Aldridge had thought Millwall's success last season would give Fleet Street some face.

Even if the four first-team players brought in by Millwall are penniless, at least they should give some face, right?

Take a photo, ask a few questions symbolically, and the reporters will communicate with Aldrich again, and we will finish the cutscene.

Unexpectedly, it was really cold all of a sudden.

These reporters are so realistic!

He didn't expect the four players to be so glamorous when they came here, but if they were in such a cold situation, not only the players might feel uncomfortable, but Aldridge would also feel embarrassed.

"Ahem."

In the silence of the scene, Aldridge coughed twice, then smiled and turned to the team's four rookies to gush out.

"When Napoleon was ten years old, he was bullied in boarding schools because of his origin, accent and personality, and French teenagers ridiculed him for everything he did, including his name."

When Aldrich spoke, the atmosphere at the scene changed abruptly, and all the reporters became "good students", listening to his words and writing down every word he said.

They came here for the news, and Millwall's four signings had been announced before, and there was nothing to hype, so the reason why it was full of people was that the famous media on Fleet Street sent reporters here, for what?

Of course, it's not to see these four new signings, it's for Aldridge.

My brother, you make us want to die!

In the lonely summer of '97, they couldn't even eat. The hottest news figure in English football. It's not a star anymore. And this young marshal.

In the past two months, Aldridge has disappeared, and the last time reporters saw him, they blocked his door to ask what he thought about Cantona's retirement.

The Fleet Street football reporter waited for the stars and the moon to finally get Aldrich back.

When they heard that Millwall was going to hold a press conference, they were so excited that they scattered flowers to celebrate.

But after coming here. To their dismay, Millwall was just an ordinary official announcement of four new players.

The reporters were extremely tired of it: We waited for two months, and you gave us this news? No, it's not news, it's waste paper printed in newspapers that people see only used as toilet paper.

However, as soon as the young marshal Chrysostom opened, the reporters were suddenly in high spirits, licking their mouths and feeling happy in their hearts: It's time to eat!

"Napoleon before the age of sixteen was ostracized and discriminated against, and his annual evaluations included unfavorable conclusions about his future. But what did he do? Laugh at those who mock him, and don't play with the teenagers who waste their time laughing at him, at Brienne Military Academy. He took full advantage of all that the military academy had to offer, no matter how humble he was. He read a lot of books without sleep or food, and this road was destined to be lonely, so, in deep thought, he had thoughts of giving up, and even had thoughts of suicide. ”

Aldrich's story captivated Van der Meyde, Duff and Gudjohnsen, while Klose smiled wryly.

Boss, I don't understand well, I haven't passed level 6 in English.

But he overcame everything, the external environment, the inner devil, and by the time he was 22 years old, Napoleon had mastered knowledge that no ordinary person could grasp for 30 or 40 years, and wrote countless articles of practical significance, including many grand strategies and political reform plans that exposed his ambitions. The rest of the story, I think everyone knows, he changed from an Italian son to an Italian father, and the French who ridiculed and excluded him, and despised him for not recruiting him as a son-in-law, and finally called him emperor respectfully. ”

After Aldridge finished speaking, he smiled slightly at the audience, and then turned his head to the four rookies and said: "When Trezeguet came, some people said that he was a wild boy who ran out of Argentina, and when Pirlo came, some people said that he would be scared to cry, and many players were not favored by the media when they came, but Millwall appeared one after another Napoleon who proved himself by diligent digging talent, as long as you can also calm down and put all your energy into struggle, you can also become Napoleon, because our goal is to become the emperor of Europe!" If one day we do it, then we need to change our goal: avoid becoming the Napoleon of Waterloo. ”

As soon as the words fell, laughter rang out from the scene.

Some of the reporters laughed, some shook their heads with a wry smile, and some sighed.

For this young marshal, it is not okay to be unconvinced.

Other people's stories sound like encouraging their players, but how can it sound like they are scolding them for being short-sighted and ignorant of gold and jade?

At the end, there was a bit of humor.

Such a press conference is powerful.

Everyone knew about it, and the news was in hand.

The young marshal used Napoleonic allusions to encourage his disciples.

Isn't that a good piece of news?

Gifts were exchanged, and they all began to ask for innocuous words.

Ask the players how they feel about coming to Millwall, their future aspirations and whether they are used to life in England.

Anyway, they just waste time making relationships and giving Aldrich a face.

As for the four players who answered seriously, what they said, it is estimated that it will be a passing mention when they see the newspaper tomorrow.

Things like "rookie looking forward to the future" and "happy to play for Aldridge".

The theme of the press conference has passed, and the reporters have turned their attention to Aldrich.

David Miller of The Times raised his hand and asked, "Mr. Hall, I have a question that I wonder if you can easily answer." ”

"You ask first, it's convenient or not, don't you ask me how do you know the way?"

