The Young Lion

Millwall's outstanding record in the past two years, this season is skyrocketing, which keeps the enthusiasm of the fans unabated. Even in the youth FA Cup game, the small Lions Stadium has more than 70% attendance, tickets It's not expensive, only 5 pounds.

Melanie was carefully dressed today, her dark brown long hair curled up, wearing a red slim dress, obviously with the color of the Red Army.

She was sitting next to him holding Aldrich's hand, her face full of smiles, her head crooked, she leaned into Aldrich's ear and said, "Bet?"

Oudrich, who is a suit and leather watcher, raised his eyebrows and raised his mouth slightly: "Milwall won, I won, Liverpool won, you won. What is the bet?"

"It's still the same, but cook yourself."

"Can you cook?"

"Learning."

"That's still my loss."

"gentleman!"

"The deal."

Aldridge had just finished speaking, and Andrew, who was sitting in the lower row, turned back and smiled, "Can I rub the rice?"

He also brought his new model girlfriend here to watch the ball today. The slim girl with delicate facial features is said to be a French supermodel. She obviously sits beside Andrew and is not interested in playing football with this group of children.

Aldridge smiled: "Gentlemanly."

Andrew smiled vaguely and nodded: "Well, okay, I won't disturb the world of you two."

As an agent, of course, Andrew must also pay attention to the performance of the players.

Today, Millwall’s Youth FA Cup starting lineup includes Glenchard, Lampard, Ferdinand, Capdevila, Pirlo, and Richard Lay, who were not yet 18 years old before the start of the league last year. special.

From the goalkeeper to the midfielder, there are stars of hope on all fronts, but the frontline is slightly thin, and Glencharr is a winger.

The players on both sides are on the court, and the head coaches on both sides are Najib and McCauley.

Liverpool godfather Shankly said: Merseyside has two of the best teams, the first is Liverpool, the second is the Liverpool reserve team.

At first glance, this person feels crazy, and it is estimated that nine out of nine people think he is bragging.

In reality, the current Liverpool coach Roy Evans was the head coach of the Liverpool reserve team. At that time, the reserve team was no different from the youth team. The main task was to train players. Evans coached the Liverpool reserve team at that time. Set a series of unprecedented records for the latecomers. Although it is the reserve team's record, it should not be underestimated. At the same time, the generation of Liverpool reserve team who later became famous and entered the first team was also the successor of Shankly's successor Paisley. Members, from this point of view, Shankly's bold words are not untargeted.

Now the coach of the Liverpool youth team, McCauley, is not small. He is a player introduced by Shankly, but his strength is not impressive. So he put his mind on research and training and tactics. After retiring, he worked hard for several years. Back in Liverpool, Dalglish was appointed as the coach of the Youth Academy and continued to train rookies for Liverpool.

And the 1996 generation of Liverpool, which debuted today, was precisely carefully adjusted by Macquarie.

Aldridge also sent him an invitation when he dug Liverpool three players last year, but was rejected by the other party.

Aldridge appreciates McCauley. The opponent’s train of thought is completely different from the mainstream in England. He does not overemphasize confrontation. He focuses on training the player’s technology and attaches great importance to the player’s moral quality. Once he determines that the player’s conduct is wrong No matter how talented he is, he will not sign this player.

A glance at Liverpool's lineup, Aldridge was suspicious.

Among these talented players, he saw Carragher and David Thompson. The other players did not have any great success in the future. Just as in Class 92, it was not the final achievements of each, but only a few top players appeared. It cannot be copied anymore.

Aldridge bent down and leaned next to Andrew's head, asking questioningly: "Why haven't you seen Gerrard and Owen in Liverpool's starting lineup?"

Andrew does not usually have fun all day. He is not the same as Aldridge. Aldrich trains the team and researches his opponents. His job is to observe and discover good seedlings, and then build a good relationship in advance. It’s not bad for everyone to be a good friend if you can’t sign, and it helps build a bigger network.

Therefore, Aldrich's doubts are really right for Andrew, who sent people to the youth teams all day.

Andrew pointed to the visiting team bench and said: "Look, Thompson takes the starting spot, Gerrard can only be a substitute, Owen boy, you said he has a lot of talent, I believed it before, but I think you look away Look, you see, David Ramall in Liverpool's starting striker. His reputation is many times greater than that of Owen. Owen is giving him a substitute."

Aldridge was a little dizzy and frowned: "Thompson, I know, Gerrard came off the bench because he is not obvious. In other words, Gerrard is too comprehensive, and the offense and defense are not particularly prominent. This kind of player in the future It will shine. You can tell me about David Ramall."

Andrew said in detail, it seems that he also focused on this talented young man.

David Ramall was a prodigy signed by McCauley after a lot of effort. If he took a step late, Ramall was taken away by the Scottish giant Glasgow Rangers.

In terms of speed, Irving is a bit faster than Ramall, but Ramor's ability to read the game can also be said that football wisdom is significantly better than Irving, and therefore, Irving was pressed to the bench.

Aldridge stared at the Northern Irish prodigy, carefully recalled for a long time, and did not remember that in the future European football star has a striker called Ramor, who can't find this person at all.

