Rumours of a winter transfer are flying, Aldridge is still calm, but fans can't sit still.

The day after the Carabao Cup, Aldridge worked during the day and came home at night to find a large crowd of fans wearing Millwall shirts gathered in the neighborhood where the apartment was located, and a banner was unfurled that read: Pavel, Henrik, this is your forever home!

Standing at the front row of the fans were Brady and Fred, both looking up at an apartment.

It was Nedved's home, and Larson's home was right next to it.

Aldridge has always been early and late and will only return home after training at the club.

The BMW stopped on the side of the road, looking at the snake-like crowd, and they knew that the road was measured and did not block the road.

Aldrich lowered the window and saw a teenager standing behind Brady for the first time.

"David, why aren't you going home here?"

Hulu Wabilia held his head high and said confidently: "I don't want Pavel and Henrik to leave here either, they are heroes and our idols. ”

Villa, who now speaks English smoothly, dropped his voice, and the surrounding fans nodded together.

Some fans found out that it was Aldridge in the car, in fact, he is very low-key in life, unlike other club presidents or owners who drive eye-catching luxury cars, his BMW car does not look like a high-end car at a glance, after all, the car is a little old, and the Lamborghini parked in the garage will only drive out for a ride when he is occasionally indulgent.

"Mr. Hall, please keep them!"

"Yes, the club should give them a raise!"

"yes. Henrik is even better than Shearer. He deserved better. ”

"The club sold so many good players in the summer. I made a lot of money. ”

The more the fans spoke, the more Aldridge felt.

It's not that he didn't worry about his salary, but now the team's internal state is very stable, everyone is fighting in the rhythm of consecutive wins, and suddenly talking about money, vulgarity is secondary, mainly because it will distract the player's energy and increase the salary of a player. What about the other players? Especially the main players, everyone is an ordinary person, and it is normal for them to be red-eyed, after all, Aldridge preaches team spirit, and there is no reason to favor one over the other.

Aldridge got out of the car and said to Brady and Fred: "I promise no one will leave Millwall in the winter, you don't gather around here, it's counterproductive and it looks like you're threatening my players." ”

Brady puffed his chest and replied, "We're quiet here, we're not making trouble, we're just showing our attitude." We want the players to understand that our support comes from the heart. ”

Aldrich felt that the other party was a little vexatious. He said earnestly: "I can understand your expression of love, but most of you are gathered here, and most of them are five big and three rough old men, the impact is not good, let my players rest quietly, okay?" ”

While Aldridge was negotiating with the fans, two men walked out of the two apartments opposite, and it seemed that they had negotiated something.

After Nedved and Larsson showed up, the fans were a little excited, some applauded, some chanted their names, and some bluntly begged them to stay and not accept the temptation of any club.

Aldrich turned around and walked up to the two of them, and said in a deep voice: "Pavel, Henrik, they have no ill intentions, you must not misunderstand. ”

With Millwall's fans notorious and the riots following last year's two East London derbys, Aldridge feared his players would be disgusted by the environment.

Nedved and Larsson smiled and shook their heads, then Nedved stood in front of the fans and said calmly: "I won't leave here unless the boss sells me." ”

Larson shrugged and smiled, "I'm just like him." ”

When the fans heard the promise made by the two in person, they immediately burst into cheers!

There were even female fans who excitedly rushed over to hug the two, but were stopped by Brady and Fred.

What are you kidding, this is at the door of someone's house, the two are married, maybe the wife is staring at the window.

Finally, Chrysostom promised to stay, several beauties came up to hug and hug and then rub the oil and send fragrant kisses, and the two stars returned home and the wife pillow blew in the wind, and everything was over.

However, the other fans really climbed up the pole and immediately asked the two to take a photo together and ask for an autograph or something.

Aldrich saw this scene and his heart was settled.

With a smile on the corner of his mouth, he pulled the car door and drove in, and drove home.

As long as the two main players who are in good form in the new season do not keep the idea of leaving, Aldridge will have peace of mind.

Two days later, however, he was furious by another incident.

At the end of this year, France Football announced the top three votes for European Footballer of the Year, with Summer, the main member of the European Championship winners, Ronaldo in second place, and Alan Shearer in third place.

At the press conference before the start of the league on the weekend, a reporter asked about this and asked Aldridge's opinion, and his face became a little cold.

