Chapter 166: The Banquet (Part II)
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. www.biquge.info Although this sentence is a little cruel, it also illustrates one thing, that is, no matter when and where, as long as there are people, then the struggle will never go away.
For example, now, George is sandwiched between Ferguson and Liverpool owner David Morse, and looks at the two in front of him with a wry smile: "Chairman Morse, I think Owen's departure must have had a big impact on your Liverpool, right? As Liverpool's main scorer and only superstar, you only received 12 million euros from Real Madrid in transfer fees." Tsk, you Liverpool are really not bad for money...... In this case, why don't we negotiate and we Manchester United pay 10 million euros, and you will sell Gerrard to us, how about it?"
The greatest achievement of my life was kicking Liverpool off the fucking throne – to be able to say that in front of the media is a testament to Ferguson's hatred for Liverpool. Therefore, as long as possible, the lord will never give up the opportunity to mock Liverpool.
"Hmph, you guessed wrong this time. Although we lost Owen, Sir Alex Ferguson, don't forget, this summer we brought in two-time Ligue 1 Golden Boot Gibel Cisse from Accerre, the leading striker of the Irish national team, Robbie Keane, and the in-form new European Championship Golden Boot winner Milan Baroshe, so we don't have to worry about the attacking power of the attack. Seeing Ferguson mention Owen's transfer, David Morse frowned in displeasure and retorted unto be outdone, "Also, Gerrard is not for sale for our Liverpool! He can't betray Liverpool when the club is in a bad situation like Owen's traitor, let alone consider joining Manchester United!"
As he spoke, David Morse turned his head to George, who was struggling to make soy sauce, and asked him for his opinion, "Viscount Nelson, you think so too, right?"
"Well, on the cards, Liverpool's forward line is really good. However, I have reservations about how effective it will be. Seeing that Morse actually pulled the topic to himself, George pulled the corners of his mouth helplessly. In the absence of wanting to offend either side, he could only answer the question lightly.
To be honest, George has never understood the current Liverpool recruitment strategy. If Benitez wants to continue the two-striker style of the Houllier era, then Liverpool should have a strong centre-forward of the type of Huskey to help Cisse and Barosh attract defensive firepower, and if they play a single striker formation, then few of these forwards in Liverpool can meet the requirements!
Cisse and Barosh are fast, but they are not only too sticky in the game but also lack one-on-one ability, Robbie Keane is a first-class runner without the ball but otherwise a striker who is extremely dependent on his teammates to feed him, not to mention Huskey, who is a blue-collar coolie. So, if you play with two strikers, these people can also complement each other's strengths and avoid weaknesses, but to let them support the whole forward line alone is pure joke.
The most deplorable thing is that Benitez seems to be best at the formation of a single striker, and has quite high requirements for the striker's individual combat ability. For example, when he was in charge of Valencia before, Benitez abandoned the Norwegian high school striker John Kalou, who was highly regarded during the Cooper period, and switched to homegrown striker Mista, because the latter was more suitable for his one-striker formation. Therefore, if Benitez insists on using these players to play his game in Valencia, the attacking firepower of Liverpool's forward line can basically be said to be wasted.
"Viscount Nelson, what do you mean by that?!" Although it is not clear what George is referring to, David Morse can also hear that there must be a problem with the forward configuration of the home, and the problem is not small!
"Hehe, this kind of thing is better to ask Chairman Morse to go back and think about it slowly. At this time, Ferguson took the initiative to take over, "George, he is not your Liverpool employee, and it is already benevolent to be able to prompt this step." If there's something you don't understand, it's best to go back and ask the Spanish coach you just hired. ”
At the same time, Ferguson kept secretly glaring at George, signaling him not to go further into the topic - the lord, who was bent on seeing the Reds' jokes after the start of the new season, did not want his protégé to inadvertently help Liverpool solve this problem early.
Seeing Ferguson act like this, George shrugged his shoulders helplessly at Morse, and said in a dark stomach that it was difficult to disobey the teacher's fate, and it was not good for him to continue to express his opinion on this issue.
"You!" Morse was furious when he saw Ferguson interrupt George's words. How can he not see that the other party does not want Liverpool to make targeted reinforcements?
"Viscount Nelson, so you're here!" Just as George and David Morse and the others were tempting and secretly exchanging words, a hearty voice suddenly interjected, interrupting this conversation full of gunpowder, "But it really makes me feel sorry...... I'm really sorry, Sir Alex Ferguson, Chairman Morse, I have some important matters to talk to Viscount Nelson, I wonder if you can give me this face?"
"Good evening, President Agis. Seeing that it was Marcus Agis, the chairman of Barclays, George's smile instantly became much more sincere than before. Listening to the-for-tat conversation between Morse and Ferguson, and being responsible for putting out the fire in a timely manner, was nothing less than torture for George.
"Absolutely. Although Ferguson and Morse don't like each other, and the demolition of the stage is not less, they still have to give Aggis face. As a result, the person standing in front of George became Marcus Aggis - the two rivals of Ferguson and Morse went on to fight each other in a different place.
"Mr. Viscount, I don't know what I have proposed before, how have you considered it?" said Aggies, graciously pouring himself and George a glass of Romanée Conti each, "I think buying a shirt for six million pounds over eight years is already a pretty sincere offer." ”
At this time, under the multiple effects of time, food and alcohol, the atmosphere in the banquet hall gradually became warm, and the guests came in twos and threes. Even Hillwood, David Dane and others, who had put on serious expressions before, seemed to have forgotten the fact that they were in the "enemy camp" at this time, and began to talk to people around with wine glasses, constantly stirring up the atmosphere in the hall.
"It is a great honour for you, President Agis, not only to be very interested in Tottenham, but also to offer such a generous sponsorship contract. HOWEVER, WHILE HILLWOOD AND DAVID DYNE WERE LOOKING FOR A SPONSOR WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO FINANCE ARSENAL'S NEW STADIUM, GEORGE, ON THE OTHER HAND, CHOSE TO DECLINE MARCUS AGGIS' OFFER FOR SPURS' CHEST ADVERTISEMENT, "HOWEVER, WE HAVE TWO YEARS LEFT ON OUR SPONSORSHIP CONTRACT WITH HOLSTEN, SO WE'RE SORRY I CAN'T AGREE TO YOUR OFFER RIGHT NOW." ”
"That's a shame. After hearing George's reply, Marcus Aguis said with great regret. As the chairman of Barclays, he is quite optimistic about Tottenham's prospects - not to mention that George has an excellent selection vision and coaching ability, even if the opponent's vision of selecting players is not good, people can use the pounds in their hands to smash a top team!
With such a big man in charge, it is only a matter of time before Tottenham rises. Therefore, Aggies will take the initiative to find George, and intends to use a long contract to make Barclays Bank become Tottenham's chest advertising sponsor before Tottenham becomes a top giant!
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