My name is Aldridge Hall.

At the age of 18, I started coaching a penniless Millwall in England.

At the age of 38, I left Millwall.

Before I came, Millwall was notoriously worthless.

After I left, Millwall became famous all over the world, the name of the wild lion is like a totem, deeply engraved on the land of European football, and the prestige of the wild lion envelops the entire green world!

No one knows where I'm from, so no one will understand where I'm going to go.

After I left Millwall, my protégé Jimmy Brown took over as manager and brought 11 trophies to the team in six years in charge, and after Jimmy Brown left, the new manager of Millwall became my youngest son, Earl Hall.

I have two women in my life.

The first is a beautiful encounter, and the second is the waiting of life.

In the end, the woman who stayed with me accompanied me to the age of 62 and will continue to do so without regrets.

I have two sons.

The eldest son's name is Bert Hall.

When I left England, he was 15 years old, already captain of Millwall's youth team, he was a football-minded man, a strong lad, and from the time he was born until he was now 39, there was only one thing that angered me: he impregnated a girl at the age of 14. I couldn't cruelly let the girl have an abortion, she came from a very ordinary family, so I became a grandfather when my son was still a minor.

For many years, Bert blamed myself for leaving England with Evan and Bonnie, which he believed was a mistake he had made. Only then did I leave. He understood this to mean that his father wanted him to grow up on his own. Because, he is responsible for women, he is responsible for his children, he must mature quickly and become a real man!

From time to time, the outside world would make a fuss about it, as if Bert had become a stain on Sir Hall's life, but Bert did not waver in the slightest. He worked even harder and focused on his career, and finally, at the age of 17, he made his first team debut for Millwall, at the age of 20 he captained the Lions, at the Lion King Stadium he was known as the Prince of the Lions, and at the age of 22 he became the England national team. Captain of the Three Lions, and has been there ever since. Even if he is almost forty years old, because of his dedication to his career, since the day he had a family that belongs to him at the age of 15, he does not smoke or drink, strictly controls diet and body maintenance, has no off-field scandals, has not filmed advertisements, has not interviewed, football, family, is all his life, so he is 39 years old, and he can still participate in the World Cup with the national team, and this stop will be the end of his career.

My youngest son, who was the biggest headache for me, was Earl Hall, but he was a rare one who matured so quickly as an adult, and he seemed to have a deep grudge against me, because I had left England, the place that was supposed to be home in his heart.

I thought he would become a star, or a kind rich kid, and live this life plainly.

But after I was 16 years old, he took over my study, and my father, Arthur, told me that Earl had turned over the work notes I had accumulated for more than 20 years, and finally asked someone to record the pen on the computer and browse it at any time, calling it the greatest treasure of my life.

At the age of 18, Earl went to the Netherlands, where he spent three years proving his coaching ability in Dutch football, and then, he returned to England, and Jimmy Brown voluntarily resigned without everyone understanding because he did a good job, but I can more or less understand, probably, Jimmy is repaying the favor, he voluntarily gave up the manager's position to Earl.

The Lion King Stadium, not only has the Lion Prince, but also the new King of the Lion, and the fans affectionately call Earl Hall II, at least, everyone says that the handsome Earl is most like the heroic "young marshal" back then.

The brothers worked together to break the money, and Bert and Earl supported the backbone of the fifth and sixth generations of the Lions, and they did not disgrace the prestige of the Lions, and always kept Millwall in the position of the number one club in Europe.

However, at the age of thirty-nine, Earl made a retirement declaration.

It was said that Bert, who was probably less than an hour older than him, was retiring as a player, and Earl's younger brother left with him.

It is also said that Earl was following his father's example with numerous honors, but retired before the age of 40!

In particular, he is equalling certain records that belong to his father, and if he wants to completely surpass his father, no one thinks that he can, but in some honors, it is still possible.

For example, he led the LinkedIn Gran national team to the European Championship two years ago and is now competing in the World Cup and has reached the semi-finals.

I also have a daughter.

A very, very cute daughter when she was a child.,A well-behaved daughter like a dragon elf.。

But when she grew up, she wasn't cute at all, not at all!

