More than seven years ago, Xiaobei came to Millwall on loan, but at that time Millwall was poor and white, the club's infrastructure was clearly "barren", Leo training base was built to improve these years, Xiaobei only came here in the last year, as a national team member here for preparation training, stayed for a short time, and only used the medical equipment here once, a simple physical examination, the core of Millwall's medical department, he has never touched.

Today, under the leadership of Aldrich and Dr. James, Becky on crutches has truly seen the essence of Millwall's medical department.

In the separate building of the medical department, Aldrich introduced Becky to their medical center, and Becky saw that the entire floor was a vast space full of different sports equipment in an orderly manner, and next to the sports equipment, there were also medical equipment.

"In the process of exercising and fitness here, the player's body count will be included in the medical equipment at the same time, and we will have a team of sports medicine experts to sort out this information to analyze the physical condition of the player, and after four or five years of improvement, we have designed a set of accurate software, which is an early warning system, which will remind us that the player should rest, or if there is a risk of injury, it will send an alarm."

Beckham was amazed, he had always thought that Manchester United's infrastructure was already the best in Europe, but when he came to Millwall, he found that it was really a small thing.

"In this way, there is no need for a team doctor, as long as the players have regular check-ups and use the computer software, the risk of injury can be reasonably controlled."

As soon as Xiaobei's voice fell, Aldrich shook his head and denied: "No, the machine is dead." Software is also designed by people. There must be loopholes in this. So we don't rely on the equipment, this information can only be used as a reference, and the final decision is still in the hands of the medical expert team, who will exchange opinions and reduce the probability of equipment errors, which is also a continuous improvement process, so we don't plan to cut back on this investment, and maintain the framework of 20 team doctors. And over the years with the world's famous medical experts to establish a cooperative relationship, when we encounter difficult problems, we will go to the platform guò to ask for help, at the same time, we find difficult injuries in athletes, will also be used as a case for partners, those doctors to analyze and study, they like this cooperation model very much, of course, a certain salary still has to be paid. ”

In Xiaobei's opinion. This floor is supposed to be the centerpiece of Millwall's powerful medical center, but it's a ten-story building. He asked curiously, "So what are the other floors?" ”

"Most of it is the workplace, in addition to the players being examined here, there is also a floor used by the team of psychiatrists, David, you should be deeply aware that in addition to the troubles in life, the injury itself will make the players feel depressed and lost, and a series of negative feelings will affect the psychological state of the players, so some players will be hit hard by injuries, alcoholism, gambling, or crazy sex life to escape, vent, the medical center will provide assistance for the physical health and mental health of the players."

Xiaobei was dumbfounded, and after a long time, asked, "How much does this cost?" ”

Not to mention the traditional medical investment, such as the cost of the psychologist itself, Millwall has a fixed team of psychologists, and this part of the budget may be much higher than the entire medical investment of other teams.

Aldrich thought for a moment and said: "From the beginning of the construction to today, a total of more than 40 million pounds has been invested, and if you don't consider the technical expenses such as scaling up and upgrading the system in the future, the annual operating expenses are about 3.5 million pounds." ”

Becky was visibly shocked to hear that AC Milan had built a medical system in Italy last month, called the Milan Real Room.

According to the Italian media, it is described as both mysterious and sophisticated, and AC Milan only invested 5 million euros, which shocked Italy and surprised it.

In contrast, Millwall's medical center was launched earlier, and there is no doubt that Millwall is far more convincing than AC Milan's Milan room, not to mention the cumulative investment of more than 40 million pounds!

"David, Dr. James will tell you about the schedule after that, you are going to settle in London today, I won't bother you, tomorrow I will lead the team to play in London, and I will come back early in the evening, so let's have dinner together."

"Well, okay, coach, thank you."

Aldrich waved goodbye to Becky and Victoria and left first.

Becky was very interested in this medical center, and even if he had difficulty moving on crutches, he still asked Dr. James to show him around.

James is happy to be this guide, and when visiting the other floors, James smiled: "We have established partnerships with some medical clinics in the Nordics, as well as many teams in the NBA in the United States, sports medicine in the United States is very developed, and NBA players often play 2 or 3 games a week, some of their experience is very helpful, and now we are still looking for ways to complement the technology and serve the players more comprehensively." ”

Beckham lamented: "Millwall's concern for the fitness of the players and their sense of responsibility is astounding. ”

"Of course, because the players are our most valuable asset."

