The night after the game, Aldridge invited Schneider to dinner at home.

When Schneider arrived, Aldrich had just brought the steak out of the oven, poured the sauce and opened a bottle of red wine, and smiled at Schneider: "Please, I'm not very good at it, my mother is better, next time I have a chance to try her handiwork." ”

Schneider sat down at the table, it was not the first time he had met with Aldridge alone, and during training, Aldridge would occasionally hand over the players to the office to talk about the current situation, especially when they first arrived at the team, and Aldridge would always ask them how comfortable they were adjusting to life in London.

"It feels good, sir, I heard that your Chinese food is very good?"

"Huh? Says who? ”

"Newspaper reads."

"Oh, it's okay, I usually like Chinese food in addition to eating steak."

Aldrich knew that the gossip tabloids had learned about the news through an interview with Melanie, and he didn't care, so it didn't hurt.

Dinner was a pleasure, after all, the two of them were about the same age, Schneider was more than two years older than Aldrich, and they could chat like friends, talk about popular music, talk about recent movies, what good books were on the bookstore's shelves, and so on.

Schneider knew that Aldridge's invitation to dinner was definitely not just a chat, but he didn't ask, waiting for Aldrich to uncover the mystery.

After dinner, Aldrich went to wash the dishes, Schneider also took the initiative to help, the two men quickly cleaned up the dishes, and then Aldrich made a pot of soothing tea, Schneider sat on the sofa and held the teacup very relaxed.

Aldridge went upstairs to get a strategy book, and when he went downstairs, he sat down on the sofa and smiled at Schneider: "Bernd, you can guess, I'm going to talk to you about football next, and it's related to your career." ”

Schneider nodded, took a sip of tea and waited for the rest of the day.

Aldridge continued: "Tell you the truth, Bernd, you have the talent and you are willing to work hard, you are the type of player that the coach likes the most, because you are always obedient and not stubborn and ask what you want, I want you to understand that in today's conversation, I want to be open and honest with each other, not what I command you. ”

"Boss, are you going to sell me?"

Schneider lifted Aldridge's tone too solemnly, as if he would say something to hurt him next.

Aldrich was stunned for a second, shook his head and said, "Of course not." Let's take a look at this first. ”

Schneider took the tactics book handed by Aldridge and looked down carefully.

It was a tactical map, a 433 formation, and a 4231 on the next page, with the symmetry of the players' positions, and the lines showing the offensive and defensive movements.

The dotted line represents the defense, and the solid line represents the offense.

Schneider's attention was drawn to the position he was playing.

433 is a winger, 4231 can be seen as a wing-back.

However, the attacking movement between the two is similar, with the solid arrows aimed in front of the opposition penalty area, and the defence having to pull back to the bottom line until the full-backs are in front.

"It's just a basic diagram of offensive and defensive movements, Byande, can you understand what you need to be in your position in the future?"

Aldrich's question made Schneider hesitate, and he frowned: "Boss, do you want me to get closer to the penalty area?" ”

Aldridge said calmly: "In the future Millwall's tactical system, wingers or full-backs must have a strong scoring ability, no longer just to give assists to the striker, you can also see the forward's movement, to have the ability to respond, Millwall does not need a pure shooter in the future, the striker must not only be able to score, but also have the ability to assist, the winger should cut inside to receive the threat after the direct pass, you should understand." ”

Schneider couldn't argue that there was someone around him who did a great job, and that person was Robert Pire.

"Boss, if you think I need to improve my shooting skills in the box, I'll try for it."

Schneider put down his tactics book and said solemnly.

Aldridge shook his head and said: "I'm not going to let you practice shooting into the penalty area, to be honest, no player is really all-round, your passing and crossing footwork on the wing are first-class, plus excellent team awareness, you go to practice shooting into the box?" I think that's going to ruin you, remember the full-back Hans Briegel, who was once hailed as a template for future players by Germany? ”

Schneider thought about it for a long time, felt that the name was familiar, racked his brains before remembering it, and said: "Oh, the main player of the former West German national team. ”

Aldrich said solemnly: "He came from the decathlon, but what about his achievements? In the two World Cups in '82 and '86, he was responsible for at least four of the six goals conceded by the West German team. I've said many times that the characteristics of the players in the future will be diverse, but it's not all balanced and well-rounded, the load of the players has a limit, you have to combine your position to develop the most prominent and effective characteristics, I have had a special meeting with my colleagues in the coaching staff to discuss your development prospects, and to be honest, we don't think you will develop into the type of player who meets the standards of a winger that we need in the future. ”

Schneider's face turned pale when he heard the last sentence, and he felt that the world was spinning, as if he was about to usher in the end of the world.

Aldridge saw his expression and immediately said: "Listen to me, Bernd, I appreciate and trust you very much, you are a model player in the team, I want to keep you until you retire and tie you up with the club management contract, but I have to respect you and imagine for you, if you are not willing to cooperate with the team's future tactical system, then I can only recommend you to the club that best suits your characteristics, so that you can achieve the best results in your career, Instead of going from a main player to a substitute in the team for tactical reasons. ”

Schneider said with some excitement: "Boss, just tell me, what do you want me to do?" Whatever it is, I'll cooperate! ”

Aldridge pointed to the playbook and said: "Look at the attacking and defensive requirements of the right wing-back. ”

Schneider quickly picked up his notebook and looked closely, keeping his eyes fixed on the right wing-back.