She accused me of being a loser, accusing me of spending a lot of money but not knowing how to make money!

I'll blame her too!

Ask her why she didn't find a good man to marry?

Why is there a group of women who are charming and good at every day?

She would always retort to me with "homosexuality is not a crime", and if I counted her down, she would threaten to sue me!

With the help of my eldest brother Barnett Hall and my nephew, Bowen Hall, the second-generation head of the Hall family's business empire, Bonnie Hall changed from a talented woman to a strong woman, she was in charge of my wealth, and if I wanted to spend money, I had to get her consent, so my family life became weird, I was not afraid of my wife, but I had to be controlled by my daughter everywhere

The good news is that I am not broke, I left England with a fortune of about seven billion pounds, and after more than twenty years, my daughter will proudly tell me that our family now has over two billion pounds!

As much as I don't think I'll laugh even if I have two billion pounds in front of me for real money, Bonnie sees her smug expression every time she proudly tells me about it. I just feel very happy.

I?

A lot of people ask me why?

Yes. I've been away from England for more than 20 years. But there are still fans who write to me and ask me in a puzzled context: Why did you go from the oasis to the desert?

Yes, this has become a long-standing mystery in world football.

Sir Hall, who stands at the pinnacle of the green world, took his family to China, a country that is regarded as a desolate desert in the football world, after announcing his retirement.

Perhaps only Chinese fans deceive themselves into believing that Sir Hall, who speaks particularly slippery Chinese, has a natural affection for China.

Born?

Maybe it's really natural.

But good feelings?

I don't think so, because in terms of football alone. I was hurt all over my body by Chinese football, and no matter how long it has passed, I still remember it vividly.

When I was 18 years old, I would never have any interest in Chinese football, and if I went to Chinese football to participate in football affairs, it would be better to kill me!

At the age of 28, I was not afraid of Chinese football, I just saw it as an extremely difficult challenge, but it was only an occasional reflection and the courage to put it into practice. To be honest, I didn't.

At the age of 38. I didn't think about the challenges, the difficulties, the gains and losses, I took my luggage, took my wife and daughter, and went from England to China.

For Chinese football, they describe my arrival as "coming", but the bond between my soul and this land is, in fact, "return".

So, no one understood, and I, too, didn't make any explanation.

Whether I came back or came, in short, I stood on the soil of China and began to enter the Chinese football world.

For more than 20 years, I have started with charity football, established countless football schools all over China, and invited many professional coaches through the resources I have accumulated in European football, which are all based on charity as a carrier for orphans, or poor children, or children who have football dreams but cannot go to professional but expensive football schools all over China for training.

All the investment I have done is with my wealth, so this is charity, so my daughter cannot sit idly by and watch me squander all my family wealth.

Starting from the grassroots, and then establishing a football league in China's east, west, north and south divisions, the main work is to establish youth leagues and youth leagues, and then send talented and well-grown children to Europe for professional training, and my professional team to follow up the situation.

My arrival, my philanthropy, and my contribution to the football industry have set off an unprecedented football frenzy in China's football desert, and a huge and gradually maturing football industry chain has been born in China and has developed rapidly.

After 10 years in China, I have built countless football stadiums, most of which are free for children to play football, and the youth league and youth league have sponsors and social attention, and this kind of simple football is becoming more and more influential.

Teenage geniuses began to emerge, idols began to be born, and the myth of a goal of fame began to be staged.

Ten years ago, I joined the Chinese Football Association as the head of youth football development and became an advisor to the Chinese national team.

Four years ago, I became the manager of the national team.

In the Asian Cup, I led the second-tier echelon of the national team to win the championship in a thrilling way, which not only achieved the purpose of training, but also brought the championship trophy and inspired the whole nation.

I repented.

Yes, again.

said that he would retire, but he came back to coaching.

Because I found that Chinese football lacks self-confidence!

Even though I've produced many, many talented players over the past 20 years, the national team has improved but it's not as high as I think it should be.

It's all about self-confidence!

