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"How do you feel, Brendan? I kid you not."

"Better than I expected."

Rodgers nodded after watching Southampton's training for a while.Southampton definitely has no shortage of good players.Lallana from Southampton's youth training camp, Argentine player Tino Costa, and Czech players Nesid and Feining brought to Southampton by Rist are all players with excellent skills.

Rodgers is a coach who attaches great importance to possession of the ball. In his opinion, possession of the ball is the essence of football.Therefore, he appreciates players with excellent skills, and he selects talents based on this.I never thought that in the small British Championship, small Southampton would have so many outstanding and talented players.

"I won't lie to you."

Rodgers eventually agreed to Rist's request and left Chelsea to join Southampton.Although Rogers is the reserve team coach, he is not Mourinho after all.There was no disturbance at all at Chelsea, it was just that one of Chelsea's many coaches left.Rogers is only 34 years old this year, and he didn't have much brilliant experience before, so he belongs to a coach with basically no resume.When Mourinho came out to coach alone, he was already an assistant coach for Robson and Van Gaal.As an assistant coach of Barcelona, ​​it can be said that he has certain qualifications.At that time, he came out not to mention looking for a job in Portugal, even in La Liga it was not impossible to find a job as a head coach.

The same is true for Benitez.In Real Madrid, he worked as an assistant coach for Bosco, and also led the Real Madrid b team to play in the Spanish second division.The results in the Spanish second division are also good, so the starting point is not too low.

As for Ancelotti, there is nothing to say.He was a famous figure in his player era.Just after retiring, he went to the national team to work as an assistant coach for Sacchi.Not to mention his origin.

But Rogers was different.He had been the director of youth training in Reading for many years before, and he was also the youth training coach when he arrived at Chelsea.Later, he was promoted to coach of the Chelsea reserve team and studied with Mourinho for several years.In the Chelsea first team, they are not considered important figures.With such qualifications, it is not desirable to go to a Premier League club.That is, being able to hang out in the English Championship club.Not only that, but the top teams in the British Championship also look down on Rogers.

Therefore, Rogers' starting point is low, and it is logically difficult to coach a club like Southampton.This time, he became the head coach of Southampton only after borrowing Rist's light.

"Well. Southampton is better than expected."

"Of course. If they weren't constrained by financial reasons, with the level of their youth training camp and the introduction of some powerful stars, they wouldn't have been wasted in the English Championship. You haven't seen their youth training camp, okay? There are a lot of players."

Rist is very sympathetic to a club like Southampton.Southampton's youth training camp has poor hardware conditions, but it has cultivated many top stars.But Southampton itself can't keep these good players because they have no money.

Don't talk about what happened ten or 20 years ago.Let's talk about now, if Southampton does not sell Walcott and Bell, then add the current Lallana.In terms of offensive power in the frontcourt, it is definitely second to none in the British Championship.Walcott and Bell are two people with one characteristic, fast speed.When running on the sidewalk.No one can stop their speed.

"After the Bosman Act. These clubs are everywhere."

Rogers shook his head, but he showed no sympathy at all.Although it is the first time to come out as a head coach, Rogers understands a little bit.That is, football is the jungle of the weak, and they will not sympathize with you just because you are weak.Southampton has no money so they can't keep good players. They can only blame them for not getting rich.There are not one or two clubs like this in world football, so there is nothing to be sympathetic to.

"Brendan. You met Nicola. You should know that Southampton doesn't have much money for you to use, so many players on the team are young players."

"I know. But it's easier for me to deploy tactics."

Rogers wasn't discouraged in any way.Southampton also had many capable and good players in the past few years, including players like James Beatty and Crouch.However, because Southampton's economic situation is not good, those powerful players have already left Southampton.The current Southampton is completely dominated by young players.

But for the young Rogers, it is easier for young players to implement his coaching ideas.They are uncut gems in the rough.Rogers could carve it however he wanted.

"Brendan, you can always find me if you need anything."

"Thank you, Rist."

Rogers was not polite at this time.He came out as a head coach for the first time, and Southampton is not yet an oil team.If it is an oil team like Chelsea or Manchester City, then they can wave a check to bring in the players they want.But Southampton is not a rich club in the Championship.Therefore, it is simply impossible to sign up like that.

Therefore, if you want to buy some high-quality and cheap players, in addition to looking at Rogers' vision, you also need the help of some agents.If the rich and powerful teams have their own scouting system, then Southampton's scouting system is almost shit.It is already very difficult for Southampton to support the first team and staff. Where there is money, they can support the scouting system.

It's better to make friends with broker predators like Rist.Relying on the relationship with Rist, some high-quality and cheap players can be introduced.If you don't need such connections, you're not a fool.

"No. I still count on you to lead Southampton to fame, and there will be more cooperation between us in the future."

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Get rid of the historical Liverpool coach Rodgers and tie him to Southampton.Of course, Riester didn't expect him to be able to lead Southampton to upgrade in his first season. That's a game and not reality.

Southampton is now a gathering of talents, from Nei Cide, Fei Ning, Lallana, Tino Costa, and French midfielder Schneiderlin are all powerful stars in the future.But a genius is just a genius after all, and it cannot be achieved overnight.It is impossible for Rogers to upgrade successfully with these geniuses.

Rist just wants Rodgers to start developing his talents at Southampton.If you can lead Southampton to upgrade within two to three years, then it will be very good.At that time, these Southampton talents will also become famous.If Rogers becomes famous in the future, Rist can continue to do business with Rogers through his current relationship.

