Just an hour after the FA announced Hoddle's dismissal, Aldrich's phone rang out.

Andrew asked if he was interested in leading the national team to next year's European Championships, taking on a temporary role as an interim manager.

Andrew is a lobbyist, a lobbyist for FA president Thompson.

FA president Thompson believes that in order to stabilize the mood of the people, still have expectations for the national team, and avoid the FA becoming the target of public criticism, then it is necessary to have a manager who can absolutely reassure the people to take office immediately.

There are not many people left on the shortlist for the England national team manager now.

Because the selection conditions are very harsh, in the past 100 years, the England national team has never had a foreign coach, as the president of the FA, Thompson naturally does not want this tradition to be broken by him, this tradition is also what the English people are willing to follow, they are not free and open Spain, they will be willing to use only local coaches like Germany and Italy, this is the tradition of a football power.

Without thinking, Aldridge asked Andrew to turn back on Thompson.

What are you kidding, Millwall is full of momentum this season, what is needed most now is stability, the internal calm has made Aldridge very satisfied, at this time, he went to take over as the coach of the England national team, even if it is part-time, it is bound to have a negative impact on Millwall, he will not do anything extraneous, it is simply self-destructive.

In addition to reporting the news of Hoddle's dismissal, Fleet Street, which has a keen sense of smell, naturally has to analyze the next England national team manager, and because of this, countless reporters called Aldridge for internal information as soon as possible. Inquire about it. However, Aldrich chose to refuse.

There are many voices in the media calling for Aldridge to take over as national team manager.

The front page headline in The Times read: FA. What are you waiting for?!

Below the title is Aldrich's upper body photo, and below it is a whole bunch of trophies, each with the year written on it.

From the beginning of the '95 season to the end of the '98 season, all the trophies won by Aldridge and his team in four seasons were counted, even the trivial charity shields.

However, there are also media predictions that Aldridge will not be able to take the post of England national team manager.

There is only one reason: Aldridge is unlikely to give up the Millwall managership.

The controversy over the matter has been ongoing and has had a great impact on Millwall.

As we prepare for the weekend league game, countless fans gather on the sidelines of the training ground, holding banners aloft. All of that was a word of hope Aldrich would not leave Millwall.

Millwall now has the money to hire a famous coach to coach, and I believe that there must be many famous coaches who are willing to direct this group of talented players to win honors.

However, the Lions fans did not want to see that scene, and even in street interviews, most fans said that they were not interested in other so-called famous coaches, even if Aldridge started to lead the team to a decline tomorrow, they would like to see Aldridge continue to coach Millwall.

At least, they had been glorious, at their peak, Aldridge was with them, if the team would fall to the bottom. They are also willing to be by Aldrich's side, which is a habit. It's like a family, even if you don't have any passion, but you're used to each other's presence, and when you can't see it, everything will become very distorted.

Xiao Luo ran directly to Aldridge in training and asked him: Boss, are you going to coach the England national team?

When the other party asked such a question directly, Aldridge realized that this public opinion turmoil must be stopped immediately, Xiao Luo may just ask everyone's voice, and other players don't ask, but they must have thought about it in their hearts.

At Saturday's pre-match press conference, not a single reporter asked questions about the game, all focused on the England national team manager.

Aldridge took the opportunity to make a solemn statement: "When I took over the Millwall club at the age of 18, I made a decision that in this life, I will only coach one club, and that is Millwall, and I don't want to retire yet, so I will always work in this position, I expect the England national team to get better and stronger, and to achieve good results in international competitions, but I will not take the LinkedIn national team to next year's European Championships, that is not part of my job plan." Now, I have only one goal in mind, which is to lead Millwall to the title of defence and to make a breakthrough in the Champions League compared to last season, please stop speculating about whether I will coach the England national team, Xie Luxie. ”

Aldrich's statement immediately silenced Fleet Street, and the parties all spoke, and no matter how much others made a fuss, it was just grandstanding.

At the weekend of the league, he was at home waiting for an old friend.

Bobby Robson leads Newcastle United to the Lions' Den.

Robson took over the team at the bottom of the table, and at the end of the league halfway point, Newcastle United had already been out of the relegation zone and had pulled away a certain distance, and Robson contributed a lot, which is what Aldridge admires.

Some coaches only play a good hand, and they can win with a good hand, but they have nothing to do when faced with a bad hand.

Some coaches can play good cards and bad cards, and the effect is not bad, Robson belongs to this kind of team, can lead Barcelona to play crazy offensive football, can also lead the remnants of PSV Eindhoven to the Champions Cup, and now save the Magpies from the bottom of the abyss.