Needless to say, the full-back is one of the most rear-back rows in the backline, and the solid line that represents the attack is the bottom line that points directly to the opponent from the bottom line.

Schneider somewhat understood, he looked up and asked, "Boss, do you want me to play full-back instead?" ”

Aldridge nodded solemnly, and said sincerely: "The entire coaching staff has a full evaluation of your defensive attitude, the enthusiasm of the defense, among the frontcourt players, you and Pavel are the best, you can run back to the penalty area from the fullback, I can always see you, but I may not be able to see Robert and Bernd often, this season, our tactics have changed, you should be well aware of it, last season, our full-backs did not assist, only participated in the second half, but this season, full-back assists began to become an important part of the tacticsThis is also for what when Lilian assists and you have to cut diagonally into the box to complete the strategy or score a goal, but your shortcomings are exposed. ”

Schneider scratched his head, Aldrich was right.

Millwall's full-backs have been playing better on the left than on the right this season, for the simple reason that Neil or Zambrotta assists from the left wing, Pire is good at cutting inside, and Schneider is on the right, but Thuram can't play the same as on the left.

"Bernd, I respect you, so, in my future plan, if you want, you will be the main force of the right wing-back, the defense half by ability, half by awareness, team awareness is particularly key, you just need to strengthen the defensive training, and then combine your strengths, in the more back full-back position, you have a lot of space in front of you, very suitable for you to insert assists, break through or cross on the wing, that's what you are best at now, and you also have the physical fitness to do straight up and down, to be honest, the future of football, A good striker can be bought with money, but a good fullback has no price. ”

Aldrich said earnestly.

Schneider asked wonderingly, "What about Lilian?" Shall I go to hit the left? ”

Thuram is Millwall's main full-back, and he can't be beaten.

When Aldridge heard this, he sighed, he really opened up with Schneider.

"Lelian, Millwall can't keep him, don't you think he's quiet in the dressing room, sometimes he thinks he has a lot on his mind but doesn't want to share it with us, like he's outside the team? His work ethic is top-notch, but for a year and a half I've been hoping that he will show some signs of confidence and make me think Millwall can rely on him in the future, but he doesn't feel like he belongs here, I'm sure, and you can see that. ”

Schneider's expression was a little lost, and he was silent.

As team-mates, they struggled to get along with Thuram, and after the East London derby, they won away at West Ham United, but Thuram just calmly packed his bags and got on the bus with the team without saying a word.

Everyone knew that he was angry.

Because of the game at Upton Park, there were fans in the stands who insulted the black players on the pitch with racist words and actions.

Makelele was furious, and Aldridge also condemned the actions of the opposing fans after the game, which was written into the complaint against West Ham United, but the FA took steps to calm the situation, what else can Aldridge do?

This kind of thing is common in this day and age, especially when black players come to Elland Road and are humiliated by Leeds United fans.

Even Manchester United's players are treated like this, let alone Millwall?

Furthermore, if you look at Europe, where is it completely clean? Where are the fans completely equal, and there is no distinction between black and white in the eyes of people?

No.

And this is not a matter of racial discrimination at all!

It's just because of the colour of the shirt that West Ham United hate Millwall, so they use this tactic.

Historically, the FA has also punished racist players or fans, but is it really a racist stance? Not at all, like more than a decade later, between Suarez and Evra, is it racism? If so, Suarez is racist and can he get along with his black team-mates in Liverpool?

This kind of thing is just using racial discrimination as a means to attack, and in the bones it is the hatred of using different skin colors to cover up the color of the jersey!

Makelle expressed anger, which is a good sign.

Thuram's calmness made Aldridge feel disappointed, because Thuram seemed to have a transparent barrier between him and Millwall.

He came here to work, to do his best work, and that was enough, and for the rest, he might not mind, or maybe he didn't have expectations, because he knew that this was not his destination.

'The club has four and a half years left on his contract with Lilian, but in my opinion, we can only keep him for two and a half years at most. Bernd, I said, I respect you, if you don't think your future is at Millwall and you don't want to change where you are now, I don't have any negative opinion of you, and I'm going to help you find the best club for you to be able to play your best role and I'm sure you can do it well and you don't have a problem in the main position. ”

Aldrich confessed to Schneider frankly.

Players must serve the club's tactical system, if not, Aldridge will not accommodate the players, but there is no need to keep the players strongly, in addition to each other are coaches and apprentices, but also friends in life, for each other's future, let the other party play happy, Aldridge will do his promise, for him to find a club that suits him best, even if the transfer fee is lower.

Schneider smiled, stood up and smiled at Aldrich: "Chief, thank you for your hospitality, see you at the training ground tomorrow, it seems that I should learn from Lilian and Claude." ”

Aldrich closed his eyes and smiled, and got up to say goodbye.

Schneider's words have shown his determination, with Thuram being a full-back and Claude Makelele being a full-back, and their defensive skills are evident to all.

Sending Schneider away and closing the door, Aldrich put away the strategy book on the coffee table, and couldn't help but smile until he took a bath in the bathroom.

He had an unwavering decision in his heart.

As long as Schneider doesn't want to go, Millwall will never turn his back on him!

Is there money to buy this kind of player?!