After Aldridge announced the list of transfer players, the scene exploded.

Reporters raised their hands to ask questions.

There are two main questions: How will Millwall's transfer income be spent? Who will fill the void left by the departure of these five players?

Aldridge looked calm and calm, but he didn't feel aggrieved after being poached nearly half of the team's main team, as if the sky was falling.

"We're getting a lot of money from the departures of these players, and part of that money goes into the club's operating costs, part of it goes to pay off the debts of the new stadium, part of it is the budget for summer transfers, and the rest is going to build a new youth football academy next to the Leo training base."

In the past, youth teams stayed in the youth training base, which was dedicated to training, but now Millwall want to create a more comprehensive youth football academy to provide a more humane environment for young players from all over the world, helping them not only to play and grow, but also to provide guidance when they are unable to become professional footballers.

Last year, the expansion of Leo's training base, the first team moved into it, and the expansion of the youth team, the growth of the same period, but the space of the youth team has become smaller than before, Aldridge to build a new youth football academy is based on the actual development needs of the plan.

Journalists are more concerned about Millwall's squad for next season.

"As last season's Champions League winners, Millwall have let go of at least four key players in the new season, and although they have plenty of money, is there any concern about the competitiveness of the team next season?"

Aldridge said: "It's true that Millwall have dropped in quality after the departure of these five players, but I don't think the team went from heaven to hell all of a sudden. Up front took Shevchenko and Trezeguet. But we have enough talent to replace them. Ruud van Nistelrooy's performances last season proved that he could take Trezeguet's place, Ronaldinho will also get more opportunities, we also have Duff, Van der Meyde, Glenschal, Gudjohnsen, including Klose, who joined the team last season and adapted to English football for a season, at least. I'm not worried up front, and at the back, Materazzi could have replaced Elgra, Zambrotta might have been the team's main left wing-back last season if it wasn't for injury, the only thing to worry about is the depth of the bench, of course, as I said, Millwall have a lot of talent and we've invested heavily in youth development for many years. Of course, I hope that those young lads from the youth team can enter the first team after reaching a certain level of strength and become part of the team's southern and northern battles. ”

After listening to Aldrich's words. The reporters at the scene bowed their heads and pondered.

At first glance, it sounds like Millwall have sold five important players, which seems to be a very harsh reality.

But when I think about it, it seems that there are enough strong replacements in every position.

Vanney takes Trezeguet.

Little Luo took Shevchenko.

Materazzi picks up Elgra.

Zambrotta picks up Capdevilla.

Ballack was originally competing with Pirlo for the main position, and the main frame of the three midfielders did not move.

As Aldridge said, Millwall's squad for the new season is now a slight decline, but it is definitely not a big drop, only the depth of the bench is worrying.

"So according to you, will Millwall make a big move in the summer? I mean buy quality players directly into the first team. ”

Journalists probably thought the same thing, and with Aldridge's style over the past few years, maybe Millwall fans will be in tears again this summer.

It is not realistic to expect the team to buy big-name stars to boost morale.

Aldridge is now the head coach of the Champions League, his level has suddenly improved a lot, and he may have been worried that he would not be able to control the purchase of famous stars, but now, he is not worried about this problem at all, but he has a talent reserve at home, and he can't afford to spend money to gamble.

'No, we're working on a move and I want to emphasise that Millwall are a rational club, we don't bring in for the sake of signings, we only make decisions based on the reality of the club.

After the press conference, the news published by Fleet Street the next day caused a stir.

The five stars of Millwall are going their separate ways!

The reaction of Lions fans has been relatively muted, and the experience of the past few years has taught them that Millwall doesn't care who comes or who leaves, as long as there is one person who doesn't change, and that person is Aldridge.

It's not so much the numbness as the absolute trust that fans have in Aldridge.

Times columnist David Miller publishes an article: The second generation of wild lions is in the ascendant.

Marked by winning the Premier League and the Champions League, Millwall has created the first generation of Lions to reach the top of Europe in the past four years.

After announcing the transfer and departure of five of the team's meritorious players, coupled with the early departure of Stam, the absolute main contributor to last year's league championship, half of the main standing squad of the first generation of the Wild Lions has taken off the dark blue jersey.

