"Irving, Holmes hasn't talked to me about this matter, so I don't know about it."
After Benitez heard what Riester said, he was very surprised. Riester looked at Benitez's look and knew that Benitez was not very clear about this matter. Riester said to Benitez:
"The importance of Owen in Liverpool is not greatly reduced now. I think even if he leaves, it won't have much impact on you."
In the past, Liverpool's style of play was dominated by Owen. No matter who they bought, it was all to serve Owen. Houllier attached great importance to Owen, and all tactical designs were based around Owen. But Benitez took over.
After that, Owen was no longer the main player. In Rist's view, Benitez didn't like Owen very much, and his departure was nothing.
"no."
Benitez shook his head and said with a long face: "I never thought about letting Michael leave. Michael is only 24 years old and Young is already 31 years old. Michael is the future of Liverpool."
Listening to Benitez's words, Rist was very surprised. Rist had always thought that Benitez didn't like Irving, or that there was no place for Irving in his tactics.
"You really think so? Have you never thought of selling him?"
"kindness."
Benitez nodded. Suddenly he smiled bitterly and said: "A team needs players of various styles. Irving is fast, has good skills, and can shoot well. Such a player can be used in positional battles or counterattacks."
They are all very good players. Why would I want to sell him? Having players like him will be of great benefit to the team's tactical changes."
Benitez is talking psychologically. Irving, that is Irving. Playing as a double forward with Jan Koler. That is a very outstanding forward player. He is fast, has good skills, is very flexible, and his shooting is even better. And
Even if he is not playing as a forward, his scoring rate is still not low if he is placed in the winger position.
And if Jankoler is unable to play, letting Irving play as a lone forward is another way of playing. Especially when Irving is a lone forward, he can play a defensive counterattack. With complete defensive counterattack, Irving has enough strength to complete everything by himself. In this way
Of course, the player Benitez is not willing to give up.
There are various players in the current European football world, and there are many forwards with styles similar to Irving. But there are only a few who are stronger than Irving.
"hehe."
Lister didn’t even know what to say. Lister understood what Benitez meant. Owen is an excellent player, and with Owen, Benitez has more tactical options. And after all, Jan Koler has three
He is eleven years old and can still play well for two or three years in the fierce Premier League. And Irving is only 24 years old and is still at the peak of his career. It is obvious that Benitez does not want Irving to transfer.
, but Owen is now transferring because of Benitez's contempt.
Benitez's character really makes List helpless. Even List thinks that Benitez doesn't like Owen very much. He obviously attaches great importance to Gerard. Owen, as the person involved, must have more such feelings. Bennett
If Si doesn't communicate any thoughts to his players, how does Irving know what Benitez thinks?
Even those substitute players or fringe players will be very sensitive to the head coach's opinion. What's more, for a star of Irving's level, who has no problem guessing the head coach's thoughts. The head coach won't give him a look, and won't give him any advice.
He made a guarantee that their first thought was to leave. After all, Irving is already a top star in Europe. It really fits the saying.
"Raphael, do you know? Owen thinks that if you don't value him, he has no future in Liverpool."
"No, I've never thought of it that way."
"Rafael, you really need to change this aspect. Stars of Irving's level are very polite. If you don't give him a clear signal, of course he will leave. You just need to take the time to study your opponents and tactics.
One out of ten. A few words with the players you value will definitely do you more good."
Lister finally understands something now. Benitez's level is no worse than that of coaches of the same era. Compared with people like Ancelotti and Mourinho, his tactical ability is only higher but not lower. But why is Ancelotti so good in history?
Both Celotti and Mourinho are able to achieve very high results, and many clubs are vying to invite them. But Benitez does not have such a reputation. It makes people seem that Benitez is not as good as them.
In the final analysis, it is still a problem. The ability to manage the locker room is different. Ancelotti is a good old man. He uses whomever he wants, and he can use them well. There are few big scandals in his management of the locker room, because he is like
He manages the locker room like an elder, and many players are convinced. His management methods are somewhat similar to former Real Madrid coach Del Bosque.
And Mourinho has another style, tough management of the locker room. There is only one boss in the locker room, and that is Mourinho. He is known as God first, and the second-in-command is Mourinho. In Mourinho
Players who challenge his authority are absolutely not allowed to appear in the dressing room managed by O'Brien. But this kind of high pressure is not just repressive high pressure. Mourinho does not allow players to challenge his authority, but he can communicate with the players.