"Well, yes, I'm writing an academic article about Millwall's success last season, and there's a phenomenon I want to find out to you, Millwall played in four last season, but your players have the least number of injuries in the Premier League, even in Europe. The recovery period is also the shortest. In this regard. Are there any successful lessons Millwall can learn from English clubs? ”

In Aldrich's eyes, David Miller is a journalist with much higher taste, and his writing style is also in the professional field, and it is not eyeball news just for grandstanding.

For example, the first time he saw Cruyff playing football in Ajax, he compared Cruyff to "Pythagoras in sneakers", and ordinary people read his writings, sometimes they really think it is too difficult to understand, if you don't know that Pythagoras is an ancient Greek philosopher. You can't understand what he's likening Cruyff to.

Aldridge thought for a moment and said: "Basically, there are three reasons, the first is the training mechanism of the players, which allows them to have a strong body and reduce the chance of injury in the fierce game. Second, a reasonable rest, young players should not play too often, and when I use them, I don't risk using them if there is a slight discomfort before the game. Of course, sometimes players hide their discomfort in order to play. This requires the coach to be more careful about the condition of the players. Thirdly, our health care system, I can proudly say that Millwall's health care system is the best in Europe. ”

"Why are you so sure?"

"Because it's comparable."

"What do you mean?"

"How many doctors does Manchester United have? What is the annual budget for the healthcare system? ”

David Miller frowned and said uncertainly: "It shouldn't be more than 200,000 pounds." ”

"Even if it's £200,000, Millwall's annual budget is at least five to ten times that of £200,000. We have a medical team of over 50 people, eight licensed sports medicine specialists, and even that, I don't think it's enough, because it doesn't ensure that every injury that happens to a player is diagnosed without error. ”

The reporters present were shocked.

Millwall's budget for health care would be so high in a year!

David Miller's brow furrowed even deeper.

"What did you think about building such a high-standard medical department? I mean, if other teams have a budget of a million to two million pounds, they can bring in a good player, or they can give a player a pay raise to keep the player, and this money should be saved for Millwall, who have hundreds of millions of pounds in debt, if not to bring in reinforcements, right? ”

Other reporters nodded their heads in agreement.

Aldrich shook his head and said, "If you want to calculate financial benefits, this account should be calculated like this." If a £5 million player is injured and not treated correctly, if he is ruined, the club loses £5 million, plus his salary and the incidental value of possible future appreciation. If he could have recovered in three months, but it took him half a year to recover due to inappropriate treatment, then the club would still have lost the strength and salary that lacked him in those three months. However, I don't think that's the original intention of Millwall's medical department, I respect my players, they deserve the best care, the club has an obligation to keep them healthy, and as we all know, football is a closed circle, the team doctor is also part of the club, players can only be treated by the team doctor, unless there is a major injury, and many other times, players seem to be just strains or ligament inflammation and other common conditions, in fact, it is probably not as simple as it seems. Some team doctors who do not have enough professional knowledge will misdiagnose, which not only damages the interests of the club, but also contempt for the health of the players, the club kidnaps the will of the players, and some players even endure the pain and cannot go to other places for treatment, otherwise it is a betrayal of the club, and some quacks in order to save their jobs, even if they cannot diagnose the injury, they will not tell the truth. ”

The scene suddenly fell silent again, and the most excited expression was Gudjohnsen.

There are quacks in Eindhoven!

I couldn't diagnose his disease, and I never thought of letting him go to a more professional medical institution, and when I couldn't cure him, I swept him out of the house!

Don't look at Millwall's huge investment in the medical department, it is actually a steady investment.

For example, bringing back Goodjohnsen, not spending a penny, this is equivalent to picking up at least a million pounds for nothing, as long as he trains hard, with his talent, it is no problem to appreciate to five million pounds.

And ensuring the health of the players is generating income for the club, because only healthy players will improve faster and appreciate faster.

David Miller didn't ask any further questions about this issue because of the complex relationships involved, including the distrust of outside doctors by traditional clubs, and the club's preference to use loyalty rewards to let non-professionals act as team doctors to ensure that all information about the club does not leak out, including player injury information.

"Mr. Hall, thank you for your honest answer, I will publish your opinion in my article, to be honest, I admire your attitude and behaviour in caring for the players, and other clubs should follow Millwall's example and let the professionals do the professional thing."

Aldridge smiled at David Miller and nodded, he really wanted the other party to publish everything he had just said, and it would be better for other reporters to publish it.

Although it will offend many of his peers, it will win the hearts of many players and make more players willing to play under him.

In addition, the use of professional doctors as team doctors is the general trend, and in a few years, the FA will make it clear that professional club team doctors must be professionals with sports medicine licenses. (To be continued......)