On the second day of the press conference, Arthur held a working meeting for Blackburn's new season, which was actually just three people, vice-president Mensa Bonsu and head coach Souness. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Graeme, I think I know what we have planned for the new season and what we have to change the players for the new season." Arthur asked Souness, who was sitting on the side.

Unlike other European football clubs, the manager of the football team in England is not only the coach of the first team, but also the manager of the club, and more or less controls the transfer power of the team, so Arthur did not leave Souness aside and control the transfer power by himself.

After all, although Arthur knows a lot of future football stars who are suitable for the Premier League and the style of Blackburn's team, and even superstars, once they bypass Souness and bring them in, then the latter can completely put these rising stars on the shelf in one go, and finally make Arthur's investment in vain, and these rising stars will be delayed, which is not what Arthur wants to see.

As for the release of Souness, this is something that Arthur never expected, on the one hand, because Souness's ability is indeed suitable for leading the current Blackburn, and on the other hand, Arthur is shy in his pocket and cannot afford to pay Souness's termination fee at all.

"Well, Arthur, I wonder what kind of results we want this year?" Souness asked Arthur rhetorically, saying, "It's not a few days before the start of the new season. ”

Arthur pondered for a moment and said to Souness: "In my personal opinion, I don't think the championship of the First Division means much, and it is not even as good as the tenth place in the Super League. In my opinion, our goal for the new season is to get promotion to the Super League, either directly into the play-offs or in the play-offs, and next season we have to build up the quality and develop the young team to lay the foundation for promotion to the Super League. ”

Souness nodded happily, although the outside world thinks that Blackburn is the number one favorite to be promoted to the new season, but due to the departure of Jack, the team's summer transfer has almost come to a standstill, and the team is not in order, if Arthur really gives him a goal of winning the league, then he is really a little powerless.

"Graeme, tell me, has the current main squad of the team been confirmed? Are there any flaws in the squad? That said, what else do we need to do in the transfer market? Arthur asked.

Although the manager of the English team more or less controls the transfer power of the team, but Souness came to England and came to Blackburn for less than half a year, and he can't be compared with those old managers, so for the transfer, Souness has more of the right to advise, and does not have the final decision - this right was in the hands of Mensa Bonsu, but now there is no doubt that this right will be taken back by Arthur himself.

Souness has obviously been thinking about Arthur's problem for many days, and he quickly said: "Because we were relegated to the First Division last season and failed to overtake it immediately, many of the main players last season either submitted transfer applications, or their strength declined quickly, so the main lineup was only determined." ”

"Those who submit transfer applications, Graeme, you decide, but those who are bent on leaving, we will not keep any of them!" Arthur said decisively, "Then who are you sure of the main lineup?" ”

Souness smiled bitterly at first, but he didn't expect Arthur to hand over the hot potato of cleaning people to himself, but he also felt Arthur's trust, and then replied: "In the main lineup, the back line does not need to make a big move, Simon Grayson, Henning Berg, Peacock and Jeff Kenner The combination of defenders is the foundation we rely on to surpass, and the new team Friedel has the potential to become a top goalkeeper." On the bench, Martin Taylor and Curtiz can also provide strength to the team. The only downside is that the backline is too old and I think there are two or three substitutes to be added. ”

"Hmm." Arthur nodded when he heard this, although Simon Grayson, Henning Berg, Peacock and Jeff Kenner do not have super defenders, but this backline is indeed Premier League level, especially Henning Berg, although Manchester United gradually lost its main position before choosing to return to Blackburn this summer, but as the main defender who helped Manchester United win the treble two years ago, his strength should not be underestimated. Jeff Kenna, who is also a defender for the Ireland national team today.

To some extent, it can be said that Blackburn's backline, even in the Premier League, is a very strong combination, a very hard, very solid line.

As for Friedel, who joined for free in the summer, it can be said that it is a perfect signing. Arthur remembers the American national team, perhaps the most despised goalkeeper in the world, even if he won the Premier League Goalkeeper of the Season.

