Millwall's triumph from the Bernabeu has undoubtedly become the most sensational news story in Europe.

But in addition to the game report, the two Millwall players have also become hot topics in the media.

The first is Thierry Henry, who has come to the end of the season, and has been recognized as one of the world's leading strikers through his excellent performances throughout the season, although this is only his first full season at Millwall, considering that he still played perfect statistics despite his rival Larsson in the team, coupled with his consistent performance in the French national team, it is believed that he will become one of the iconic strikers of the era.

The second place is Xiao Luo.

Youth, Reserves, First Team, Ronaldo's third season in the Millwall first team turned from anticipation to reality, scoring twice at the Bernabeu, and the cheerful samba turned everyone upside down, he dismissed doubts and silenced those who criticized him for his lack of mental quality that led to the penalty missed last year, and in 2000, the world's leading new star in football was none other than Ronaldo.

Moreover, he has a completely different name from those young toshihiko who often appear together, and he is already a real star.

In every era, a large number of green stars of hope have emerged who are defined as "future protagonists", such as Barry, Woodgate, Zivo, Appia, Reese, Donati, Maresca, Pinardi, Leal, Smith, Santa Cruz, a large number of young people, some are hailed as geniuses, some have the aura of prodigies, and they can no longer be talked about alongside the name of Ronaldo.

Harvey, Casillas. Samuel Eto'o. Saviola. Aimar, Cassano and others also have a fame gap with Xiao Luo.

People who eat professional football, as long as they kick the ball well, fame and fortune will naturally come to their faces.

When Xiao Luo became a star and was inevitably touted by the outside world, it caused internal conflicts in Millwall.

Someone in Millwall's squad was unhappy with the status quo and spoke directly to the media.

On the afternoon of his third day back in London, Aldridge finished his preparations for the weekend's trip to Sheffield Wednesday before he was pulled into his office by Evan. The other party handed him a copy of the original press release.

Aldrich took the manuscript in his hand and looked at it, it had the logo of the Star, and the original manuscript of the news article was accompanied by a picture, in which the protagonist was the Dutchman Van der Meyde.

"The relationship between Ronaldinho and the boss, I don't think anyone knows it, the boss likes him, values him, and treats him completely beyond the normal standard, I don't know the way, I don't know how to do it, I'm not worse than Ronaldinho. But I just can't get the trust I deserve, if it starts last season. After the Ukrainians and the French left, the boss asked me to play the main team, I am certainly no worse than the Brazilian, that's it, it doesn't matter how much I earn, I don't think I get the respect I deserve in Millwall, I don't want to continue wasting time here"

After reading it, Aldrich raised his eyelids and asked solemnly, "Is the news true?" ”

Evan nodded: "The interview ended at noon, there was a recording, and my work team unanimously confirmed that it was Van der Meyde. ”

At this moment, Aldrich's cell phone rang, and he picked it up to see that Andrew was calling.

He gave Evan a look, and the other party turned around and left the office.

When Van der Meyde was signed, Andrew also became the other party's agent.

As Aldridge answered the call, Andrew's deep voice came from the other end of the line.

"You've heard about Van der Meyde, right?"

"Hmm."

"I'll take care of this matter, and I promise I'll shut him up."

"No, you're mistaken, the news will be in the newspaper tomorrow, you can solve it? What about me? Do nothing? Wrong, I'll fix it! ”

"That"

"You can find him a home."

Aldrich hung up the phone.

Leaning against his desk, he twisted and pressed the speakerphone button on the desk phone, dialed Adam's phone, and gave instructions straightforwardly.

"Inform the sales department that Van der Meyde's shirt has been removed from the shelves and the club will put him on the public list."

"Huh?"

"Need I repeat that?"

"Understood."

After hanging up, Aldridge picked up his phone again and dialed Van der Meyde's personal number.

After passing through, he didn't wait for Van der Meyde to speak, and said calmly: "Starting tomorrow, if you want to come to the club to train, go to the reserves, or you can go on vacation." ”

Van der Meyde was eating in the restaurant, and he was a little apprehensive about what he said in an interview at noon, and when he saw Aldridge calling, he thought that the boss would persuade him to rest assured at the club and give him some promises.

However, holding the mobile phone to his ear, he was stunned, and the fork in his hand fell into the plate, making a crisp sound.

Unbelievable!

He was just thrown away like garbage.

Aldrich did not ask, did not keep, and directly pronounced his "death sentence" in Millwall.

The next day, Van der Meyde's interview with The Star was published, which quickly attracted major media follow-ups.

Millwall travelled to Sheffield Wednesday, which was in the midst of a relegation quagmire, and except for Thierry Henry, who continued to start, was substituted in all other positions, and Van der Meyde was supposed to be in the squad and made his start, but he disappeared and Joaquin started in place.

Sheffield Wednesday have relegation targets and there is not much difference between a point and a point of 0, so they dare to fight at home, while Millwall will play on the counter-attack in a targeted manner to train their young squad.

It was a thrilling process, with Millwall eventually beating Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 away, and with the Premier League coming off in midweek, Aldridge put Henry up against pressure, which is what Henry himself wants to do, as he tries to score new league goals.