So I'm back coaching, I'm only going to do it for four years, after all, I'm 58 years old, and this year, I'm 62 years old, and I want to really retire and stop thinking about anything about football, like UEFA, AFC, FIFA, there are a lot of people who support me to run for president, but I think it's really a crime, I should leave time for my family, I should be with them, deep down, I know that I owe them, too much, too much, they are waiting for me and supporting me to do whatever I want

At the end of my story with football, I hope to use myself to inspire Chinese football so that they can face the world with confidence!

So. I'm here

In 2038. July 3rd.

Guangzhou. Tianhe Sports Center Stadium.

There was a sea of red in the stands of the stadium, and a voice resounded in the sky.

"Team China! Come on! China! Come on! ”

It was like the cry of a nation in unison!

Inside the stadium, the game has entered the final moment.

The scoreboard shows the belligerents and the score.

England: 0

Team China: 0

Time: 85:12

Despite his graying hair, Aldridge, 62, is still in good spirits, looking like he's in his forties, standing on the sidelines like he did when he was 18.

Not far from him, there was also a handsome man.

His son. 39-year-old Earl.

In the VIP box of the stadium, there are many football celebrities and many members of the Hall family.

They were watching the game together, but they didn't care much about the outcome or defeat.

For example, Nedved, Larsson, and Schneider, who are known as the Big Three of Millwall management by fans, the three of them and a group of old friends came here to watch the game and laughed when they were interviewed: No matter who can reach the final between the Chinese team and the England team, Sir Hall will be happy, does it matter if you win or lose?

As the game time became less and less, the fans in the stands became extremely nervous.

The commentator said dryly: "The World Cup is being held in China for the first time. The homegrown Chinese team, led by the world's top coach Sir Hall, has made it all the way to the semi-finals, and now. In front of us is England! The last time England won the World Cup was in 2002, and the coach at that time was none other than Sir Hall, the current coach of the Chinese team! And today's coach of the England team, Sir Hall's son, Sir Earl Hall, who was also knighted two years ago! What's more worth mentioning is that the main goalkeeper of the England national team, David Hall, he is the grandson of the Chinese team coach Sir Hall, David Hall's father, Bert Hall is now standing on the sidelines, and it seems that he is going to come off the bench! It's not strange to us that there are fathers and sons competing in football, but it's crazy that three generations are playing together and it's still the stage of the World Cup semi-finals! Sir Hall is not only a legend of coaching, but even his descendants are famous one by one, the tiger father has no dogs, this is already a football family! ”

Well, the situation in the stadium made most of Aldrich's former disciples smile when they saw it.

Aldrich, Earl, Burt, David.

Fathers and sons, brothers, grandchildren come together in one game!

This is definitely a classic scene that couldn't be more classic!

Bert was substituted, and at the age of 39, he was still able to play in the World Cup, and in the semi-finals, although it was a last-minute appearance, but it was also awe-inspiring.

He is like a warrior of steel, carrying the most indispensable fighting spirit in the blood of the mad lion.

However, when he first came on the pitch, he inadvertently made a mistake in a set-piece defense!

"Wow, wow! The Chinese team won a penalty! Our No. 10 Chu Yi took a direct free kick, the ball was blocked by the England defender in the penalty area, but the opponent did not clear it cleanly, so that the unresponsive Burt Hall was fouled for handball! This ball has to be penalized, it has to be penalized, because if Bert Hall doesn't stop it, our striker Liu Peng will have a chance to shoot! The referee was aware of it and gave us a penalty! Penalty kick! If this goal is scored, we will most likely beat England and we will go to Beijing, to the capital, to the Bird's Nest to play the World Cup final! ”

The scene is completely boiling!

It's as if the whole nation is cheering!

Aldridge was relatively calm, and deliberately pressed his hands on the players on the field to signal them to keep calm.

Earl did not change his face on the sidelines, and Bert, who was fouled for handball on the court and gave the opponent a penalty, was also unhappy, he had seen all the winds and waves, the game was not over, everything was possible, how could there be time to be frustrated or discouraged?