"What shall I say? Anyway, I don't understand what the selection rules of the Golden Globe Awards are, it's just a group of reporters voting, they seem to represent the whole world, is it fair? What did Summerer do to win the Golden Globe? Because he scores a lot? No, because he led Germany to the European Championships. So why is Ronaldo in second place? What titles did he have in the past year? Spanish Super Cup? Olympic bronze medal? What did Shearer achieve? The Premier League Golden Boot and the European Championship Golden Boot? Well, I'm confused, in terms of honours, Nedved won two cups in '96, a league runner-up and a European Cup runner-up. In terms of goals, Larsson has already surpassed Shearer in the number of goals scored in the whole year, and he has more than Ronaldo, do you need to count the assists again? Huh, Golden Globes? It's just a product of pleasing the fans, are Ronaldo and Shearer good? Excellent, they are all perfect strikers, especially Ronaldo's performances in the last four months, which have quickly put him in the spotlight in Europe. The focus of the world. But. Soccer is a 11-player team sport. It is a movement that unites and cooperates for the sake of collective honor. If the Ballon d'Or is to be awarded to the person who scores the most goals and has the better looks, why didn't it go to Barty last year and give it to Weah? ”

The scene was silent for a moment, and the reporters did not expect Aldrich to suddenly bombard the Golden Globe selection.

The question just now was just a casual question from a reporter, adding Aldridge's comments when writing relevant news, they just wanted to hear Aldridge's evaluation of these three players, but they didn't expect to get such a strong news, which made them not react for a while.

After a brief silence, the reporters in the audience raised their hands frantically. Shouting all sorts of questions.

If Aldridge is just an ordinary fan, who wins the Golden Ball Award is his business, and whoever loves him wins, let's just watch our game.

But as a coach, he carefully thought about the influence and winning factors of the Ballon d'Or, and he had to be cautious.

In all fairness, Summerer and Shearer both scored points for their good performances in the tournament, and the European media still has to be concerned about the influence of the European Cup.

Ronaldo is on the list, and will become the world footballer in half a month, in fact, there are many factors.

Definitely not entirely depends on his individual performances.

At least the first half of '96. Ronaldo spent most of his time recovering from injury, and after his comeback, there was also a dressing room scandal in PSV Eindhoven. After joining Barcelona in mid-August, he had a phenomenal performance on the pitch.

There are almost no achievements in the team honor book, the bronze medal of the Olympic men's football team?

The first is because of the stage, Ronaldo plays for the European giants Barcelona, and the attention he receives is naturally top.

The second is the advent of the era of digital television, the broadcast of the game is just in an era of rapid communication, with the first factor, Ronaldo's rise has a shocking communication influence, and he quickly became a super idol.

Aldridge also admires Ronaldo, especially when he worked hard to improve his individual skills by studying the defensive moves of various defenders during his recuperation from injury.

Ballon d'Or, World Footballer of the Year, how many players have a lifelong dream?

But Millwall does not have a background in giants, whether it is the Golden Ball Award or the World Footballer of the Year, from the beginning to the end, how many non-giant stars can get their hands on these two awards?

Aldridge must stand up for his players to ask for an explanation, the main purpose is to buy people's hearts, this kind of hearts must be bought, otherwise it is difficult to guarantee that the players will not join the giants for the highest personal honor, although it may not be effective, but he doesn't work hard?

But anyway, as Millwall's manager, does he have to congratulate Ronaldo and Shearer?

If they do have a title, Aldridge will definitely congratulate them, but Millwall has performed well all year this year, and there is no reason why he should not say a word for his disciples.

The reporters in the audience were like sharks that smelled blood, waiting for food to be stuffed in their mouths with their mouths open.

"Mr. Hall, you mean there is a shady Golden Globe selection?"

"No, I just think it's a triumph of media communication and doesn't represent the right values of football."

"What are your so-called football values?"

"We have always said that football is a team sport, and we go around preaching that the collective is more important than the individual, so of course, team glory is the measure of a team, if a player is considered the best player of the year, but he can't help the team get the honor, why is he considered the best player?"

"Are you predicting that Ronaldo and Shearer won't be able to help the team win any honours?"

"I didn't say that, but the Ballon d'Or is not a selection of future superstars, I think the selection rules should be more specific, rather than this year's team honours, next year's individual performance, as long as it's not a mediocre player, it can be explained. It's not fair to the players, especially my players. ”

"But your team didn't win the most important titles, the league, the European honours, you didn't have any."

"Sorry, Ronaldo, neither does Shearer. But my team, Millwall, have a better record than Barcelona in the last four months, and my team, in the whole '96 league games, have only lost two games, just four games in all competitions, and we've rewritten the five-big league winning streak, you know? Maybe it's just that Nedved's style of play is simple and tough enough to be ignored, but I want to tell you, I don't care if you care about my players, my players are the best, our football philosophy is the best, our players play for the team, because they understand that playing for the team is playing for themselves, we win everything, and as for the Ballon d'Or, as voted for by the media, you like, you are chasing players who are more individual on the pitch. But forget that football is a team sport. ”

"What do you think about the news that Ronaldo will be the best player of the year in the British Football World?"

"Coupled with magazines that like to praise British players, they rarely have their own unique opinions, but they are only deceiving themselves to elevate the status of British players in football, and if this continues, Football World will only fade out of people's vision, because it is neither authoritative nor convincing."

(To be continued......)