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Late November, Liverpool.

Aldrich sat on the floor in the hall of the mansion, with a soft carpet on the floor, a thin quilt under his buttocks, and he watched the video of the game on television with a remote control in his hand, in front of him, almost four months old, Bert and Earl were 14 centimeters taller than they had been born and more than twice their weight.

The two little ones were wearing small and cute baby shirts, and Bert was fiddling with the large blocks, and whenever he tried to put the blocks in his mouth, Aldrich would stop him with a smile, and then make forbidden gestures to him, and sometimes tell him the reason at length, even though Bert did not understand it, and would try to bite the blocks again and again, Aldrich would not get tired of repeating this behavior.

Earl sat in front of him and looked around curiously, not as active as Bert, but his small eyes seemed to radiate a bright light, especially when he watched the football game video on TV, he seemed to be more interested than Aldrich.

Aldridge gave the team a few days off during the FIFA matchday, which was also a tribute to the team's outstanding performance since the start of the new season, and of course, it was for those who did not have the task of playing for the national team.

He came to Liverpool to be a full-time dad, and during his time with his son, he watched some videos of national team matches at home, studying the tactics of the teams he was interested in.

The England national team had a poor Euro 2000 qualifier and needed to go through a play-off to qualify for a place in the just-concluded play-offs. Scholes became a national team hero. Two braces and two goals secured qualification for England.

The whole country was jubilant. This may seem normal at first glance, but when you think back to England's criticism of Hoddle at the end of the qualifying group stage and the pressure of public opinion on the national team's poor performance, the celebration is nothing more than a catharsis of relief.

According to Aldridge's guess, within a week, the tone of the media will immediately change and continue to criticize Hoddle and the national team. The arrogant Englishman, the birthplace of modern football, how can such a national team, which is considered by the people to be the favorite to win the World Cup and the European Cup every time, fall to the point of playing the play-offs?!

Aldrich turned off the TV and snatched the building blocks from Bert's hand, Bert didn't cry, but reached out to Aldridge to ask for it, but Aldrich didn't give it back to him, so he stopped and turned his attention to other things.

He picked up his two sons separately. Let them sit in a double stroller and he is ready to go out. Take your two sons for a walk and let them feel the smell of dusk.

There is a common misconception that people say that the air quality is best in the early morning, when in fact the best air quality is in the evening.

Just as Aldrich was about to go out, the doorbell rang, and he opened the door to see that it was Carter.

"Why are you here?"

"I'm talking about business on Liverpool's side, and the talks ended half a day earlier than expected, so come and visit you, and by the way, see these two little guys."

Carter came with a gift, a delicate wind chime, made of colorful metal tubes, which made a pleasant and crisp sound when they collided, and sounded a little wonderful.

"The salesman said that this kind of wind chime according to different colors, light and shadow reflection stimulation, will be very good for the baby's intellectual development, whether it is effective, I don't know, just as a decoration to Bert and Earl."

"Thank you."

Aldrich accepted the gift and went back to the house to hang it above Bert and Earle's bed.

In a nearby park, Aldrich strolled side by side with Carter in a stroller, and the two chatted about trivial matters, just like ordinary friends.

"Oh, yes, I'll give you this book. I just finished reading it, and I don't think it's collectible, so I'll give it to you as a pastime book. ”

Carter took a book from his briefcase and handed it to Aldrich.

Before seeing the cover of the book, Aldrich sneered, "You think it's not collectible, and give it to me?" ”

"Aren't you interested in reading a book written by England coach Glenn Hoddle?"

"Autobiography? I guess it's some clichés again, and I'm really not interested. ”

Aldrich scoffed.

He has read many autobiographies of football stars or coaches, and most of them are the same, of course, not referring to the content of the book, but the connotation of the book.

Basically, it's a retrospective career, and then deliberately breaks some scandal or secret story in order to attract readers.

But in an environment where paparazzi are everywhere in the UK, there are basically no secrets.

For example, when a football star retires and discloses the secret of ten years ago in his autobiography, there must have been news hype at the time, and the autobiography is nothing more than a positive response to confirm the conjecture or denial of the outside world.

Aldridge in his previous life also followed the trend and bought Beckham's autobiography, the best-selling "My Story", the time has not yet come, but he is not interested at all, not because he is closer to Beckham than in his previous life, and he can understand Beckham better, but he feels that he was tricked in his previous life, and that autobiography is purely using the fans' "idolatry psychology" to make money. The story content takes the trouble to write about every international match of Beckham, and to be honest, can't the fans themselves watch the game footage? Need to read the written account? The only readability may be the public's curiosity, snooping into celebrity privacy, and understanding how Beckham and Victoria came together.

