Legendary Broker

"Owen, Holmes hasn't talked to me about this matter, I don't know."

Benitez said in surprise after hearing Rist's words.Rist saw Benitez's appearance and knew that Benitez was not very clear about this matter.Rist said to Benitez: "Irving's importance in Liverpool has been greatly reduced now. I don't think it will have much impact on you even if you leave."

In the past, Liverpool's style of play was dominated by Irving.No matter who you buy, it is to serve Irving.Houllier attaches great importance to Owen, and all tactical designs revolve around Owen.But after Benitez took over, Irving was no longer the main player.In Rist's view, Benitez doesn't like Irving very much, and his departure is nothing.

"No."

Benitez shook his head and said with a long face: "I never thought of letting Michael leave. Michael is only 24 years old, and Young is 31 years old. Michael is the future of Liverpool."

Listening to Benitez's words, Rist was very surprised.Rist always thought that Benitez didn't like Irving, or that Irving didn't have a place in his tactics.

"You really think so? Have you ever thought about selling him?"

"kindness."

Benitez nodded.Suddenly he smiled bitterly and said: "A team needs players of various styles. Irving is fast, good at technique, and good at shooting. Such players are very good players whether they are in positional battles or counterattacks." .Why would I want to sell him? I don’t know how beneficial it is to have a player like him for the team’s tactical changes.”

Benitez is speaking psychologically.Owen, that's Owen.Playing double striker with Jan Koller, that is a very good forward player.He is fast, technically good, very flexible and has a great shot.And even if he doesn't play as a striker, the scoring rate is still not low if he is placed in the winger position.

And if Jan Koller can't play, letting Irving play as a lone forward is another way to play.Especially when Irving is a lone forward, he can play a defensive and counterattack style.A complete defensive counterattack, Irving has enough strength to do everything alone.Such a player Benitez is of course unwilling to give up.

There are all kinds of players in the current European football, and there are many forwards with a style similar to Irving.But there are not many who surpass Irving in strength.

"Ha ha."

Rist didn't even know what to say.Rist understood what Benitez meant.Owen is a very good player, with Owen Benitez there are more tactical options.And Jan Kohler is 31 years old after all, and he can play good football for two or three years at most in the fierce Premier League.Irving, on the other hand, is only 24 years old and still in the prime of his career.Obviously Benitez didn't want Irving to transfer, but Irving is now going to transfer because of Benitez's contempt.

Benitez's personality really made Rist helpless.Even Rist thought that Benitez didn't like Irving very much, but he obviously valued Gerrard very much.Owen, as the person involved, must have more such feelings.Benitez does not communicate with his players if he has any ideas. How does Owen know what Benitez thinks.

Even those substitute players, or fringe players, they will be very sensitive to the head coach's opinion.What's more, with a star at Irving's level, who would have nothing to guess the head coach's thoughts.The head coach didn't give him face, didn't give him a guarantee, their first thought was to leave.After all, Irving is already a top European star, and he really complied with the saying that there is no place to stay here.

"Raphael, do you know? Owen thinks you don't value him, and he has no future in Liverpool."

"No, I never thought about it that way."

"Raphael, you really need to change this aspect. Stars at Irving's level have a good face. If you don't give him a clear signal, of course he will leave. You just need to take the time you spend on studying opponents and tactics. One out of ten, a word or two with a player you value will definitely do you more good."

Rist finally understood a little now.Benitez's level is not inferior to that of contemporary coaches. Compared with Ancelotti and Mourinho, his tactical ability is only high.But why have Ancelotti and Mourinho been able to achieve high results in history, and why are many clubs vying to invite them.And Benitez does not have such a reputation, making it 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 can use whoever he wants, and he can still use it very well.He manages the locker room with few major scandals, because he manages the locker room like an elder, and many players are convinced.His management method has some similarities with former Real Madrid coach Del Bosque.

