Millwall have reached the FA Cup final and will face the Reds Liverpool at Wembley.

After the game, Fleet Street continued to pursue Millwall, and Aldridge was a little sassy.

With just three days to rest after the game, Millwall will travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea in what remains a London derby.

Aldridge gave his players as much time off as possible, giving the main players two days off and coming back the day before the game for a simple joint practice.

He sent Andrew to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Stam and Nedved over the past two days to send the news that Manchester United were interested in buying them.

The results that came back made Aldrich very uncomfortable.

With the exception of Nedved, who has been adamant that he has no interest in leaving east London, Stam and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have both said they would have to think about it.

Aldridge supervised training the morning before the game, and during the lunch break, Stam walked into his office.

The master and apprentice sat across the desk, and Stam's opening remarks sent a chill through Aldrich's heart.

Stamm expressed his gratitude to Aldrich in a sincere tone.

In his two years in England, he has improved dramatically, and after adapting to the pace of play in England last year, his consistency at the back has been unparalleled this season.

And what about his previous club?

Before he arrived, his club was a team in the Eredivisie, with Millwall promoted from the first division to the Premier League, but his former club was relegated from the Eredivisie.

Maybe he would have thought that if he had stayed with his old club, the team might not have been relegated, but now look back. The heights and abilities he had attained were by no means attainable in his original nest.

His words were basically the same as a parting declaration.

Aldrich didn't want to let him go.

"Yaap. How competitive do you think our team is? ”

Stam blurted out: "One of the best teams in England. ”

Aldridge nodded and said: "But we only won one League Cup trophy. ”

Stam was silent for a moment. Then he said seriously: "Chief, I know what you mean, and I know that you want to keep me, I am grateful, to be honest, my time at Millwall is the most important part of my career, here you have taught me to defend as a team and have always given me confidence." Even when I was bad, you didn't question me, but patiently accompanied me out of the trough, I have improved a lot here, I want to repay you, I want to repay Millwall, and I want to tell everyone that if I leave here, I must leave with honor. Boss, if we can't win the league this season, then we will win it next season. So, I'll leave as a champion, okay? ”

Hear Stam's words. Aldrich couldn't dissuade him anymore, and nodded his head in agreement.

The meaning he was trying to convey was clear. If this season, Millwall can finally reach the top of the Premier League. He left in the summer and if Millwall don't win the Premier League this season, then go for it next season and then leave next summer.

Assuming that Millwall fail to win the Premier League next season, Millwall will also lose the capital to keep him, as the team has clearly failed to go any further.

Although the stars born in the 70s are not as rich and rich overnight as the post-80s and post-90s stars, there are many qualities in them that are also missing from later stars.

Let's get together and disperse.

Maybe many people don't understand, if Millwall is the league champion, why should Stam go for it?

Because Millwall doesn't have a big background, it's as simple as that.

A few years ago, Leeds United were league champions before the first year of the Premier League, Blackburn Rovers also topped the top last season, and Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa reached the top of Europe in a decade, but not many fans will think how great these clubs will be after the passage of time.

For the real giants, one championship, two championships, is simply not enough to make an ordinary team leap into the goal, but to pile up with sustained success, and at the same time improve the influence, especially to have widely recognized stars, one is not enough, two or three are too little.

Manchester United is different.

The legend of the club, Busby's legacy to Manchester United is not only the championship, but also a magic to face difficulties, this kind of inheritance is not comparable to the championship, how many familiar stars are there in the history of Manchester United? I'm afraid that non-die-hard Manchester United fans will be able to name a whole bunch of names. The paleness of Millwall's past achievements is not enough to make such a grass-roots team so different immediately after winning the title.

Especially this season, Manchester United is still attacking the championship despite the renewal of the generation, and if Millwall is stable to this day, then Manchester United has climbed back from the abyss.

This kind of championship temperament, the Red Devils' blood, is what Millwall lacks.

Especially in the final sprint stage of the league championship, Aldridge himself was a little overwhelmed, he just pretended to be calm, and what about the players? It seems that every day is a state of high mental tension and preparation, and as soon as the referee's whistle blows when they step on the field, they will be full of fire and fight with their opponents.

Is that good?

It's not good, it shows the immaturity of the team, the mentality in the big field is unbalanced.

But this kind of problem was encountered by Aldrich for the first time, and he was also familiar with and groping for ways to deal with it, and finally found that this is actually a process where practice makes perfect, rather than shouting a few words to stabilize people's hearts.

Blackburn Rovers also collapsed after last season, but United missed the chance to make a comeback, and that's the mental quality, the price of youth.

After the conversation with Stam paid off, Aldridge had dinner at home in the evening when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knocked on his door.

