The Young Lion

The World Cup is in full swing. Aldrich cannot see the game. He will only selectively watch a few games. Even for the England team, he is not a must-see.

At the end of the group stage, Aldridge took his daughter Bonnie to the world-famous Ruhr Industrial Zone and toured Dortmund.

Because there will also be World Cup matches here, naturally the paparazzi are indispensable, so in order to avoid being recognized, Aldridge did a disguise. Under the watchful eye of his daughter Bonnie, Aldridge stuck his beard and put on Sunglasses, and a new trendy T-shirt and shorts, people can not associate with the handsome young man who appeared in the suit and leather in the camera.

Bonnie had to put on makeup when she was arguing. Aldridge put a small baseball cap on her face and applied two red and white make-ups on her face. Then the father and daughter started swimming in Dortmund without any care. .

Running on the street, Aldridge let her ride on the head. Bonnie held snacks in her hands. From time to time, he fed Aldridge a bite. When he saw the landscape things of interest, he directed Aldridge to come closer.

This time in Dortmund, Aldridge has a purpose. Before coming to Germany, Aldridge glanced at the information update of the club’s scouting network and found that there is a new star seedling in Germany that can be taken to Millwall.

Well, it was taken, not dug.

After Dortmund continued to ask passionate passers-by, Aldridge brought his daughter to the door of the family.

He knocked on the door and waited for a while. Someone opened the door and was a middle-aged man. There was a young woman standing beside him. They should be in a father-daughter relationship. The middle-aged man asked curiously, "Hello, may I ask you Who are you looking for?"

Aldridge took Bonnie's hand and smiled: "Hello, this is Aldridge Hall from England. Excuse me, is this the Royce family?"

"Aldrich Hall?"

"Aldrich Hall!"

"Liar! Do you think we are fools?"

The middle-aged man just questioned, but the daughter next to him raised his voice, and looked suspiciously on Aldridge's face, immediately deciding that Aldridge was a liar.

At this time, another young woman came to the door and asked curiously: "Aldrich Hall? Is that the English jazz?"

"real or fake?"

Finally, Royce appeared. Royce, whose thin arms and thin legs seemed weak, couldn't help but look out from the middle of the two sisters, and also looked at Aldridge's father and daughter suspiciously.

Aldridge took off his glasses in front of them, then tore off his disguised beard, rubbed his face, put his hands down and smiled at them.

This family, apart from Royce's mother, his father, two older sisters, including Royce himself, has an unbelievable mouth.

This trick became a little unexpected!

"Really Sir Hall!"

Royce shouted, and his father reacted this time, quickly making way for Aldridge to enter the house.

Aldridge asked Bonnie to greet people, and Bonnie said politely to the family. Aldridge explained to them the reason for his disguise before sitting down in the living room.

As soon as he sat down, Royce's father could not wait to ask: "Sir Hall, you personally come to the door, does Millwall want to sign my son Marco?"

Aldridge turned his attention to Royce, who was restless at the moment. He nodded slightly and said, "We were paying attention to Marco a long time ago. We recently tracked his performance and found that he was in the Dortmund B team. When it comes to deprecation, I suspect that his development in the Dortmund youth training system has not been smooth, so I think that at this time, Marco will need a new choice, and Millwall is willing to become his second home."

Royce lowered his head. At first sight Aldridge's excitement passed, and his face became bleak.

Dortmund U17 won the same league title last season, but he was abandoned by the U17 coach because he was too thin.

He asked softly: "Sir Hall, I have a lot of teammates who are doing very well. Why don't you go find them?"

Although Royce was somewhat lost, his mentality was still optimistic, so he wouldn't be able to hold on like a life-saving straw in front of the drowning man.

As his dream when he was a child was to travel around the world as a pilot, the development in Dortmund was not smooth, it was just another place to go.

Aldridge smiled: "Yes, some of your teammates look better than you, such as Mario Goetze, but Millwall cannot sign him. He is a key player in Dortmund, but you are not, Millwall can sign you. Here I want to explain that Millwall signing a player will be well thought out, especially for foreign players. If possible, we are willing to sign Goetze, but we and Goetze There are many obstacles between them, but there is no obstacle between Millwall and you, and there will not even be a transfer between clubs, because your contract expires in the summer, you are free, no belonging, you can Come to England to develop, and in my opinion, this is a valuable asset that Millwall has picked up. Come to Millwall, you have talent, what you lack is only the acquired training, what is Millwall's youth training system Also, I think, if you are interested, you can take a look at it yourself, we welcome you at any time, as long as you are willing to come, make a phone call, we will book a round-trip airfare and hotel for your family, we are all inclusive, In addition, Millwall will not easily give up a player, at least, will not give up because of the acquired nature, such as your physical fitness is not strong enough to give you up, this can be improved, as long as you work hard, you can succeed."