In the post-match press conference, no reporter cared about the result of the game, because Manchester United had won Southampton the day before, and Millwall could not win the title in advance regardless of the outcome of the game, but they won. There are four rounds left in the league. 12 points ahead of Manchester United. There is no suspense in winning the championship, even if Millwall loses all the next four rounds, Manchester United wins, Manchester United will be relegated to the runner-up because of the huge goal difference, of course, the theoretical possibility still exists, but as long as the next round, Millwall is undefeated. They will surely declare their title defended.

There was only one concern for the reporters present: the turmoil caused by Van der Meyde.

"Mr Hall, have you seen today's interview with Millwall's Donny van der Meyde?"

Aldrich looked as usual and said with a smile: "Look." ”

"What do you think?"

"Views? There are countless people in this world who have countless opinions, but they have no impact on reality, so opinions are never important. Yesterday I informed the player and his agent that Donny van der Meyde could look for a new club, and today Millwall officially put Donny van der Meyde on the transfer market and I don't want to waste his time. Good luck to him, this matter is solved perfectly. Call it a day. ”

There was silence at the scene, and many reporters present looked at each other.

That's wrong!

Everyone wants to watch a good show, they all want to see Aldridge's anxious side, and they can't wait for Millwall's internal chaos to become a pot of porridge, and a few more players come out to express their dissatisfaction, it would be better!

Aldridge was slow to see a new question, nodded to the reporters and got up to leave.

The reporters who have been following Millwall all year round are not very surprised, and even Giancarlo, a Premier League correspondent for Milan Sport, takes it for granted.

The next day, The Times made a major report on the Van der Meyde incident.

No way, there's no news in the Premier League.

Champion? Millwall's.

And Millwall has been very popular recently, just defeated Real Madrid away from home, and seeing that one foot has stepped into the final, at this time, even if Millwall farts, someone will come to watch!

David Miller wrote that Van der Meyde's fate was self-inflicted.

First of all, Van der Meyde has committed a big taboo, and this big bogey has a lesson from the past, and that is his compatriot predecessor Stam.

The timing of Stam's move to Manchester United came as Millwall stormed for their first league title and the European Cup Winners' Cup entered the sprint, and the situation was much the same as it is now.

At this time, Millwall needed absolute internal stability, the coach was single-minded, and the player's personal interests must not be above the team, Van der Meyde acted against the wind, and his comments skyrocketed when Millwall was the focus of all Europe.

Aldridge is just like dealing with Stam back then, and he will not delay time to let the incident heat up and ferment, causing greater impact to disturb the morale of the army.

Secondly, Millwall is no longer the Millwall of the past, and Aldrich is not the Aldrich of the past, and his current authority cannot be violated in the slightest.

Van der Meyde has a disgruntle and wants to be taken seriously, which is human, and what's wrong with seeing the other players in the squad so popular and wanting to be one of them?

But he used the wrong way, Millwall has strict discipline in the team, the first is that the internal affairs of the team are insulated from the outside world, and no one can take things out of the dressing room.

He could talk to Aldrich privately, but he opened his mouth directly to the media, and this choice was no different from "suicide".

Finally, Van der Meyde's remarks were the catalyst for Aldridge to expel him as soon as possible.

If Van der Meyde had just complained, Aldridge would have given him a chance, or they would have been friendly enough to find a solution.

However, he directly named Ronaldinho in the interview, which also sounded like a competition, but some words were hidden in his heart as a situation, and after saying it, the situation changed completely.

Ronaldinho has proven himself and has contributed to the team's brilliant record this season, and Van der Meyde has also performed well as a substitute, with 4 goals and 9 assists, and can be called a super substitute in the limited number of games, but what he said is easy to understand as a provocation, which forced him to be unable to get the support of most people in the Millwall dressing room, seniority, playing time, contribution, he is not as good as Ronaldinho in all aspects, can he stay?

Aldridge has to let him go, at least in the two options of leaving and staying, Van der Meyde leaves, Aldridge can both establish authority and stabilize internally, leaving him will instead bury hidden dangers and start to solve the problems that arise at this critical stage.

David Miller concludes with some reflections.

He believes Aldrich's role has changed completely.

Aldridge, who joined the team six years ago, is the owner and coach, he has authority, but whether he can convince the public is a huge doubt, Thuram, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Stam, Pire and other players left, perhaps the inner doubts about the young coach's ability are at play.

But six years later, Aldridge, who has become one of the most high-profile managers in European football today, has completely established the prestige and authority of the manager, Nedved, Southgate, Larsson, Schneider and other players who will be greatly tempted in every transfer period, they are determined to follow Aldridge, the key factor is that they are happy with this young coach, follow him, play under him, and they can achieve glory. Larson and Nedved's Golden Globe and countless medals in the Honor Collection at home are proof of this.

Millwall's times have changed, and Van der Meyde should feel sorry for himself, he should not only see Ronaldinho's meteoric skyrocket, but also see that there are many, many players who want to play for Millwall and don't get the opportunity. (To be continued......)