While Ricester was complacent about his move, Rodgers' historic club, Liverpool, were less excited.David Morse said with a gloomy face, "Rick, did they really say that?"

"Yes."

Rick Perry is also very serious and looks angry.

"Damn bastards. They are all a bunch of white-eyed wolves. Forget how our family supported them back then. Rick, if there is no money. Would our new stadium have to be put on hold indefinitely?"

David Morse was angry because suddenly there was a huge problem with Liverpool's capital chain.Not any other problem, but the problem of Liverpool's new stadium.Arsenal is not the only one planning new stadiums in the Premier League. Chelsea and Liverpool have such plans.It's just that only Arsenal succeeded.While the construction of Arsenal's new stadium was in full swing, Liverpool also began the planning of the new stadium.The construction of the new stadium started last year, and the total cost is estimated to be around [-] million pounds.

The money was not paid by the Liverpool family, it was Liverpool who prepared to raise funds from the bank.Liverpool themselves can only pay around [-] million pounds.But the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States finally reached Europe.Although the impact is not obvious now, which one of those banks is not a smart person.Immediately began to tighten money, afraid that I would also be affected.

There is no problem with such a choice of banks.Just to counter the risk.But it hurt Liverpool.Liverpool's new stadium has already started, but it can only be a stoppage for now.David Morris is the No. 40 second richest man in England, but he can't afford such a high fee.

Speaking of which, the Morris family is well-known in England.It can be regarded as Liverpool's No.1 family.Their family assets are huge.Although there are no such assets as tens of billions of pounds, there are billions of pounds.But this is an asset belonging to the Morris family, and it cannot be controlled by David Morris alone. In 2002, the Morris family sold the Littlewood retail company, which is almost a household name in the UK, for 7.5 million pounds.The Morris family is the major shareholder of this company, but David Morris only got more than 4000 million pounds in this transaction.The largest asset of the Morris family is currently managed by John Morris, David Morris' uncle.

Moreover, in order to avoid huge taxes, the Morris family members have fled England one after another.They all went to settle in those tax havens.Just like David Morris' uncle, John Morris, the chairman of Liverpool and the current helm of the Morris family, now lives in Monaco.

Therefore, David Morris has nothing to do with the huge amount of [-] million pounds.He has a lot of money, but there is very little liquidity that can be used.Thinking about it now makes him angry because the new stadium shutdown was wasting money every minute.

"David. I have traveled to many places, and everyone is very cautious now. Things in the United States are getting more and more serious. It is only a matter of time before it affects us here. Now everyone is very scared, and even the stock market and the foreign exchange market are different. Few people are worried about whether the situation in 92 will happen. It is difficult for us to raise funds. And I advise you not to take risks, because it may also affect your family's business."

Rick Perry replied with a sigh.It is difficult for the English people to forget the sharp drop in the pound in 92. Now that something is happening in the United States, many people have begun to worry about this.So now no one will invest such a large amount of money in Liverpool to build a stadium for Liverpool.Rick Perry was even worried about David Morris, maybe their family business would also be affected.

"Is it true that the stadium can only be put on hold?"

"There is no other way."

David Morris got up and walked up and down.He has supported Liverpool for so many years, but with the emergence of upstarts like Chelsea and Manchester City, it is not only Arsenal, but also Liverpool who are now feeling difficult.David Morris is really feeling difficult now. Although he is the 42nd richest man in England, he is only a small billionaire.It is not on the same level as Russian oligarchs like Abramovich and Middle East oil tycoons like Abramovich.

If you are running an ordinary Premier League club, there will be no major problems, but if you want to run a giant like Liverpool, you will be a little bit powerless.David Morris once again scolded an upstart like Abramovich in his heart.If there were no upstarts like them to disrupt the situation, the current Premier League would not be so difficult.

"Rick, Thaksin, who talked to us about buying my shares last time, and the Bank of Spain, what's going on now?"

"Impossible. Thaksin is now trapped in Thailand. Whether he can get out of Thailand is a problem. The Spanish side is the same as our side. They are afraid that the crisis in the United States will fly to them."

David Morris now owns more than 50.00% of the shares and is the largest shareholder of Liverpool.There were many people who wanted to buy David Morris's shares before and then take over Liverpool.Although Liverpool's performance at that time was not very good, it was also the number one giant in England and the top-ranked giant in European football.So there are a lot of people who want to be in Liverpool.At that time, the most frequent contact was the former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and the Bank of Spain.But David Morris was ambitious at the time, and Liverpool had good grades, so they all rejected them.

"David, it is very difficult for us to get investment now. It is basically impossible. Unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless it is a Russian oligarch or a Middle Eastern oil tycoon, they are not afraid of the crisis in the United States. They have enough funds to build a new stadium while investing in the transfer market."

"Let me give them Liverpool, no way."

David Morris angrily refused.What he hates the most now are Russian oligarchs and Middle Eastern oil tycoons. This group of upstarts has made the Premier League a miasma.How could he hand over Liverpool, England's No. [-] giant, to a group of local tyrants.

"Rick, work harder. Announce the news that I want to introduce partners. I don't believe that only those oil guys have money."

"Ok."

Rick Perry nodded, feeling helpless against David Morris's stubbornness.After all, they are all self-proclaimed English gentlemen, self-proclaimed English nobles, and they have a good face in many things.Now, apart from those oil tycoons who don't treat money as money, where is there any capital that dares to invest indiscriminately.In such a turbulent economic moment, any investment is very prudent.

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