Royce stared at Aldridge staring blankly, whispering something lightly, and he heard him as if he was possessed.

The two sisters seemed to be reluctant to go abroad, so someone said: "Marco doesn't like cold and humid environments, he likes places where the sun is warm."

Aldridge smiled disapprovingly, didn’t want to fight with the young, just said lightly: "We’re not talking about the world where 99% of people on this planet live, but the football field, the green world, and Millwall in London, London belongs to the UK, what does this mean, Marco should be able to understand that in the past, stars did leave London because of weather and environmental reasons, and went to a place where the seasons are like spring and live comfortably. Then? In a green world, In fact, they went from the sun-drenched place to the extremely cold place. Marco, Millwall’s door is open to you, if you want to come, you can call me at any time, this is my business card. Sorry, bye."

With all that said, Aldrich came to the door personally with great sincerity. He would not preach anything again and again. He chose to be in Royce’s own hand. He never drank a sip of water and smiled with his daughter Bonnie. Say goodbye to the Royce family and play in Dortmund for a while before going to Berlin to meet Ewen.

After the World Cup in Germany, Royce went to the UK alone and joined the Millwall youth team.

...

On July 1, the Gelsenkirchen World Cup Stadium in the northern Ruhr area.

Aldridge sat on the Sky Sports commentary guest table, and explained the life and death battle of England vs Portugal in the quarter-finals with Andy Gray and Martin Taylor.

"England's World Cup looks stumbling, the scene is not as smooth and smooth as before, Sir Hall, what do you think is the problem with the England team? Today we don't look dominant in Portugal, and we are the defending champions !"

Aldrich served as a commentary guest, so he didn't have too many fears.

"The England team lost their balance on the field and we returned to the 442 in the past. Redknapp had his considerations. There is nothing wrong with Joe Cole on the left and David on the right. The impact of the two wings should be used. Can create a considerable threat, but in the midfield, I think it is difficult for Lampard and Gerrard to reach a balanced state. If a striker is removed and they are pushed up casually, it may make the situation change. Better, just like Benitez started to use Gerrard as a shadow striker in Liverpool, and Lampard’s forward awareness is his advantage. It cannot be said that the two players are right or wrong, who is good and who is bad. The key lies in the coach’s strategy of use, platoon formation, how to maximize the advantages of the player, and avoid the weaknesses being used by opponents, while enriching the offense."

In the 62nd minute of the game, there was a startling change.

Rooney stepped on the groin of Carvalho, Ronaldo immediately stepped forward to put pressure on the referee. Rooney pushed Ronaldo angrily and was immediately shown a red card by the referee!

In the commentary, Andy Gray and Martin Taylor looked at Aldridge together. The fans from England on the scene had begun to booby Ronaldo.

Aldridge took a deep breath and shook his head: "It's too cool! Too reckless! He hasn't entered the World Cup rhythm at all! Maybe he should follow Sir Ferguson's advice, don't bring injuries to the World Cup, he should stay in the UK, As a defending champion member but stepping on the opponent, that action can be completely avoided! And he then shoved his opponent, red card, no dispute!"

"Sir Hall, do you think Rooney's red card is to blame, is it?"

Aldrich stretched out his hand to indicate the direction of the stadium, and of course said: "Shouldn't it be a red card? This kind of trampling is allowed on the court? What's wrong with C Ronaldo? He was wearing a Portuguese jersey and his teammates were trampled on. Wasn't he? It’s time to move forward to discuss justice for teammates and to pressure the referee. This is not in England, in Europe, on courts around the world? Isn’t this normal?”

In the first time, Aldridge expressed his position, firmly defended Ronaldo, and criticized Rooney's performance mercilessly.

Yes, Rooney behaved very badly. He was like a fierce bull, rushing on the court, the anxiety in his heart was written on his face, everyone knows it, so how can he play well? How can the flag of England be carried?

But Fleet Street may not necessarily see it this way, and England fans may not necessarily see it that way.

At this time, Ronaldo, who was boasted by English fans on the court, was stubborn, as if he was going to be an enemy with all British fans.