840 Expulsion, one year of seclusion
It's dawn, people are awake, and it's time for Lu Xiaopang to go home.
Aldridge was woken up by a phone call at 4:30 a.m., and his personal phone was turned on 24 hours a day during the World Cup, to keep in touch with his family, whether it was Evan in London, or his parents and two sons in Asia.
It was Evan who called him, which made Aldrich startled, and thought that something had happened to Evan in London, but after picking up the phone, he realized that Evan was also awakened in the middle of the night by being disturbed in his sleep.
Rooney's actions last night were followed by reporters from beginning to end, and those reporters were so powerful that even the hotel where Rooney was owned was mixed in, secretly filmed all the way, plus spent a lot of money to buy news stories with two Oriental girls after Rooney left, during which the news material has been constantly sent to newspapers or company headquarters.
Fleet Street will do everything to find out the news, there will be a complex network of interpersonal relationships, in the past, when Evan was working, there were many friends of Fleet Street, although the cooperative relationship between everyone is not public, but it will play a role at critical moments.
The news from the newspaper on Fleet Street has not yet been announced, but the content of the news has already reached Evan's ears, just like the scandal of the Christmas sex pie duì back then, people notify you in advance, in addition to selling personal favors, it can also be regarded as a peach in return, and when needed, you will also give the other party an exclusive report or a blockbuster headline.
However, the news must not be blocked, the world is so multimedia, the news has long been leaked, and informing Millwall's side, especially Aldrich's pillow person, is nothing more than borrowing a microphone to make Aldrich mentally prepared, so as not to be kept in the dark when the scandal breaks out.
Aldridge didn't jump to conclusions when he first got the news, and he won't just take the media to the test. I don't question the players.
For so many years. There is always a lot of unscrupulous media making up news. And Aldridge's principle of managing players, the first point is trust.
Trust is not a word for words.
For example, since 98, the media has been making noise about who and who will leave the team at Millwall, and if Aldridge reads the news and runs to ask the players, won't the trust between them be gone?
Aldrich is waiting, whether the matter is true or not, and there is no possibility of remedying it at this time. When Dawn shot into the room, the newspapers of the day from many media outlets were also placed on his desk, and after reading the contents of the newspapers, the evidence was conclusive, and besides, it was not a media report that reported the scandal.
People who stand on the cusp of the storm are naturally unlikely to be liked by the whole world, and some people will use malicious attacks to fight for positions and earn attention from the outside world, but Rooney. Apparently, it is not worth the collective persecution of more than ten high-profile media outlets at the risk of a lawsuit and disrepute.
There was no need to confront Rooney, Aldrich knew that everything in the news was true.
Although the scandal of the players is nothing more than a little. The public is accustomed to it, but the same person, when the representative status is different, the influence is also different, and the public obligations are also different.
Rooney, as a player of the England national team, in the context of the World Cup, created such a scandal, at best, so that the reputation of the United Kingdom will be damaged, and for the England national team, it has a very bad impact, making the England team stand on the moral judgment seat, people will issue all kinds of doubts and criticisms, as well as irresponsible accusations and difficulties.
At dawn, Aldridge yelled at him in Rooney's room and heard it clearly to all the English players and coaches on the floor.
Expulsion from the team!
Aldridge has been the manager of the England national team for a year and a half, and he has basically never been angry with the players, and when he is angry, there is no way to recover!
People used to say that Aldridge protects his shortcomings and uses power for personal gain, and half of the players in the England national team are related to Millwall, but when the players make mistakes, Aldridge can do not recognize his six relatives, and he does not hesitate.
Aldridge left, leaving the coaching staff to conduct the morning training session as he went to a meeting with FA officials to discuss the aftermath of the scandal, the PR crisis.
England players are chilling in their hearts, Aldridge is not angry, they always have some luck in their hearts, but after all, no one dares to try to challenge, Rooney, a player whose career has only officially started for a day, may not have that awareness, has never experienced the cruelty of his career, he crossed the thunder pool, and then, it seems, went to the abyss of no return.
Rooney's eyes were bloodshot, because he didn't get enough rest, he slept for less than 3 hours, looking at the newspaper on the ground, which secretly photographed his whereabouts, walked into the hotel, left the hotel, and even published the photos of the two Oriental girls who were happy with him last night, the scene was extremely dazzling.
"Wayne, the boss may be too angry, in an hour, you go and confess to him again"
Joe Cole gave Rooney an idea, although it was a bit of a fox friend to hang out outside the court, but at this time, at least you can't just run away, right?