After the great success, there are players who choose to leave, which is a normal thing, and the time has come for the Lions to test Aldridge in order to continue their glory, starting from the summer of 98, he will set out to create the second generation of the Lions, although we will also see Larsson, Nedved, Southgate and other iconic figures, but the whole team must have big changes, and different player composition, it is inevitable that Aldridge will need to transform tactically, although it will not be a drastic change, but if it is set in stone, It may be difficult to replicate the miracle of reaching the top of the Champions League in '98, so Lions fans can look forward to the growth of the second generation of Lions, and Millwall's rivals will have to seize their opportunities in this period, otherwise, once Hall's team is incredibly strong again, Hall will prove his nickname with actions: Trophy Reaper!

Aldridge's pre-season work officially kicked off, and he first had to see off some people, not players, but coaches.

Rafa Benitez wants to return to Spain, and Tolop, a former Belgian player, was spotted by Ajax. It's a pity that he didn't play at Ajax. Became a coach instead. The 30-year-old is a member of Millwall's first-team coaching staff, and his success is also due to the fact that Belgian second division club Sint-Truiden extended an offer to him, and Tolop submitted his resignation to Aldridge with the promise of sufficient time and a long-term contract from the opposing owner.

At Sander's bar, Aldridge and the coaching staff practiced for Benitez and Tolop. Throughout the night, they reminisced about the hardships they had made together, and they also enjoyed the joy of success, and in the end, the drunken couple spent the night in the bar.

Millwall directly agreed with Tolopuda and Benitez to let them leave free, so as not to break the bill by the new owners who would have paid for their contracts, which would have been a lot of money.

At the same time, Tolop brought the lessons he learned and learned from Millwall back to Belgium to implement a new management model and design plan for the club. Although the club is a little more rudimentary, Tolop is full of energy. He loaned players to Millwall, Aldridge pressed down the loan application, and did not want to loan the players who had reached the age to the past, because the level was too low compared to the second division, and the 18-year-old young players in Millwall's youth team like Paulson and Cahill went there to train and improve limitedly.

Millwall now have a lot easier to do with the signings than they used to.

In the past, it was a door-to-door begging player to join, but now not only has the level of the team improved, but the halo above Aldridge's head is also shining brightly.

Especially for young players, Millwall's appeal is even far greater than that of the world's giants!

The reason is very simple, go to the wealthy, and the space is almost zero.

But Millwall is different, Aldridge vigorously promotes young players, dares to use what they can use, and uses them well, which is evidenced by the record.

Among the 14 players who won the Champions League, Millwall appeared, in addition to being young, more were unknown before coming to the team, but they became European champions under Aldridge!

The recruitment work has become easy, Aldridge does not need to come to the door in person, as long as he makes a phone call in person, young players are basically willing to come to Millwall, even if there is no guarantee that they will be able to make a difference in the future, but they can at least become a good player by training here.

In addition to Millwall itself, Moyes also became Millwall's advertising promoter!

David Moyes, who took over Preston midway through last season, made a stunning debut when he took over the relegation zone before leading them to the play-off final at the end of the season, where they beat their opponents for promotion.

Although he was only promoted from League Two to League One, he attracted enough attention, among them, he loaned four players from Millwall to make a great contribution to the team, Robinson, Cahill, Bresciano, Ferreira, these four players in Preston North End performance also quickly attracted the attention of other teams, the outside world believes that this is the embodiment of Millwall's success in the academy, plus the players they sold before are worth a lot, Millwall's youth training signature has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, especially good reputation.

In the summer of '98, Millwall's youth team continued to recruit, and on home soil, the youth team brought in 17-year-old Crouch, London home to try out 14-year-old Darren Bent, 16-year-old Jermaine Defoe, 17-year-old goalkeeper Chris Kirkland, and signed 16-year-old Kevin Nolan, 16-year-old Matthew Taylor, and 16-year-old Lescott before Birmingham offered a professional contract.

After recruiting eight promising homegrown youngsters in the youth team last year, Millwall have brought in seven homegrown promising youngsters this season.

Of course, that's Aldridge's list, and they actually have close to 20 English players to recruit, but others haven't made a splash in their future history or may not even set foot in the top flight.

Millwall's summer development squad also sold a number of players, who were not well-known, but were eyed by League One teams, with a total of six players providing Millwall with close to £3 million.

It's a virtuous cycle, where mediocre players play with most of the best players, and if they are aggressive, they can achieve more than they do with a group of mediocre players.

After the recruitment of the youth team in England has ended, Aldridge has set his sights on the rest of Europe.

This year, he doesn't plan to go out and about, but has club staff go to the event and communicate with the players personally over the phone if necessary.

Because he is busy with the team's trip to Asia to prepare for the new season. (To be continued......)