He shook his head and stopped thinking.

There are many geniuses who can't play. This is normal. The success rate of professional football is surprisingly low. Moreover, the growth of talented players also requires appropriate soil. The external environment and internal potential are important conditions that affect the ultimate success.

Some players gave up, some were destroyed by injuries, some players were abandoned by coaches, and some were buried in a team that completely conflicted with their own characteristics...

It's just a few steps at the critical time. It's not enough to work **** your own. It's like a bright future. If you can't go through this step, the genius will fall.

After the start of the game, the two teams played a wide open match, both sides are teams that pay attention to technical and tactical characteristics, and run counter to the mainstream of English football, so the confrontation is not particularly fierce, and the team coordination and personal technical play have many highlights .

Millwall's double midfielder is Lampard playing Pirlo. Lampard is defensive. The core of Pirlo's midfield organization. The former has a large running range and can attack and defend. Pirlo's defense is assisted by Lampard. There is also a front waist and Lampard running to cover and firmly control the ball.

However, Millwall does not have a reliable striker. In addition to the speed and skills of Glencharr, the two forwards and the front waist of the front line are of average talent. They are more playing teams and there is not too much personal technical display.

This made Millwall's offense not to score.

Liverpool have also been hit by the wind and water, and the rapid advancement in the counterattack is quite lethal. Thompson's ability to attack and defend is also very large. The performance is impressive.

Aldridge not only pays attention to Thompson, but also pays attention to Lamor's performance on the front line.

He wanted to see what the prodigy could do to put Irving on the bench.

Soon, Ramall let Aldridge get what he wanted.

His off-the-ball movement is very positive and will never let the guard stare him to death.

In a side attack, Ramall first pressed into the penalty area, then suddenly withdrew, and received the ball as expected. The skill at the foot knocked the ball gently, between the legs of Ferdinand. At the same time, Ramall walked past him, and then hit the ball with a kick. The ball was blasted into the gate guarded by Wright.

Liverpool led 1-0 away.

This ball made Aldridge stunned.

This is not just relying on technology. His previous sense of running without the ball, combined with the rhythm of the center of gravity when the defender retreated and then grabbed, completed this personal performance.

"Oh, I said, he's a genius, and Owen's kid just ran a little faster than him."

Andrew turned back and laughed.

Melanie smiled like a flower, smiled in Aldrich's ear: "I won!"

Aldridge shrugged: "There is more time in the game."

Millwall conceded a goal and Liverpool scored, but the coaches on both sides were not celebrating or frustrated.

McCauley and Najib, as head coaches of the youth team, know better than anyone that this insignificant game does not mean anything at all.

The significance of training players is more important than championship and victory.

The concept of youth training in European football is also the same, so many national teams of all ages have repeatedly scored big scores when participating in international competitions. People who don’t understand will say that these children are not reliable and score many goals. But there were also a lot of goals conceded.

In fact, the youth training concept is completely different from the adult team. The adult team needs a record, the youth team can not!

Because the youth team is to train talent, not for the championship.

The head coach's requirements for young players will not be too harsh. The important thing is to let them develop their talents, creativity and randomness are higher than professional players, so it is not surprising that they often play big scores.

The winning and losing of the youth echelon is not so important. This is not the same as the primary school exam, middle school, and college entrance exam. The real test is after entering the society.

Millwall quickly equalized the score, Glennshire’s progress in the past few months was more obvious, especially after the ball has made great progress in technology, plus his not weak explosive force, although the shot after the ball cut The angle is not tricky, but the Liverpool goalkeeper panicked and let the ball leak under his arm.

In the second half, Lampard helped the team to overtake with a long shot. Before the end of the game, Pirlo drew the ball forward and used a good pass to tear the Liverpool's back line. At 3:1.

Millwall won the Youth FA Cup this season.

At the end of the game, Aldridge, like other live audiences, got up and applauded the performance of these young players.

He leaned forward and said to Andrew: "What is the status of Ramall's contract, do you know?"

"I know, he has a one-year contract with Liverpool, but Liverpool is considering signing a new contract with him. How can they let go of this kind of prodigy?"

"Staring at his contract, if there is a chance, I want to bring him to Millwall. This kind of player is a waste in Liverpool."

"Well, I will follow."

In this game, in addition to scoring goals, Ramall also created a lot of opportunities for his teammates. He is a player in Liverpool who has performed as well as Thompson, but his teammates seem to be unable to keep up with his thinking and cooperate with him. Always one step slower.

But this kind of player is Aldridge's favorite striker. He has excellent reading skills, a sense of making the ball, and good explosiveness and speed. He can pass and shoot. It is not an exaggeration to call him a prodigy.

After walking out of the Lion's Den Stadium after the game, Aldridge smiled at Melanie: "Are you learning cooking? I hope I won't diarrhea."

Melanie also looked at him with a smile and said in surprise: "What does it have to do with me? You won."

"Yeah, I won. You should invite me to dinner."

"No no no, whoever wins, please, Chef Aldridge, you have to show your hand again tonight."

Aldridge was stunned, and then shook his head bitterly into his old BMW.