Since his debut, Friedel's astonishing reflexes and range of saves have made him a super-notch goalkeeper, but his three-year career at Liverpool has not been satisfactory. In his original history, Friedel played well after moving to Blackburn Rovers, creating a golden era in the latter part of his career, and even became the main goalkeeper at the age of 40.

"The backline?" Arthur wrote these words in his notebook, and then marked them as "young understudy".

"What about the midfield?" Arthur asked, looking up.

Seeing Arthur's patient and learning attitude, Souness's heart seemed to bloom like a flower, after all, he was just a hired hand working for Arthur.

Souness was in a happy mood, but the rest of the conversation made him uncomfortable: "Unlike the slight problems at the back, our midfield problems need to be supplemented with some personnel. David Dunn is a rare quality in the First Division, Carsley and Gillespie are also good, and Duff has the potential to be the next Ryan Giggs, but our midfield is still too vulnerable. ”

"Hmm." Arthur snapped his head again, with Blackburn's biggest squad at the moment being in midfield.

David Dern, Carsley and Gillespie are not stars, but they are definitely upper-midfielders in the Premier League, and Duff, who was once Chelsea's first-choice winger, is the only player in Blackburn's current squad who is expected to be a first-class star.

Judging from the midfield of these four people alone, Blackburn's midfield can definitely be said to be the best in the English League, but the problem is that after a season, the league plus the cup, Blackburn needs to play more than forty or fifty official games, and it is definitely not enough to rely on the performance of these four main players.

That's why Souness uses the word 'vulnerable' to describe Blackburn's midfield.

And for Arthur's main lineup, Blackburn's current midfield is too unskilled, David Dunn as a forward is too rough, and Carsley is a standard reckless man, for the future development after promotion to the Super League, the midfield is the object of Arthur's great efforts to rectify.

"Where's the front?" Arthur asked after writing in his notebook again, "The number of goals we scored in our strikers last season was a bit sorry for their high salaries." ”

"Huh." Souness smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "Although there were not many goals last season, there are still strikers who can score goals, and now, except for a few boys and Ben in the reserve team?" Boggs, we have the rest of the strikers who are really useless, and we need to bring in at least one or two strikers. ”

"Graeme, do you have any favorites?" After Arthur had written everything in his notebook, he closed it and asked, "Preferably the kind of young player who is young, has potential, and can become an upper-middle player in the Premier League when he is promoted to the Premier League next season." ”

"Well, that's a list of some of the players I want and look forward to." Souness handed Arthur a piece of paper, a printout, apparently prepared for a long time, "Some of the players on it are already following up. ”

"Graeme, you're in a big problem for me." Arthur read the contents of the paper carefully, shook his head slightly, and said.

Souness's list has a lot of player-specific requirements, even directly the names of players, including League One and Premier League teams, as well as Souness's old base, players in the Soviet Super League, but many of them are not unheard of by Arthur - which means that these players have not become stars in the future, or the transfer fee is predicted to be expensive - which is also unattainable for Arthur, who is shy of money.

After obtaining a low-interest bank loan of £3 million from Old Jack, plus his savings of less than £1.5 million and the balance of his account in Blackburn, Arthur would have no more than £5 million at his disposal.

"Graeme, Mensah, I'd love to do what you suggested, but there's not that much transfer fee. In this way, I have such a plan, please refer to the two of you. Arthur said to two of his men.

"Please, Arthur." After Souness and Mensa Bangsu looked at each other, Mensa Bangsu finally stopped being a bystander and joined the conversation.

"This year, we have £5 million in money, but I'm not going to spend all that £5 million on the transfer market, I want to use part of that money to contact hospitals and universities in London to set up a professional medical room for the team, and then to set up an official website, a psychological counselling room and improve the conditions for youth training, etc., which I think is what a club should have in the long run. As for the transfer fee, I think £3 million plus the cost of selling players is enough to bring in players. ”

"At the back, our main players don't need to make major adjustments, we only need to bring in two or three young reserves."

"In midfield, we don't need to upset the balance of the squad, but we need a new team commander, a midfield metronome."