Joe Cole feels things are turning around because Rooney is from Millwall.
Such an idea would be naïve.
Rooney raised his head, he was already scared at this time, his heart trembled, he couldn't say a word, and he felt that he had no strength in his body.
Not only Aldrich's anger, but also, how should he face his family?
Young, ignorant and reckless, Rooney is really a negative example.
He was about to nod his head when he heard Joe Cole's words, and he also felt that he was begging Aldridge, maybe he could still stay in the national team, as if, staying here, could get shelter.
However, when he saw two men walking in outside the door, his face immediately turned pale.
The two men who walked in, Joe Cole also knew, one was his agent, Andrew, and the other was an employee of Andrew's agency team, who usually helped them with chores before and after the saddle.
Andrew is dressed formally in a suit and leather shoes, of course, he also came to Asia, the World Cup, there are many players under his company, as a feast of global attention in the football world, it will naturally affect the attention of all the giants in the transfer market, Andrew on the one hand to update the fluctuations in the value of players at all times, on the other hand, it is also to expand the business, to see if there are good seedlings outside Europe willing to join him, and the business is also in the same period of negotiation.
After Andrew closed the door, he nodded at Joe Cole, and then walked up to Rooney, seeing Rooney's frightened and hesitant eyes, he said calmly: "Wayne, I'm sorry, this time it was my job dereliction, I should have sent someone to follow you, otherwise this kind of thing wouldn't have happened." ”
Yes, Andrew was derelict in his duties.
Other players, like Becky, McManaman, Owen, Frank Lampard, etc., they came to the World Cup, and during this period, their agents would constantly tell them to pay attention to their public image, not to make mistakes, and even go out shopping, there may be a PR staff to design it, why? It's all money!
And Rooney, although he is Andrew's player, but he came to the World Cup, completely inconspicuous, with his value, the salary he received in the Millwall youth team, Andrew sent someone to follow him and give him a small team? Isn't this a loss-making deal?
Who would have thought that Rooney became famous with one goal, Andrew wanted to send two assistants to Rooney after the game yesterday, it was impossible to follow him, at least there was a short exchange, so that Rooney understood his current value, his fame improved, and so on, and then he had to follow the rules.
But Andrew was disturbed by one phone call after another, and Millwall's young talent was a blockbuster, who would be the agent? The outside world doesn't need to check, just call Andrew, absolutely right.
This night's delay caused Rooney to be devastating.
There is no doubt that no one will be interested in him for the time being, and his public image is at stake.
Rooney didn't expect Andrew to apologize as soon as he opened his mouth and put the responsibility on the other party, no matter what, Rooney felt better, and he asked astringently: "I'm going to find the boss to admit my mistake, can't I make the boss change his mind?" ”
Andrew shook his head calmly, and at the same time, the people he brought with him had already asked Joe Cole and started to help Rooney pack his bags.
"Stay here, I've booked the ticket back, I'll pick you up later."
Andrew gave his assistant a look and left the room.
At the same time, Aldridge held a meeting with the FA's counterparts from the World Cup in the hotel conference room, video conference, and the FA's top brass in the UK.
Rooney caused a mess, Aldridge is naturally responsible, he is the coach of the national team, he is not strict under the rule, and the discipline is not effective.
It's just that the FA is not good at Aldridge, after all, Aldridge belongs to the firefight, and England is thriving, whether it is competitive or commercial income, there has been a significant change compared to before, if it is placed in the non-major period, the FA will find someone at most to express its position, where is the use of a meeting?
It's the World Cup, it's the fans of countless countries around the world who are staring here, paying attention to the news here, and the scandal of the England team, don't think about it, has spread all over the world.
"Expulsion? Well, this can be done, but, the national team will not be hired for a year, is this a bit too strict? ”
The phrase was uttered by FA chairman Thompson during a video call.
And the object of his speech is Aldrich.
Someone next to him also said: "Let him leave at this time is the best choice for the national team." However, England don't have many good strikers in the first place, and after the World Cup, he is almost 17 years old and can play for the national team, if the door is closed to him within a year, it may not be a good thing for the development of the national team, right? Aldrich, let's think about it again, the penalty of not being called up for one year is exempted. ”
Aldridge, who was sitting in the main seat in the conference room, had a cold face and said without maneuver: "No, although I will leave after the World Cup, I firmly believe that Wayne Rooney, will be expelled from the team and will not be called up by the national team for the next year." (To be continued......)