With the change of coach of the England national team and the arrival of the famous Aldridge, the news media on Fleet Street and the entire European football world are busy.

There are joys and sorrows.

The media likes to be buzzy and likes to focus.

But it is the England internationals who have the most immediate interest.

Who will leave the national team with their baggage?

Who will usher in spring?

Aldridge, who has just taken office, also needs to call the main players of the national team one by one as soon as possible, not to win their support, but to inform them of the status of the team, so that they can have a bottom in their hearts and take a reassurance.

Aldrich flipped through the list.

The first is the goalkeeper position.

In terms of strength and competition experience, Seaman is still the first choice in the country.

Aldridge began to contact the national team players according to the phone number left on their profiles.

He has nothing to talk about with Seaman, the content is to tell the other party the time of the next national team training camp, tell the other party to keep in good shape, and the future national team will rely on the other party, in fact, it is to tell the other party: You are the main force of my national team!

He-Man had walked through the wind and waves, and without a flattered reaction, it was natural that he finished talking to Aldrich on the phone.

There are three goalkeepers, one substitute for the other two, and one is basically useless.

England's No.2 and No.3 goalkeepers for the summer European Championships, Leeds United's Martin, Wright, who is now moving to Arsenal, and Aldridge are all planning to give up.

There is nothing to change in the goalkeeper position, after all, the probability is very low.

Aldridge called James and Robinson directly and told them that the former was a substitute. The latter is the No. 3 alternative goalkeeper. In the future, the competition will succeed Seaman.

The two were flattered. James, as one of Liverpool's hot brothers that year, was condemned by Aldridge many times in public opinion, of course, he did not name names, but just criticized unhealthy trends as a typical example.

Originally, James thought that when Aldridge took office, he would have no hope of entering the national team, but he didn't expect that he could be a substitute instead.

Robinson is grateful. Aldridge has moved to Leeds United and has now been recruited into the national team, even though the No.3 goalkeeper is often invisible, but it's better than not even having a chance.

The main framework of the defender gave Aldridge a headache for a while, and it would not be too difficult to choose a standing candidate.

He first called his captain, Southgate.

"Hi Gareth."

"Congratulations, boss, you should have been the national team coach a long time ago. There is no better coach in England than you. ”

"You don't get a bonus."

"Certainly not a compliment. I'm telling the truth. ”

"Okay, gossip, I still have a lot of calls to make, Adams is out of the national team, Keown's age makes me plan to abandon him, and you're an indispensable player in the back line in the future."

"No problem, sir, I'm going to be too excited to sleep today."

"One more thing, at the next training camp, I will announce, the captain of the England national team, you will be the captain, is there a problem?"

"Well, maybe people out there don't think I should be the captain."

"I'm asking you now, what do you think, do you have the confidence to be a good captain, I know that the situation in the national team is more complicated, Liverpool, Manchester and so on."

"Me, no problem! Absolutely! ”

"Okay, it's this momentum, it's supposed to be this attitude, Gareth, see you again."

"Thank you, boss, see you again."

Aldrich smiled after hanging up the phone.

He knew that his decision to appoint Southgate as captain would be under a lot of pressure, abuse of power for personal gain, cronyism and the like.

He doesn't care, from a purely competitive point of view, Southgate's club honours and achievements on the field are enough to convince others.

After all these years of playing in Millwall, Southgate is better and more consistent than he was in his history, Adams has just left, and the national team needs a leader, a leader on the pitch.

The central defender position can have the strength to compete for the main force, Aldridge has only finalized Saul Campbell and Leo Ferdinand for the time being, Brown and Carragher are the backup candidates, Brown is the strength consideration, Carragher is because he has not been correctly used in the central defender position in Liverpool, and like Millwall's rival Chelsea's academy player Terry, Aldridge does not want to recruit him, at this point he can put aside the club's position, but if he recruits Terry in the next squad, This decision is sure to be very controversial.

Terry's top-flight appearances in the last four years combined are less than 20! He was also loaned to League One side Nottingham Forest last season and made just six appearances.

Whether he is a dragon or a worm, no one knows the way.

If he can perform consistently in the next year, Aldridge is willing to give him a chance, provided that the national team manager is still Aldridge.

The full-back position is a big problem.

There are a lot of options for right full-back, Gary Neville, Mills, Phil Neville can all be, Aldridge first called Gary Neville to determine his main position, as for the summer sinner Phil Neville, Aldridge also ensured his national team status, but did not promise to start the main team, Mills's side, Aldridge clearly told the other party that he must get the main position steadily at Leeds United in order to ensure that he can make a difference in the national team.

The left wing-back that gave Aldridge a headache, and at this time, there was a very scarce number of candidates for this position.

He hesitated for a long time, but finally picked up the phone and called Ashley Cole.