Babyface remained silent at first, and the master and apprentice sat in the living room with their eyes wandering for about five minutes.

In the end, it was Aldridge who took the initiative to break the silence, and he asked in a calm tone: "Ole, you want to go to Manchester United, do you?" ”

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer bowed slightly. "Not necessarily, chief." I've been on the bench for the last two years, I think. I have the ability to play a main position, whether it's a winger or a striker, I think I can do it, but the boss doesn't seem to have the confidence in me to play the main team. ”

Aldridge provoked the conversation, but he sat down on the couch again and fell silent with his teacup in hand.

Unlike Patrick Vieira, Ballack, Ruud van Nistelrooy and other players are not yet twenty years old.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is twenty-three years old.

And he is also a good observer, and he has already noticed that Aldridge has begun to change the team's tactical system in the last month of training.

In the future, Millwall will play in a three-striker formation.

It sounds like there are more strikers, but in reality, Larsson will play as a winger. Trezeguet will still be a centre-forward, Pire will also be a winger, and the original full-back Schneider will start to play full-back.

If that's all there is, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer might be up for grabs.

However, he sensed that Aldrich had great hopes for Shevchenko.

Coaches are human beings, can they treat players equally?

It's simply impossible.

It's not about the personal relationship, it's about the combination and matching in training, the team allocation, and how much saliva is spent to remind the players. The requirements of the coaching staff and so on.

Andriy Shevchenko's progress over the past six months has been obvious, first of all, integrating into the tactical system, and secondly, improving his physical fitness and personal skills, Aldridge will let Shevchenko come on the pitch to adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League for most of the second half of the league. Maybe not long, 10 minutes or 20 minutes, but the main thing is to get him on the pitch without pressure. Even if you miss an opportunity, it doesn't matter if you perform mediocre, it's just a process of mental adaptation.

That's why. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer feels he has dropped in the forward rankings in the squad and is understandably hesitant to move to Manchester United.

In fact, he said that. Just hinted at Aldrich: Boss, you give me the main force, I will never leave!

Aldridge was equally grateful for bringing him from northern Europe to England, the equivalent of taking him from the desert to the oasis, but at the age of twenty-three, he felt he could no longer wait on the bench for his chance.

Besides, if you have to be a substitute, a substitute at the Theater of Dreams, it's better than sitting on the bench at the Lion's Den Stadium, isn't it?

The message conveyed by Ferguson, Aldridge has nothing to hide, this is a sign of respect for the player, and Andrew told Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that includes what Ferguson said: the main position.

Go to Manchester United to play as a main team and stay at Millwall as a substitute.

What is the comparison between the two?

Need to hesitate?

But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer just hesitated, he still wanted to stay, but only if he could get the main position.

Aldridge, after thinking for a long time, raised his head to stare at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and asked: "Ole, if I agree to you going to Manchester United, will you hate me?" ”

Solskjaer knew the answer, the baby face smiled, shook his head, and said, "No, sir, I have nothing but gratitude and admiration for you." And you just made the right decision, I don't think I'm definitely better than Robert, Henrik, David, they deserve to be in the starting line, but I also want to start every game. ”

Aldridge stood up and walked in front of him, the master and apprentice came to hug, Aldridge said in his ear: "Ole, you are a top player, I have never lied to you, I said when we first met, you will be the best player, I don't want to let you go, but, I can't let you waste on the bench, go to Manchester United, walk into Old Trafford with your chest high, tell everyone your name, and then create your own legend, I will always bless you, if one day you want to come back, I am always welcome." ”

Solskjaer burst into tears, nodded desperately, and finally left Aldrich's house with tears in his eyes, and as he walked down the dimly lit street, he suddenly looked back at Aldrich's home and choked up: "Boss, I really want to stay here forever." ”

Aldrich was in a very lost mood, and he sat on the floor, his eyes a little moist.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, super sub.

Under Alex Ferguson, he has only played as the main player for four seasons.

But Aldrich could not tell him this, it would have appeared that he had evil intentions.

Besides, if he stays at Millwall, he may not even be able to play as a regular player for four seasons.

Going to Manchester United and playing for the Red Devils is better than playing for the Lions, and Aldridge doesn't think there's anything wrong with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's choice.

On the contrary, it was he who failed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

"Aldrich, why don't you persuade him to stay? Let him compete with others. I think he's pretty good. ”

Benitez stood on the stairs and said with some confusion.

Aldrich shook his head, there was nothing to say.

Bald had no idea about Millwall's talent pool up front.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, Tony, Phillips, Ronaldo, Glen Shire, Shevchenko, Larsson, Trezeguet, Pire, Villa, Joe Cole

(To be continued......)