The audience, no, countless Chinese people all over the world are watching this game in different ways, the most critical moment!

Chu Yi stood in front of the penalty spot, the core of the midfield who played for Arsenal, is an iconic player of Chinese football cultivated by Sir Hall, it can be said that 80% of the players in this batch of Chinese national team have sincerely expressed on different occasions: Sir Hall is like our father. Yes, some of them are orphans, some are not. But Sir Hall is on the path of growth in pursuit of their football dreams. It took a lot of effort. Help them grow, guide them forward, and now, lead them to the semi-finals of the World Cup, one step away from the final! ”

The penalty kick taken by Chu Yi carries the dreams of countless Chinese.

But. Maybe the pressure is too great, so big that even if he plays for a European giant, his ability to resist pressure is definitely beyond everyone's imagination, but at this moment, he still missed!

The angle of the penalty he took was there, but it was obviously soft!

England goalkeeper, David Hall did not move in advance, waited for the opponent to make a penalty before making a save, this ball, he steadily moved laterally one step and then saved. Hold the ball straight in your arms!

Rumble!

It was as if the whole stadium fell silent in an instant, and everyone's heads roared. The world is spinning.

The Chinese team missed a good opportunity to kill!

The competition isn't over yet!

David Hall stood up and launched a fast break immediately!

He threw the ball straight to his father, Burt Hall.

Bert was standing calmly outside the penalty area, and after Chu Yi ran away, he was ready to rush into the penalty area to defend, but when he saw that the penalty kick was held by the goalkeeper, he immediately turned around and ran forward, it is hard to imagine that a 39-year-old man is as fast as a cheetah running at this moment!

The goalkeeper's hand throws the ball in front of him, so he doesn't have to stop, he doesn't have to stop the ball, he goes forward, he keeps moving forward, chasing the inconspicuous but extremely important football for too many people in the world!

The Chinese team's tight defense exposed a huge flaw at this moment, perhaps the psychological blow was too heavy, and even the defensive movements seemed stiff at this time.

After taking the ball through the half, Bert only made a one-two with his team-mate who followed up on the wing, and after he passed the ball, he directly signaled the opponent to pass the ball in front of him!

Then, he went to the meeting alone!

Eventually, safely push the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal!

After the goal, he turned his head to look at the sidelines, not at his brother, but at his father!

He has been proving himself, always expecting his father's approval and forgiveness, although he no longer thinks that David's birth was a mistake, but he has a trace of guilt in his heart, as if he has let his father down.

Aldridge didn't look inside the stadium again, but turned around, faced the stands, cheered at the fans, and began to shout a word.

This sentence was passed out from here, from his mouth, and gradually, the Tianhe Sports Center Stadium kept repeating this sentence, Guangzhou, the south, China, the world, as long as there are Chinese people, the Chinese people watching this game are all chanting in unison.

"Chinese team, come on!"

In the whole field, and even as if from all over the world cheers, the Chinese team quickly cheered up and immediately set up the formation, although there were less than 2 minutes of injury time left in the game, they were like beasts, bursting out with a stronger fighting spirit!

Earl, meanwhile, continued to make substitutions on the sidelines to strengthen the defense.

Aldrich was very relaxed, and even the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

Win or lose, it really doesn't matter.

What matters is the spirit of not being able to die!

Never give up!

Firm faith!

In the case of the England team's final defense, the Chinese team hated the semifinals 0:1, and had no way to go to the Bird's Nest to play the final, so they could only play the third-place match.

At the end of the game, Chu Yi, who missed the penalty, burst into tears.

Aldrich walked into the arena as soon as possible, hugged him, wiped away his tears, and then made him hold his head high!

The scene soon resounded with the applause of the fans, no one to blame Chu Yi, no one, not even his run in the 1/4 finals, there would be no feat of the Chinese team reaching the semifinals.

Seeing the fans at the scene constantly encouraging the players and expecting them to perform well in the third-place match, Aldridge smiled with satisfaction.

He walked to the England national team, and to this day, the England team, whether it is a player or a coach, will still be in awe when they see him.

