Thanks for the reward of "Death of the Thief"! ——

With years of experience, especially in a decision-making position as a manager and club owner, Aldridge doesn't like to have accidents in life or work.

He likes to follow the rules, he likes everything to be in order, life can be uneventful, but he can't tolerate accidents.

There was a car blocking his way at the entrance of the club, even if it was an accident, a phenomenon that disgusted him from the bottom of his heart, even if maybe the person in the car opposite was with good intentions and sincerity, there were unspeakable considerations for acting like this.

Aldridge did not show his displeasure in his face, and he followed the car out of the club, stopping only on a remote road in the suburbs.

Aldrich then got out of the car, opened the door of the car and sat in.

The man who drove was an old rival who hadn't seen each other in a long time.

Kevin Keegan!

The former "Keegan King" of Newcastle United first reached out to shake Aldridge's hand, and then smiled: "You must be curious about what I came to you for." ”

Aldrich smiled and said, "Yes, I didn't expect it." I thought the next meeting would be at some banquet. ”

For example, the professional players' union's end-of-season awards ceremony.

Keegan smiled slightly, and said solemnly: "Aldrich, I want to confirm one thing. Are you and I friends? ”

"What doesn't count?"

"That's good, that's good."

Keegan stared at the smiling Aldridge, as if relieved.

The two have had a war of words when they fought before. There are winners and losers on the field. It's just about the severity of the loss. Keegan should be on the side that has been hurt more, but he doesn't think there is a "deep hatred" between him and Aldrich, especially since it's unlikely that he and Ferguson will continue to fight each other whenever they get the chance.

The two of them had a good time drinking and talking openly, and even though Keegan was a little bit of a lesson from Aldridge in person, he did admire Aldrich's achievements from the bottom of his heart.

Keegan was silent for a minute and then slowly spoke: "FA President Thompson called me, and the FA is interested in hiring me as the national team manager, this news. Do you know the truth? ”

Aldrich shook his head slightly.

In fact, he knew the Tao three days ago, and it was probably earlier than Keegan himself knew the Tao.

Because within the FA, Andrew's eyes and ears are always the latest information.

Among the current local coaches in English football, in terms of prestige, excluding Aldridge, I am afraid that only Robson can be higher than Keegan, but Robson is old and has coached the national team. It is clearly impossible to play in the New England national team again.

And Keegan's prestige is largely due to his success as a player. Coupled with the achievements made at Newcastle United, if you only look at the resume, fans who are not familiar with the English top league may think that Keegan has no achievements to talk about, because he has not even won a league title in charge, but those who are familiar with him know that after he brought Newcastle United from the second tier to the Premier League, he directly turned Newcastle United into one of the championship teams, and is only one step away from the championship.

As for other England managers, Redknapp, whether as a player or as a coach, his achievements are not as good as Keegan's, and his prestige can be imagined, but Hodgson has been untrustworthy because he has been away from English football for too long, and Hodgson has not been able to achieve results over the years.

With four months to go until the opening of the European Championship jointly hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands in the summer, the position of England national team manager has been undecided, and Wilkinson, the former Leeds United coach who led Leeds United to the last top-flight title in League One, is now a caretaker coach and led the team to friendly matches, but the possibility of his correction is not high, and there is also a certain factor due to the influence of his mediocre playing days.

Of course, being able to play football and being able to coach are two different things, but when Wilkinson left Leeds United, it was at the trough of Leeds United's decline in the Premier League, and his departure had a visual sense of gloomy departure, and the impression would give the public that he was out of the modern idea, and the glory of winning the championship in the summer of 92 was too long away from 2000.

Keegan did not leave for a short time, when he left Newcastle United, Newcastle United had been third in the league for the past two seasons, not very brilliant, but maintained a high level of impression, but after he left, his successor instead allowed Newcastle United to leave the championship group and then fall into the relegation zone, and now Robson is at the helm to stop the decline and start to rise steadily.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Wilkinson is the caretaker coach and the FA contacts Keegan.

Aldridge just didn't know what to say now, and Keegan came to him to say something to his face.

Keegan approached Aldridge and said word by word: "Aldrich, let's join forces!" I know you can't leave Millwall, it doesn't matter, you just need to take a little time, work overtime on FIFA match days, we take LinkedIn Gran to the European Championship together, I work with you, what a wonderful combination! You can rest assured that all the pressure is on me, this European Championship is a trip, when we get acquainted with the team, and now the chaotic national team is back on track, we can set our goal on the 02 World Cup, four years later European Championship, I believe that the FA will give us this time, and the fans in England will understand and support! ”

Aldrich was stunned.

Old guys!

You really think of me as a three-year-old!

Keegan's words were very beautiful.