Communication allows players to maximize their potential. The players all like him and love him. Except for the betrayal and separation at Real Madrid, the dressing rooms in Porto, Chelsea and Inter Milan are very stable. Every time he faces the media, the fans
When under pressure, the players always stand with him.
Ancelotti and Mourinho have very different methods of managing the locker room, but they both have their own methods to convince the players. Compared with the two of them, Benitez is far behind because he has too little communication with the players.
Well, he usually doesn't talk to the players. He has been coaching Liverpool for almost two years, and he has not even spoken to Owen alone once. This is simply a weakness of his.
After all, football is also a human game, a player's game. How to control these players to play well is as important as formulating tactics. Unfortunately, Benitez is only good at specifying tactics, but how to get along with players is a weakness. Liverpool and Valencia are not
Similarly, although Valencia was very strong at the beginning of the century, it was only a strong team in La Liga after all. Liverpool was in decline, but it was still a giant. There were still superstar players like Owen in the team.
"I……"
Benitez just spoke, but did not continue. It’s not that Benitez didn’t know his problems, but people’s personalities are like this, and it can’t be changed by changing them. Those introverts in the novel immediately became different after traveling through time.
Cheerful, just think about it and you will know it is impossible.
"Raphael, you don't need to say too many words. Just praise occasionally and criticize when it's time to criticize. Just one or two sentences. Think about it yourself."
…………
If Irving wants to leave, not to mention Benitez, not even Liverpool can stop him. Irving only has one year left on his contract. If Irving drags on, Liverpool will lose both manpower and money. And SFX has many connections with Liverpool.
In terms of cooperation, Gerrard also belongs to this company. Liverpool and SFX have never thought of completely falling out. In this way, Owen's transfer is inevitable.
"Hi Struan, hello."
"Hello, Lister."
Struan Marshall, Gerrard’s agent. After following Owen’s example, List couldn’t help but meet with Gerrard’s agent. After all, both Gerrard and Owen are players of SFX.
Maybe there are other ideas between them. Moreover, Gerrard also caused a farce in the history of transferring to Chelsea. Lister does not want this to happen.
Since there are some problems with the communication between Benitez and the players, List can only find a way from the agent's side to help Benitez make up for some shortcomings in this area.
"Struan, you know that Holmes has been in frequent contact with Real Madrid recently."
"Heard something."
Marshall nodded. Gerrard and Irving belong to the same company, and Marshall himself has his own information channel at SFX, so he knew about this matter earlier than Lister.
But what Lister doesn't know is that Marshall is very happy now, and not ordinary. After SFX entered the English football world, many players have cooperated with him. Among them, Holmes is the most powerful. With the help of Beckham and
Owen became the boss of SFX in England. When Holmes was making waves in English football, Marshall was the lowest agent.
Fortunately, things turned around. After Beckham and Victoria got married, he bought the agent contract of SFX for two million pounds. Holmes lost a huge cash cow. And after Benitez took over
, Gerrard's status soared, leading Holmes to choose to leave.
What does it matter if they are both SFX companies? Everyone in the same company is just the same brand, and competition within it is still fierce. The decline of Holmes's status has allowed Marshall's status to continue to rise. SFX's resources are limited, who has more?
, the other people occupy less.
"Struan, I just met with Raphael. Raphael's meaning is very simple. Anyone from Liverpool can leave. The only person he hopes to stay is Steven Gerrard.
"
He speaks human words when he sees people, and he talks nonsense when he sees ghosts. Lister plays this with pure passion.
"Struan, you have also met with Rafael. Rafael is not a talkative head coach. Unless he is a very familiar person, he rarely talks. He can accept Irving's departure, but he
I don’t want Steven to leave Liverpool either.”
"Haha. Don't worry, Lister. Steven grew up in Liverpool, received training in Liverpool, and is the captain of Liverpool."
Lister will not believe everything Marshall said. After all, some of these agents are telling the truth, and Lister’s previous words contain a lot of lies. But what Lister needs is to give Marshall a signal, and Benitez takes it very seriously.
Gerald. As long as he accepts it, then there will be no other problems.
"I believe Steve will become the greatest captain in Liverpool's history."