Ashley Cole is a regular in the lower divisions of the national team, but has yet to play once in an official match for the national team, and he has not been substituted.

He played for two years in the Millwall first team, making very few appearances in his first year, and in his second year, last season, he made 21 appearances in the cup and rotation, and even though he had Champions League experience against AC Milan, he still had very little experience in the competition.

Aldrich recruited him and focused on establishing his position. You have to withstand extreme pressure and take risks.

"Hey. Who is it? ”

"Ashley. It's me. ”

"Ah, ah, sir! Why are you going to call me now? I know the way! I know the way! Boss, you're telling me I'm going to be in the 18-man squad, right? ”

Aldrich held the phone with a strange expression.

The kid was a little too excited.

And, listening to him, it seems that he is very satisfied with being able to play as a substitute.

Aldridge was silent for a long time, and Ashley Cole became apprehensive after the excitement.

"Boss? Chief? You speak! Speak! Did I mess up? ”

"Ashley, you calm down first."

"Oh. Oh, I calmed down. ”

"I will recruit you in the next national team training camp and let you play in the next national team game, the future of your national team depends on your performance in the next game, if you perform well, I can withstand the pressure and let you stay as the main full-back, if you don't perform well, I can only give Bridge the opportunity, so. All you have to do now is train harder and work harder to improve yourself. Embrace your own moment and seize the opportunity. ”

There was suddenly no sound on the phone, and Aldrich waited for a long time without a response.

"Hello? Feed? You're not going to fall asleep, are you? ”

"Ahh Chief! Xie Lu Xie, Xie Lu Xie, Xie Lu Xie, I, I don't know what to say, don't worry, I will work hard, I will work hard! ”

“F！ Defenders don't just fight hard, you calm me down, it's not good to get too excited. ”

"Well, I remember!"

Aldridge hung up the phone and shook his head, and then called Bridge, in fact, left wing-back talent is scarce, otherwise, if you don't choose Bridge, you can't find a better candidate.

There are plenty of players available in the England national team's midfield, but it still makes Aldridge feel tricky.

There are many midfielders, but the type of players needed first is scarce.

A purely defensive midfielder, or a defensive midfielder!

Neither of them is a purely defensive midfielder.

Playing both offense and defense sounds wonderful, but can they be the most effective defensively when their offensive attributes come into play in a fluid game and are suddenly counter-attacked for a short period of time? People are not in position, and that's where the most critical thing is.

They can attack and defend, but it takes time to attack, and it takes time to retreat.

Therefore, Aldridge has always been determined to use a purely defensive midfielder at Millwall, and does not really expect one person to play the role of two players.

Manchester United's Bart is a defensive midfielder who can be used, but Bart was crushed by Keane at Manchester United, unable to maintain his form, and has been a bit wasted and stopped improving over the years, and his strength can no longer be expected to improve.

That's why he's so anxious to want the U21s to focus on Hargreaves.

Seven or eight years later, Hargreaves is a glass man, but in recent years and the next few years, Hargreaves has grown very rapidly, and he can establish himself as a regular at Bayern Munich, and even be selected as one of the best midfielders in Europe.

Aldridge put aside his worries and called the four people of Xiaobei, Scholes, Gerrard, and Lampard first, and others like Barry, Bart, etc., who are still playing at back, he has to observe for a while, and like Newcastle United's Dier, he directly chose to abandon it.

After a moment's hesitation, he called Hargreaves anyway.

Hargreaves' phone number, Aldridge also took a lot of trouble to contact Bayern Munich through the FA to get it.

Now Hargreaves has a lot of national team options, Germany, Canada, England, all of them.

When Aldridge called him, Hargreaves' dazed voice came over the phone.

"Hello, who is it?"

"Hello Hargreaves, I'm Aldrich Hall"

"Huh? Are you the head coach of Millwall? Really? This joke is excessive! ”

He probably thought someone was pretending to be Aldrich to tease him.

The transfer window is closed, what is the Millwall manager looking for him!

It took Aldridge a long time to convince Hargreaves of his identity, and at the same time, the other party had just learned about Aldrich's new identity.

England national team manager!

"Owen, I'm calling you as the manager of the England national team, I want you to play for the England national team, the Under-21 team will be an invitation to you soon, you have also been in the first team of Bayern Munich this season, when the time is right, I will give you the opportunity to perform in the national team, as long as you work hard, you will be a very important player under me in the future."

Aldridge's own national team job may still be in jeopardy, but talking to the players, of course, requires some blank checks.

Hargreaves was shocked for a long time, and after the last moment, he agreed to Aldridge without hesitation.

He is not of German descent, but he has lived in Germany for enough time to be eligible to choose the German national team, but now that Aldridge, who is now famous in Europe, has taken the initiative to send an invitation, he made a decision without thinking about it.

Young marshal, with you! (To be continued......)