Cooperation, pressure, prospects

For a short time, Aldridge's mind flashed through countless thoughts, and he knew what Keegan was up to.

There is no other person in the world, and there must only be one person to be the manager of the England national team, and that must be Keegan.

Keegan is now inviting him, and the best position is an assistant coach.

As wonderful as it sounds, Aldridge is an assistant coach and doesn't need to put too much effort into the national team. But you can use the attention of the national team to enhance your own reputation. Even if you lose. Failure, Keegan said, he will carry it!

However, England, the center of Europe, the national team of the English, if it really fails, this responsibility, Keegan. Can you afford it?!

And once Aldridge agrees, it is equivalent to giving Keegan a long-term meal ticket, and he can stay in the England national team for at least two and a half years until the end of the 02 World Cup, unless, England will be out of the 02 World Cup qualifiers.

Aldrich laughed secretly in his heart: the other party's words must be listened to in reverse.

The two teamed up, and if the national team really made results, most of the glory must be Keegan's, and he is a legitimate manager. I may still belong to the part of the chicken dog ascending to heaven!

What if the national team fails? Keegan bore the brunt of it, but Aldridge was there. It will also be infinitely magnified, never underestimate the ability of Fleet Street to fall into the ground!

It's a thankless job.

The risks and benefits are completely disproportionate.

Aldridge made a solemn thinking appearance, Keegan stared at him with burning eyes, and waited for a long time, Aldridge turned his head and frowned: "Kevin, thank you for your invitation, this really makes me feel honored, but I can't accept it, for two reasons, first, you have such a brilliant career, you are the childhood idol of the current batch of England internationals, they will all believe in you and worship you, and I, leaving Millwall, is nothing, I can't get the trust of the players when I go to the national team, I just stained your light, It's not fair to you. Secondly, you can understand the pressure on me at the club, I have to manage Millwall, it's no less difficult than a big name national team, if I work part-time in the national team now, it will definitely have a negative impact on the team, tomorrow we have to play in the Champions League, right now, it's the time when I need to be together with my team, there can't be any problems internally. ”

Keegan was silent for a few minutes, then finally sighed softly.

He should be able to understand Aldrich.

To put it simply, list the players of the England national team, and then list the members of the first team of Millwall, compared with the two, Millwall's hard power definitely surpasses that of the England national team!

In other words, the number of stars, the value of the players, the fame and other factors are combined, and managing Millwall is much more difficult than managing the England national team.

Of course, this is Aldridge's stealing of the concept to shirk Keegan.

The manager of the national team and the manager of the club, managing the team is necessarily two very different models, and it is impossible to make an analogy.

Keegan had a look of regret on his face as they parted.

Aldridge kept thinking about Keegan's expression as he drove home.

Perhaps, it's his villainous heart.

Keegan may really want the two to join forces to lead the national team, which has been highly anticipated by the public for more than 30 years, to achieve glory.

Even if it was true, but, I'm very sorry, Aldrich was not so conscious.

He has to protect his reputation from the damage, and with England on the side at the worst of times, with the Euros in full swing four months later, Aldridge doesn't think he can do anything to become an assistant coach.

The next day, Millwall Wembley defeated the visiting Feyenoord 2-0 to get off to a good start in the second round of the Champions League group stage.

After the game, Aldridge was suddenly asked by reporters: "There is news that the FA will appoint Kevin Keegan as national team manager, I heard that Keegan has sent you an invitation to be his assistant to lead the LinkedIn Gran national team, is this news true?" ”

Aldridge himself would not voluntarily leak the news, and he did not mention it to anyone.

The only possibility is that Keegan may have talked to someone else around him about it and then leaked it.

Aldrich thought for a second and immediately replied with a smile: "Fake! I've never received an invitation from coach Keegan, I'm in the same mood as the rest of the fans, I'm very much looking forward to Keegan leading LinkedIn Glenn national team, he's definitely qualified, so please don't fabricate this fake news to harass Keegan and the England national team, it's a very immoral act and it will have a negative impact on the England national team. ”

After giving a positive answer, the reporter stopped pestering.

Aldrich was glad his head was spinning so fast.

If he admits it, it will be bad for himself in the first place, and at the same time, he will be slapping Keegan in the face.

Keegan will certainly not admit to it, no matter what his thoughts are, it doesn't matter, and once he admits to inviting Aldridge in front of the media, it will inevitably be interpreted as his own lack of confidence.

This matter ends here, for Keegan, the two of them are happy to be able to successfully invite, if it fails, as it is now, he and Aldridge will inevitably choose to forget, and they will deny it when asked.

Aldridge is now all focused on Millwall, and the team's final sprint for the second half of the season has officially begun, but there are players in the club who have caused a storm and caused him a headache.

The person who caused the trouble this time is a wild boy: Warcraft Drogba! (To be continued......)