that Petit and Overmars have left the Camp Nou, the Gunners have not actually invested much.

In addition to spending £8 million to buy the highly-anticipated centre-back from Millwall, Tottenham also made a big deal, buying Rebrov of Dynamo Kyiv for £11 million, plus £5 million to take Margaret Thatcher from the Crazy Gang and other deals, North London is really rich.

Chelsea, which is worried about internal and external troubles, began to shrink the silver roots, not to mention who bought, they sold a vote first, Deschamps, who played for a short year, left Spain in a bad mood, Flo was taken away by the Soviet Super League giants Glasgow Rangers for more than 10 million pounds, Brazilian defender Tomee transferred to Sunderland for 4.5 million pounds, Petrescu was purged, and left Stamford Bridge for 1 million pounds, a year ago, the 10-million-level goalscorer Sutton only scored one goal for Chelsea all season, and 6 million pounds were sent to Celtic at a discount, more than ten years later, Torres was ridiculed by the outside world, but in fact, in 2000, the famous Blade of the Premier League was Sutton, also at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea must have earned this series of sales, and Flo alone earned almost 10 million, and Deschamps also got back the transfer fee income.

Selling people to make some money, Chelsea buying people again, looks like a lot of investment.

15 million pounds to buy Hasselbaink, Stanich and Gudjohnsen spent a total of more than 10 million pounds, as for Bogard from Barcelona free transfer, it is a joke, after four years for Chelsea a total of 12 appearances, including 8 substitutes, received a weekly salary of 40,000 pounds, in Chelsea spent a public enemy at Stamford Bridge, forced to run out of contract before leaving

Compared to other clubs, Liverpool look a little shabby, last year the net investment in the transfer market exceeded 25 million pounds, this year, not even 10 million pounds, considering Houllier's promotion of Liverpool rookie, this year is the second year of full management, and it makes sense that there are no major changes.

The flowers bloom in two, one on each branch.

Millwall's trip to Asia was not a solo trip, and an invitation was originally sent to members of the G14, but because Millwall had released a pigeon once before. There is a lack of mutual trust in cooperation. Such as Bayern. Inter have booked their summer preparations in advance, so as not to be pitted by Millwall again.

Luckily, Millwall has a good gimmick, and sponsors are enthusiastic about it and want them to perform in Asia as a way to increase brand awareness, expand their influence and expand their market.

Asia Tour. If the Millwall club goes alone, Aldridge will refuse, because the preparation meaning and effect of playing against Asian teams are very low!

Even if the friendly match is easy and enjoyable, but the contrast in strength is too strong, it almost becomes a play, so what is it called preparation?

Even though this preseason has become a kind of show, Aldridge still hopes that the team can make money from the show and benefit the new season.

Ajax, Celtic. Monaco.

The sponsors worked with Millwall to bring in three interested clubs. Traveled to Asia with Millwall.

Millwall has three stops in Asia, starting with a friendly match against Ajax in Singapore, a friendly match against Celtic in the second stop at China-Hong Kong, and a last-stop at China-Shanghai, where they face last season's Ligue 1 champions Monaco.

After three stops, they will return to London for the penultimate game of the pre-season warm-up match, which will be the opening match at the Lion King Stadium, where they will face AC Milan, and the last warm-up game will be the Charity Shield before the start of the new season.

Millwall did not go to Japan or South Korea for this Asian trip, because in the second half of the year, they will travel to Tokyo again for the Toyota Cup after a two-year absence.

From the moment Millwall arrived in Singapore, they were the center of attention everywhere they went, setting off a football craze.

In the hot summer, Aldridge did not look for guilt in a suit and leather shoes, but wore a casual T-shirt printed with the club's crest, and when he got off the plane, he was covered with a bright wreath around his neck, and the players were no exception, they came to the desert of football like VIPs.

The players are very relaxed, and the most abnormal person is Xiao Luo, who wears sunglasses and does not smile, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that this kid is acting cool!

Three days before the friendly match, Millwall trained in Singapore in an open space, and one of the days was a commercial event, with the team's stars attending a sponsor-arranged promotional event.

On the day of the friendly match, at the press conference, Aldridge faced the vast majority of Asian faces in the scene, smiling and waiting for questions.

It was supposed to be a routine, a friendly match, what else is there to talk about? But since it's for a show, it's definitely going to increase exposure.

As a result, Asian reporters really gave Aldrich a problem!

"FIFA is considering bringing forward the '02 World Cup to May, and most European coaches and clubs have issued statements strongly against it, as the most successful football coach in Europe right now, Mr. Hall, what do you think?"

There was silence.

Aldrich smiled bitterly in his heart, Lao Tzu came to make money, but you dug a pit and waited for me, it's not kind!

Organizations like FIFA and UEFA often make jokes, and it's no surprise that sometimes it's just that some weird proposals that ordinary people find unbelievable can be put on the table.

For the first time, the World Cup will be held in Asia, and FIFA has put forward the idea of bringing the World Cup forward to May, taking into account the climate.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves, European clubs, all against!

Aldridge never got involved in such things, he didn't think it made sense, and he wasn't a decision-maker anyway.

Asian reporters must have hoped that Aldridge would say something nice about the World Cup in Asia.

After thinking for a moment, Aldridge smiled and said: "First of all, to correct your slip of the tongue, I am not the most successful manager in Europe, there are many more successful managers than me. Well, does my opinion matter on the issue of the World Cup? I don't think my opinion can influence the FIFA decision, right? ”

The world is as dark as a crow, and the reporters on the scene are still asking, anyway, Aldrich needs to make a statement, support or not!

Aldrich died of depression.

Support FIFA and offend Europe? Support Europe? Offended FIFA?

After thinking about it, anyway, so many coaches and clubs in Europe have publicly stated that they are against FIFA, and he is not the only one who is missing, let's go with the flow!

"I don't think FIFA's proposal is considered because if the World Cup is held in May, the major European leagues will have to change their schedules, otherwise, in May, the Europa League will not be over, especially the Champions League and the League Cup finals, which will involve more than 50 national team internationals, at least 20 players who will appear in the World Cup. If the schedule is not changed, the players end the Europa League and immediately go to play the World Cup, there is no doubt that the spectacle of the World Cup will plummet, the players will be tired, and there will be no time for the national team to train and prepare. If you change the schedule, it will be too late, which means that next year's league will start at least a month earlier, and then the summer break time will suddenly be reduced, which is a chain reaction, so I think it is better to move the whole body and really let the World Cup be played in advance, and the lives of countless players, clubs, leagues, and fans will be disrupted. ”

Aldridge is young and mild-mannered, the press conference was very harmonious, some sharp questions, such as Henry's transfer, agent shady and the like, Aldridge mostly brought a sentence, negative things, there is no need to hype up and become the focus. (To be continued......)