Aldridge didn't say anything, walked over and hugged David Hall first, praising his calm play in saving the penalty.

Perhaps Bert still has a threshold in his heart, but in fact, Aldrich has a good relationship with his grandson, David Hall, and the reason why he was angry with Bert back then was that he was so hasty with Bert that he impregnated an underage girl, which could change the fate of a girl who was not deeply involved in the world, which was unfair. Irresponsible. If Bert was older. That's a crime!

And since the two families can properly solve the matter of the two children stealing the forbidden fruit, Aldrich has no other love, and when David is born, he is still very happy, and he will have a short time with his grandson every year, David will play for Millwall when he grows up, and he will often come to China to find Aldrich during the holidays, and his Chinese words have been very slippery.

After today's game. It's more like a family reunion of the Hall family, Aldrich has three grandsons and four granddaughters, Bert has a pair of dragon and phoenix children in addition to David's eldest son, and Earl has a son and three daughters, and the family is very lively.

Five days later, Aldridge led the Chinese team to defeat the European Red Devils Belgium in the World Cup third-place match, although it was a penalty shootout, but the win is a win. helped the Chinese team get a good result in the third place in the World Cup, and fought locally. It is extremely exciting, and it also creates the best result of an Asian team in the World Cup, refreshing the fourth place in the World Cup set by the South Korean team in 02.

In the World Cup final, Earl replicated Aldridge's legendary record in the England national team, he led the team to win the European Championship two years ago, and now he has won the World Cup, and the Hall father and son have brought England two European Championships and two World Cups.

After the World Cup ended, Earl was asked in an interview with reporters whether he had reached Aldridge's coaching heights, and he humorously replied: "Obviously, I am still short of the achievement of coaching an Asian team to finish third in the World Cup." ”

Despite countless fans in China and Football Association officials retaining Aldridge, Aldridge still chose to retire, and this time, he will not regret it!

In order to celebrate the success of the local World Cup and the Chinese team won the third place in the World Cup, the national leaders set up a state banquet, not only to treat the Chinese national team, but also to invite the members of the England national team to the banquet, Aldridge was awarded a variety of medals

A week later, Aldridge returned to England with his family.

He has decided to settle in China and is back in England to attend Bert's award ceremony, Earl has retired, but he was knighted two years ago, and now Bert, he is retiring, and after retiring, he will succeed Earl as the new manager of Millwall.

When Aldridge returned to the club for a tour, he was enthusiastically asked for autographs and group photos by many fans outside, among which the gray-haired old fans held his hand with moist eyes and said: "Aldrich, you should come back early, come back and let us see you!" ”

For too many fans of the older generation in East London, the most unforgettable thing in this life is the memory of the rise of the wild lions step by step, which is the best memory of their era!

And the young marshal Aldrich has become eternal and fixed in his heart.

Walking into the club's honor collection room, Aldrich browsed the club's collection of trophies alone, and for some reason, he always felt a little dazzled, as if he saw one illusory figure after another appear on both sides.

Southgate, Nedved, Larsson, Gattuso, Pirlo, Shevchenko, Trezeguet, Schneider, Ronaldo, Henry, De Rossi, Ronaldo, Messi, Reuss, Bale, Aguero

As he walked around and back to the door, there seemed to be a deafening sound in his ears.

The illusory figures shouted to him in unison, "Hey, boss! ”

Aldrich closed his eyes and smiled, and sighed.

"Nostalgia, it's really old."

On the night of Bert's knighthood, the Hall family's old house was crowded with family members, family members and friends and family.

Aldrich sat side by side on the couch with Evan, naturally holding hands, and Bonnie, who was tall and combed in a ponytail, ran up to him and asked with a smile on her face, "Dad, what do you want to hear?" ”

Aldrich was a little dazed, and the ghost sent a god: "Come to Chopin, I don't understand anyway." ”

The living room quickly fell silent, and everyone stared at Aldrich's jewel, Bonnie Hall, who was admired by all the girls in the family, and sat gracefully at the piano and played beautiful music with ease.

Aldrich listened, drunk

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