Millwall's team, coaching staff, players, doctors, team managers and more have all made their way back to London, with the exception of the head coach.

Ferguson's office is small, with a strong reception room color, with a transparent coffee table in the middle, leather sofas under three walls around the coffee table, and a wall above the sofa is hung with photographs or meaningful paintings.

Aldridge was a guest here, and while Ferguson went to pour the wine, he stood by the wall and looked up at one of the photographs: "The Beings on the Beam"

It is a photographic work created in 1932 during the construction of the Rockefeller Building in New York.

It shows 11 construction workers sitting on top of steel bars working at height, and below them are a cluster of bustling high-rise buildings in New York City, hundreds of meters above the ground.

In a sense, this reflects the real status of the 11 people on the football field, the danger of the profession, the courage above the sky, professionalism, and the trust and communication of colleagues.

"Aldrich, you almost gave me a heart attack today."

Aldrich turned around and saw Ferguson sitting on the sofa at the other end of the coffee table, holding the red wine in his hand, and the red wine that had been poured for Aldrich was already on the other side of the coffee table.

Sitting across from Ferguson, Aldrich picked up his glass and took a sip, reminiscent of it without much thought.

"What? Dislike? ”

Ferguson has a light smile on his face, the big battle is over, and at this moment, the two coaches, one old and one young, can sit down and talk and laugh, which is also a kind of enjoyment of life in the football circle.

Aldrich shook his head and smiled frankly: "To tell you the truth, my father was a street gangster when he was young, and my eldest brother was a glass worker when he was just an adult, so my family doesn't have a high taste for red wine, sometimes it's fun, drinking red wine is no different from drinking beer, I don't like it or not, it just can't make me happy, if Millwall wins the game today, I will invite you to eat barbecue and beer." ”

Ferguson laughed when he heard this, he raised the wine glass in his hand, and said: "This is port wine, from Portugal, it has a ritual color in England, I don't know what you like, so I thought, this kind of red wine that students will drink, soldiers will drink, and nobles will drink, should be able to deal with you, it seems that I am wrong, so, tell me, what is the best red wine you have ever drunk?" ”

Aldrich thought for a while and said: "82 Lafite, in fact, it is not the best drink, I am just a layman, drinking red wine is to join in the fun." ”

In fact, Lafite is not the top in Europe, where wineries are everywhere, but Aldrich was in China in his previous life, and Lafite was hyped, which was just a product of the nouveau riche vassal elegance, so Aldrich went to buy a bottle of 82 Lafite when he was rich in his life, and in the 90s, this bottle of wine was not as sky-high as it was more than ten years later, so he could afford it, and after drinking it, he felt that it was not worth it.

Ferguson nodded and said, "Well, the '82 red wine is indeed the best in recent decades, and the grape harvest that year was very good." ”

"Grapes-related?"

"Of course, grapes are the main raw materials for winemaking, so a good wine not only depends on the brewing technique, but also depends on God's mood, he is in a good mood, 82 years of grapes will be a bumper harvest, the color is top, he is in a bad mood, no matter how many ordinary grapes, can not make classic red wine, well, this is also very similar to a football game, classic games are always born by chance, not carefully planned can appear."

Aldridge nodded seriously, Ferguson took a sip of wine, and said curiously: "Aldrich, can you tell me the secret of your success?" You haven't played football, but your study of football tactics is eye-catching, the players on the field today are top-notch, but they are absolutely inseparable from their usual training, even though the football game is not repeated to practice the tactics in training can be replicated on the football field, but in the irregular football game can play such a smooth football, which is inseparable from the coach's tuning. Also, there are a lot of players in Millwall, Manchester United's scouts have followed me and told me that there are a lot of young players with star potential, how did you pick these players? Where did you get their message? ”

Aldridge agrees with Ferguson.

There is no pattern to the game of soccer, unlike basketball or football coaches, who will hold a playboard and specify the offensive or defensive tactics to the trajectory of each player.

"I left London when I was not yet thirteen and passed away all over the world, no, really just in Europe, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Portugal, even Northern and Eastern Europe, I've been there a few times, and since then I've been looking at the culture of football in different parts of the continent and putting it all in my head, and honestly, I'm not a tactical faniac, I'm not going to spend all day studying what the players on the tactical board can do with complex movements, have you ever heard of the Laconian thinking?"

