The Premier League has long been known for its leniency and decentralization towards managers.

Because here, the head coach is called a manager, not a coach.

As the name suggests, the manager is like the head of the project, responsible for all aspects of the athletic field, even transfers, and has considerable authority, which has led to more and more Premier League people calling for limited power in recent years.

For Chelsea, for example, Jose Mourinho's authority has been repeatedly restricted.

The reason is not difficult to understand, because since the beginning of the century, there have been constant rumors of managers receiving black money in the Premier League.

Things like Ferguson's younger brother working as a scout for Manchester United are even more above board.

But in fact, with the exception of Manchester United and Arsenal, the rest of the teams are basically gradually restricting the manager's authority.

But even so, the head coach is still the competitive core of a team.

Rafael Benitez is at the heart of Liverpool, and many of the coaching staff he relies on are from Spain.

For example, his number one assistant coach, Paco Jesterdam, is currently in charge of Liverpool's day-to-day training, and is particularly good at physical training.

And Yang Yang also noticed that when Gerrard introduced Paco Yesterdam to him, he also emphasized that "Paco has always been the link between us and the manager. ”

This also made Yang Yang pay special attention to this thin Spaniard, but he had a friendly smile on his face from the beginning of the meeting.

He's a lot like Benitez in that they're both bald.

Goalkeeper coach José Ochuto Reina, scouts Edu Aldo Macia and Frank McPalan, and fitness coach Giusto Lillo Diaz, are all Spaniards.

Among them, Yang Yang paid special attention to Giusto Lillo Diaz, he is a young man in his early twenties, and Ebar in the Spanish Second Division just came over this season, but watching him talk and do things gave Yang Yang a feeling that he was not very reliable.

'You look a little thin and it will be a bit difficult to adapt to the Premier League, but don't worry, with my training, I guarantee that you will be able to perform at your best in the Premier League in no time.'

Yang Yang smiled politely, but he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

Tactics analyst Duff McDonoff is another right-hand man for Benitez, who has been behind almost all of Liverpool's major games over the past two years.

According to Gerrard, there was originally another Paco Herrera on Liverpool's coaching staff, who was also a Spaniard, but he voluntarily left this summer and went to Espanyol in La Liga as the director of football, which can be regarded as starting to take charge of himself.

This is also a very normal turnover phenomenon in European football, after all, Benitez has been famous in recent years.

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After meeting the coaching staff, Gerrard and Carragher took Yang Yang, Su Ye and Raiola around Melwood.

From the training ground, to the players' lounge, to the gym, swimming pool, and other places.

According to Steven Gerrard, Liverpool's youth team is not based in Melwood, it is for the first team.

'Frankly, I've heard your name from the club for over a year ago and I've always felt that a player like you should come and play for Liverpool.

Gerald said frankly to Yang Yang.

'I can't say what the quality of the team is and how it is performing, but I dare say that in the Premier League and in Europe we are the most united team and all the players who play here have only one idea, which is to play well and try to win, and our club, the coaching staff, even me and Jamie, we will do everything we can to create that environment and atmosphere for our team-mates.

When Gerrard spoke of this, he was a little proud and proud.

He is Liverpool's captain and bannerman, and at the same time the soul of the team.

He and Carragher were both natives of Liverpool's academy, and under their auspices, Yang Yang did rarely hear the news about conflicts in the Liverpool dressing room.

Of course, there will be small problems, such as some players who can't play and get emotional.

Carragher also took over at this time, nodded and said: "Since you dared to wear my crotch last year, I think you are a tough guy, I like you, and I believe that all Liverpool fans will like you too." ”

Raiola secretly glanced at Yang Yang, who understood.

Yang Yang did not express his position on the spot, but said that he was very grateful to Gerard and Carragher for their reception, and left a phone call with Gerald and Carragher.

"I'm really looking forward to working with you!" Gerald said sincerely.

"Me too." Yang Yang nodded.

On this trip, he really felt the demeanor of Gerrard, the captain of Liverpool, for the first time.