And Mourinho is another style, tough management of the locker room.There is only one boss in the locker room, and that is Mourinho.It is Mourinho who claims to be God first and his second child.In the dressing room managed by Mourinho, players who challenge his authority are absolutely not allowed to appear.But this kind of high pressure is not just a suppressive high pressure. Mourinho does not allow players who challenge his authority to appear, but he can communicate with the players and let the players maximize their potential.Players love him and love him.Except for the betrayal of relatives in Real Madrid, the dressing rooms of Porto, Chelsea and Inter Milan are very stable.Every time he faced pressure from the media and fans, the players stood with him.

Ancelotti and Mourinho have very different methods of managing the locker room, but both have their own way of convincing players.Compared with the two of them, Benitez is much worse.Because there is too little communication with the players, he usually doesn't talk to the players.He has been coaching Liverpool for almost two years, and he hasn't spoken to Owen alone once.This is simply one of his weaknesses.

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.It's a pity that Benitez is only good at specifying tactics, but how to get along with players is weak.Liverpool is different from Valencia. Although Valencia was very strong at the beginning of the century, he is only a strong team in La Liga after all.Liverpool is down and out, but they are still rich.There are also superstar players like Irving in the team.

"I……"

Benitez just spoke, but did not continue to speak.It's not that Benitez is ignorant of his own problems, but human nature is like this, and it's not something that can be changed just by changing it.Those introverted people in the novel immediately become cheerful after time travel, which is impossible if you think about it.

"Raphael, you don't need to talk too much. Just praise occasionally, and criticize when it's time to criticize. It's just a sentence or two. Think about it yourself."

…………

Owen wants to leave, not to mention Benitez, even Liverpool can't stop it.Irving now has a one-year contract left. If Irving delays, Liverpool will be out of money.Moreover, sfx company has cooperated with Liverpool in many aspects, even Gerrard also belongs to this company.Neither did Liverpool and sfx have a complete falling out.In this way, Owen's transfer is imperative.

"Hello, Struen."

"Rist, hello."

Struen Marshall, Gerrard's agent.With Owen's example, Rist couldn't help meeting Gerrard's agent.After all, both Gerrard and Irving are players belonging to the SFX company, maybe they have other ideas between them.Moreover, Gerrard also had a farce of transferring to Chelsea in history, and Rist did not want this kind of thing to happen.

Since there are some problems with the communication between Benitez and the players, Rist can only find a solution from the agent.Help Benitez make up for some of this shortcoming.

"Struen, Holmes has been in frequent contact with Real Madrid recently, you know."

"I heard something."

Marshall nodded.Gerrard and Owen belong to the same company, and Marshall himself has his own news channel in SFX, so he knew about this matter earlier than Rist.

But what Rist doesn't know is that Marshall is very happy now, and it is not ordinary. After sfx company entered English football, many players cooperated with him.Among them, Holmes is the most powerful. With Beckham and Owen, he became the boss of SFX in England.When Holmes was in charge of the British football, Marshall was the bottom agent.

Fortunately, the tide is turning.After Beckham and Victoria got married, they bought the agency contract of sfx company for 200 million pounds.Holmes lost a huge cash cow.Moreover, after Benitez took over, Gerrard's status soared, causing Holmes to choose to leave.

What's the point if they are both sfx companies? Everyone in the same company is just the same brand, and the competition inside is still fierce.The decline of Holmes' status allowed Marshall's status to continue to rise. The resources of sfx company are limited, whoever occupies more, the others will occupy less.

"Struen, I just met Raphael. Raphael's meaning is very simple. Anyone in Liverpool can go. The only person he hopes to stay is Steven Gerrard. "

Talk to people when you see people, talk to ghosts when you see ghosts.Rist played this point with such innocence.

"Struen, you also met with Raphael. Raphael is not a talkative head coach, unless he is very familiar with someone, otherwise he seldom speaks. He can accept Owen's departure, but he Don't want Steven to leave Liverpool either."

"Haha. Rist, don't worry. Steven grew up in Liverpool, trained in Liverpool, and is the captain of Liverpool."

Rist would not believe everything Marshall said.After all, some of these agents are telling the truth, and there are a lot of lies in what Rist said earlier.But what Rist needs is to give Marshall a signal, and Benitez thinks highly of Gerrard.As long as he accepts, then there is no other problem.

"I believe. Steve will become the greatest captain in Liverpool history." (To be continued.)