Of course, this is not to raise Robson's coaching level, for example, he failed to defeat Capello in La Liga, and lost to Aldridge in the same season, but his ability to use his coaching experience and knowledge flexibly and freely should be recognized and respected.

Newcastle United are out of the relegation zone and haven't been able to pursue too much this season, so they don't have much pressure to come to the Lions' Den and just play well.

Aldridge and the gray-haired Robson had been standing and talking together since the opening time.

The two talked about something that had nothing to do with the game. It's still about the position of the England national team.

Robson supported Aldridge to coach the national team. Aldridge, on the other hand, felt that the FA would not agree to him taking on the role. And it is a long-term leader.

He refers to the long-term, referring to a complete major tournament cycle, for example, if he takes over the England national team now, then it can only be regarded as a short term, and it is incomplete, the European Championship qualifiers are over, he is nothing more than leading the team to play a few friendly matches, and then go directly to play the European Cup. This kind of short-term work, Aldrich feels that the possibility of failure is very, very, very big!

"Actually, you also have the idea of accepting the FA's invitation, right?"

Robson heard Aldrich's overtones, at least, Aldrich didn't deny it and talked about it, then, it definitely proves that he has something in mind.

Aldrich closed his eyes and smiled bitterly, and replied, "Maybe he was bewitched." ”

The media has been bombarded with public opinion these days. It did have a psychological impact on him.

I hadn't thought much of it before.

He's going to lead the team, and it's a Premier League team. Going to be the coach of the England national team again? The FA agrees?

Stop dreaming!

But seeing that the outside world was so loud, Aldrich said that he had no idea in his heart, no heart to move, that was impossible.

As the players began to enter the field, Aldridge hugged Robson and walked back to their respective dugouts.

In today's game, Robson's tactical arrangement is more pragmatic, and the strength of Newcastle United is not as good as it was back then.

Millwall's players played steadily on the field today, the tempo was not fast, and they played more patiently and steadily, which was deliberately told by Aldridge before the game, not to be afraid of Newcastle United, but to adjust themselves.

In the new season, they have won 15 consecutive wins in the league, and if you count the 4 consecutive wins in the Champions League, the momentum and form of the main team are almost at the limit!

Even the strongest team cannot always maintain its state at the highest peak, the form curve will inevitably fluctuate like other teams, the difference between strong teams and weak teams is that strong teams have shorter trough periods, longer peak periods, and lower frequency fluctuations.

Millwall have set a new record, winning 19 consecutive league games across seasons, and now they have the potential to break that record in every league game.

The players need to take a break and let it go, but now they are also fighting with a sigh of relief, the goal is the Ballon d'Or selection, every weekend match day, even if it is not the British media, the media in other European countries will pay attention to Millwall to see if they can create a new league winning streak, this is the best publicity offensive of the Ballon d'Or, as long as the players perform well, they will be magnified by the microscope and featured by the media.

But Aldridge needs the players to press the state in this game, don't break out, don't, maintain a stable state, break out, wait for the next game!

In the next league game, the battle of the Premier League, Millwall hosts the Red Devils Manchester United!

At the end of the game, the Lion's Den Stadium erupted in loud cheers.

"Millwall have won their 16th league game of the new season and are on a 20-game winning streak across the season! The winning streak of Europe's top five leagues was refreshed again, although the score was 2:0, and the scene was not happy, but Millwall's strong dominance in the game was impossible to ignore, Newcastle United only had 3 shots on goal in the whole game, Robson lost to Aldridge for the second time, the old coach took the initiative to shake hands with Aldridge after the game, the new and old two English coaches had a short post-game exchange, it seems, they cherish each other, and now, all fans who pay attention to Millwall can look forward to the next league game, Millwall will host Manchester United at home and whether the Red Devils can break Millwall's winning streak will be crucial to the Premier League title suspense, and we'll see you in a week's time, friends. ”

Winning this game is important for Aldridge.

Whether Millwall will be interrupted to face Manchester United, or will face Manchester United with a 16-game winning streak in the new season, morale will inevitably be the opposite.

After hastily answering questions from reporters during the post-match interview and leaving, Aldridge appeared preoccupied and got into a luxury car as soon as he walked out of the club.

Andrew, who was specially called to the stadium to watch the game today, sat in the car, and when he saw Aldridge getting into the car, he asked, "Where to go?" ”

"There are some things to think about, just go to a secluded place and take a walk."

"What do you want?"

"England national team manager."

"Didn't you already make a statement?"

"I'm just saying I'm never going to lead LinkedIn Gran to play next year's European Championships."

Andrew rolled his eyes and smiled: "I see." (To be continued......)