Dr. James is proud of this, he is a sports medicine professional, he has a professional license, but the first few years of this industry in the UK is not easy to mix, it is very difficult to find a job, what is the hottest sport in the UK? Of course, it's football, but football clubs tend to be conservative in recruiting team doctors, compared to other clubs' professional team doctors, maybe they have to do some handy work, here in Millwall, doctors are very respected by their internal colleagues, because the team owners value them very much, from top to bottom, and this atmosphere has been formed.

"As you know, Millwall is the team with the heaviest workload in the Premier League, but Millwall has the lowest number of injuries in the Premier League, especially in the last two seasons, the team's health is very good, in addition to the foundation brought by our further improvement of the medical center, it is also the positive effect of the players being taken care of in a reasonable and healthy way for a long time."

Dr. James was proud that only healthy soldiers could go into battle to perform at their best effectiveness, and Millwall's success was due to the medical center's credit.

Becky and Victoria glanced at each other, and Victoria exclaimed, "Aldrich is a man of great vision. ”

I didn't think it before, but as time passed, the more I learned about Aldrich and his family, the more I was amazed at Aldrich.

Only people with a very strong sense of foresight can make the most cost-effective investment earlier.

Xiaobei agrees with this very much, in terms of professional skills, Aldridge's style of leading the team leads the development of football, and on running the club, whether it is the initial sale of iron loans to build a new stadium, or the huge investment in the medical center, this reflects Aldridge's long-term vision.

Ten years ago, how much was a top-class star worth? The local price in the UK is about 3 million pounds, and if you go and build a medical center for 40 million pounds, people all over the world will think you are stupid and crazy!

But now, the players, the most important wealth of the club, are worth 10 times or even 20 times more than they were back then, and whether it will be higher in the future, I don't know, but now look at the 40 million pounds of investment, it is a lot, but it is worth it.

At the level of Millwall FC, even if a £20 million player is introduced, a contract may be worth more than £10 million, so this player alone will cost the club more than £30 million, what about the whole team? A £40 million medical centre is standard.

But even now, among the top giants, it is estimated that no club will invest so much to build a medical system.

Without him, other club owners and board directors would not have agreed to such a seemingly "extravagant" but actually "economical" investment.

The next day, Aldridge led his team to challenge Farmer Fulham.

Tigana's side are a little further away from the relegation zone, so the players are more relaxed, and Millwall's main players are resting and coming off the bench, they are very hungry for games, knowing that there are fewer and fewer games left in the season, and they are extremely motivated.

After nearly a season of running-in, Millwall's bench lineup has an obvious tacit understanding, Metzelde, Alonso, Kaka, Klose, relying on this tacit understanding and a certain strength of the central axis, the whole team is close to the third line, the team strength has a certain effect, coupled with the improvement of the player's personal strength, the comprehensive strength of the substitute lineup has also faintly reached the top of the second rate!

After all, almost all of the players themselves have the potential of first-class players, as long as they form a tacit understanding of the team, play as a whole, and play well, even if they meet the team at the end of the first-class team, they will have the power to fight.

The London derby was left with boos left, and neither the players on the pitch nor the fans in the stands had the slightest sense of gunpowder in the derby.

At the end of the 90 minutes, Millwall achieved a comeback on Fulham with Klose's hat-trick, 1:3, and the defending champion Millwall won all three points!"

Tigana and Aldridge's expressions were a little unnatural when they shook hands after the game, the French coach came to England, in the top Premier League, even Fulham seems to have a bit of a shadow of technical flow, but obviously not a climate, he doesn't want to challenge Aldridge, even the competition of the second group of the Premier League can not participate, the boss does not want to see this situation, he feels embarrassed.

After the farmer, when Aldrich returned home, Evan had already prepared a table of sumptuous food at home, and in the evening, Xiaobei's family came to the house as guests, and the star couple felt incredible when they came to Aldrich's home for the first time.

With Aldrich's net worth, he can live in a top mansion, and the decoration of the home is not luxurious and high-end, the style is simple, and it is more like a home for senior white-collar workers.

However, the couple did not ask, their children had known each other for a long time and could play together, the children played together, the adults talked about the topics between the adults together, and the two sides had a good time having dinner.

From that day on, Becky began his rehabilitation program at Millwall Medical Center. (To be continued......)