But there are also books about the deeds of football stars that Aldridge admires very much, such as Maradona's "Hand of God" that he read in his life, Carter is also a fan of Maradona, and the two have a special discussion on this book for more than 3 hours.

In addition to philosophical words and poetic descriptions, the book explores Maradona's life, especially his protracted Cold War with FIFA. There is also a personal vendetta with Havelange. Meantime. You can also learn about Maradona's downfall.

In a sense, the connotation of this book has gone beyond the biography of the football star itself, and more profoundly exposes the dark side of society.

The book has also been on Aldrich's bookshelf in the first row.

Aldrich was pushing the cart with one hand, and with the other hand holding the book, he looked down.

Glenn Hoddle: The Story of the 1998 World Cup

Carter suddenly said, "Isn't it a surprise?" ”

"Wait."

Aldrich finished speaking and looked at the price of the book: £17.99!

He suddenly exclaimed, "Hoddle is crazy! ”

"Huh? You didn't look at anything. ”

"Just look at the title and the price of the book, hehe, if Hoddle doesn't break some sensational news in the book, the publisher will sign a contract with him? Who will buy his books? ”

Carter smiled and couldn't help but give Aldrich a thumbs up. Aldrich's inference was correct.

You get what you pay for, the price of this book is much higher than the price of other stars or coach publications, and Hoddle himself has no great achievements, and he dares to sell it at a "sky-high price", which is naturally the material in the book.

"This book is very readable, but once you read it, you won't want to read it a second time, so it has no collectible value."

Carter's words really intrigued Aldrich.

"Now that you've seen it, tell me about it."

"Hehe, okay. In fact, the book is full of secrets about the national team players, such as why Andy Cole has been so good at Manchester United in the past two years. But he was not appreciated by Hoddle, and in the 98th World Cup, Gascoigne was furious when he learned that he had lost the election.

Aldrich listened to Carter tell him about the book, and the two had dinner together at a nearby restaurant, and it wasn't until the evening that they parted ways that they got a general idea of what the book was about.

Aldrich lay quietly on his bed alone after returning home to lull his two sons to sleep.

I don't know what kind of nerves Hoddle has.

At once, a large number of various secrets of the members of the England national team were revealed.

The book was bound to sell well, but Hoddle became a betrayer!

Even if the members of the national team are not disclosed by him now, with this book published, who can be honest with the England internationals about Hoddle? In front of him, must you be cautious? Today's words or actions may be the material for Hoddle's next publication.

What is it for?

Is it because Hoddle has a bad record in leading the team and knows that time is running out, so he wants to make a lot of money while he is still in office, and can attract the public's attention?

He's sure to get paid handsomely from the publisher.

Aldrich couldn't figure it out.

Many well-known publishing houses in Europe also ask for manuscripts every day, hoping that Aldrich can write an autobiography for publication, even if it is to make popularity money, write a boring autobiography, but Aldrich has always refused.

My mind was tired, sleepy, and fell asleep

The question that puzzled Aldrich was not answered in the future, but Carter did ignore a detail that quickly caused an uproar when he read the book.

In addition to the many secrets of the English foot, Hoddle also published his own opinions on the disabled in the book, believing that it is the fateful reincarnation of their past lives to repay their debts in the present life.

When Aldrich woke up and dropped his two sons off at Melanie's parents' house, he boarded a plane back to London, and just as he got off the plane, a storm began.

Today's training will start later because you have to take into account the national team schedule of some players, maybe the country is not far from London, but if the national team goes to play friendly matches away from home, especially if they go to non-European countries, they will return a little later.

In the morning, the coaching staff would have a short meeting, and Aldridge stepped on the time to go to the club meeting room, only to see that the other coaches had already arrived, and they were watching the TV news intently.

"Any news?"

Aldridge pressed one hand on Boas's shoulder, Boas looked up to see that it was him, and then pointed to the TV and said: "A large number of people are protesting outside the FA headquarters, demanding that Hoddle leave office immediately!" ”

"Huh?! So fast! ”

Aldrich had guessed the bad effects of the book, and he thought that even the bad results would take a while to ferment, but he didn't expect the storm to come.

Everyone was focused on the news, and Aldridge didn't want to spoil the fun, so he sat down and watched the BBC report live.

If the public sees the secrets of the football stars, it is to watch the fun picture lively, and it is unlikely to cause large-scale protests.

But Hodel's view of reincarnation angered the public, especially those with disabilities among their relatives and friends.

The incident became bigger and bigger, and even the British Prime Minister was alarmed and stood up to criticize Hoddle bluntly.

The FA was under pressure to announce Hoddle's dismissal.

Half a year before the opening of Euro 2000, the England national team has no manager! (To be continued......)