Ferguson shook his head seriously, even though he is a tasteful wine taster and a successful football coach, but his knowledge is similar to that of a normal person, which is one of the reasons why he later went toe-to-toe with Wenger, Wenger is always a knowledgeable style, and in front of Wenger, Ferguson will always inadvertently think of himself as a docker in Glasgow.

"Laconian thinking is actually simplistic thinking, conciseness, is the real richness, because everything concrete is limited, only the simplest things can have the greatest space for conception and imagination. I train the players to play the ball concisely and quickly, to train them to run and work as a team, and when they get older, they will be able to play smoothly on the pitch, and the same is true for defence, instilling in them the simplest awareness, and for the rest, they will try to play their best and do their best. ”

Aldrich said without concealment.

"Why are you so honest? Isn't there an idea of secrecy? ”

Ferguson pondered for a moment, then asked more curiously.

Aldrich sneered, "Confidentiality? There are no secrets in football. Any tactical framework is simple, and the efficiency of tactical execution depends on the ability of the players, and teams all over the Premier League know that Manchester United will play on both wings, but what can they do or will they be repeatedly beaten through the wings? A large factor is determined by the ability of the players, not whether the tactics are restrained, or how mysterious the tactics are, the strength of the players' direct confrontation directly affects the trend on the field, even if the number of people is used to make up for the side defense, then, other places will show flaws. For example, even if Manchester United returns to England's original long pass rushing and hanging style of play, it does not necessarily mean that the team's record will plummet, because your long pass will be more accurate, and you can buy the top strong center forward in the middle to grab points, the same tactics, different teams use, the effect is different, the real tactical trend change, the number of times in football in the past 100 years is no more than ten times, with the development of television broadcasting, there are no tactical secrets on the football field for a long time, there is only the matching degree of players and tactics. ”

Ferguson sighed approvingly: "You're right, the key is whether the characteristics of the players match the tactics, and putting the right players in the right positions can bring out the best results, otherwise it's a disaster." ”

Aldridge is the idea of building the team, he needs a strong center forward, Trezeguet is very suitable, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, although excellent, cannot replace the young Trezeguet, he needs a midfield commander, maybe Ballack, Nedved, Vieira can all be competent, but in effect, it must not be better than Pirlo, England's defenders need a high degree of air supremacy, players like Stam meet the requirements, and so on.

But the tactical relationship also exists, but it will be deeply reflected in the competition between the top teams, and the disparity in the strength of the team lineup, even if the tactics of the weak team restrain the strong team, it is difficult to cause an upset.

Ferguson got up and refilled Aldridge with a glass of wine and continued: "So, where did you source these players?" ”

Aldrich laughed and said, "Didn't you just say that? I've been to so many countries, I've watched one game a week, I've put a lot of players' names in my notebook, and my second brother has an agent company and he's hired scouts all over the world. ”

Ferguson suddenly realized, and after a moment of silence, he raised his head and said solemnly: "Seven million pounds, Larsson sold to Manchester United, or, five million pounds, that young Frenchman, Trezeguet." ”

Aldrich's happy mood vanished in an instant, and the old fox finally made a move!

He was nervous, Ferguson was not the first time he had made an inquiry, he had given up three months ago, but after today's game, he still made up his mind.

Now that he has opened his mouth, the salary is certainly not a problem.

Moreover, Trezeguet and Larsson's excellent performances today were enough for them to receive high wages at Manchester United without being questioned.

In terms of transfer fees, £7 million is a very sincere price.

That's £500,000 more than Andy Cole's transfer fee this spring, but £500,000 less than Bergkamp, who moved to Arsenal, is the second-highest transfer price in English football, the latest record being set by Bergkamp.

Trezeguet's £5 million is also sincere.

Aldrich put down his glass and said lightly, "I need to think about it." ”

"Whether the deal is successful or not, Aldridge, the next time you come to Manchester United, I'll open a bottle of 82 Lafite."

Ferguson got up and shook hands solemnly with Aldrich, who cheered up and smiled before turning away.