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After saying goodbye to Benitez, Gerrard and Carragher one after another, George Owen drove Yang Yang and the others out of Melwood and to Liverpool John Lennon Airport for a flight back to London.

Along the way, Yang Yang and Raiola exchanged opinions with each other.

'There's no doubt that Liverpool seem to be sincere, both the manager and Steven Gerrard have shown a warm offer, and there is certainly no need to doubt that at that point.

Raiola tried to analyze his current situation with Yang Yang.

'There aren't many options you can make at the moment, Arsenal have largely exited, Chelsea are the first choice for Shevchenko, unless you're willing to wait until they run Shevchenko and then run you again, otherwise the Blues will only be at the bottom of the line.'

"Manchester United is very sincere to you, but you have to know that what Liverpool can give you now, Manchester United can't give you at all, because at Manchester United, Ferguson still has Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, no matter how optimistic Ferguson is about you, you can't compete with Rooney, or even Cristiano Ronaldo."

Yang Yang nodded, because Rooney is a local player in England and a local hope for the future.

Raiola said this to Yang Yang, which meant to remind him that when he arrived at Manchester United, at most, he would be on an equal footing with Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, and even this equality may not be possible.

Ruud van Nistrooy was pushed into the transfer market by Alex Ferguson because of his feud with the Portuguese.

Yang Yang has always known very well in his heart that a player needs to be under the appropriate tactical framework to be able to play his strength, but what if there is a conflict between the roles of two players on the field in a team?

It depends on who has a higher status in the team, and those with a lower status have to compromise or even transform.

The most direct example is Real Madrid.

When the Galaxy Battleship introduced a large number of stars such as Ronaldo and Zidane, as the soul of the original team, captain Raul retired from the original forward position, and even retreated again and again, and finally had to change to play in the back.

Why?

Superstar supremacy!

If you are not a superstar, going to Real Madrid can only be a stepping stone to a superstar!

Van der Vaart is the best example of this.

Therefore, if Yang Yang goes to Manchester United now, he will not be able to compete with Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Of course, the best situation is for the three to live together in harmony and form a trident, but how to distribute the specific tactical powers, how to distribute the right to fire and the right to hold the ball?

That's another problem!

Yang Yang's ability to score so many goals at Ajax is all due to his trust in Ronald Koeman and unlimited firing rights.

This is something that the rest of Ajax's players don't have.

Because Yang Yang is the first brother of Ajax!

The head of the chicken or the tail of the phoenix, this is not a choice at all in professional football.

What's more, even if Manchester United is Phoenix, Liverpool is not a straw chicken.

The Reds have shown to be competitive enough in recent years, with the only problem being the team's attack.

Yang Yang's arrival is to solve this problem and fulfill the promise Benitez made when he was in charge of Liverpool two years ago.

He wants to bring out a strong Red Army with a balanced attack and defense in three years!

'At the moment, Liverpool are definitely the best team for you. Raiola affirmed.

Yang Yang knew it in his heart.

At that time, he chose Raiola as his agent because he admired Raiola's negotiation methods and career planning for the players.

Now, even Raiola thinks that he should join Liverpool, so Yang Yang basically has nothing to worry about.

Sometimes, transfer is to do your best and resign yourself to destiny.

No one knows what's going to happen next, so they can only take root in front of them.

"Okay, then you can talk to Liverpool." Yang Yang replied affirmatively.

Raiola is very sure, "I will definitely help you negotiate a big contract, so that you can reach the level of a first-class player in Europe in terms of fame, strength, or salary." ”

Yang Yang has no doubts about Raiola's negotiating ability.

"During this period of time, you can arrange freely, depending on whether you want to go on vacation or go back to China to rest, but when you are interviewed by the media, it is best to hurry up and don't disclose half a sentence."

Raiola reminded, "The fact that you were personally invited to visit Melwood is already the greatest sincerity to Liverpool, and then you need to be able to give enough sincerity in terms of salary." ”

Speaking of this, the Italian fat man showed his trademark wicked smile, "At present, Liverpool's highest-paid player is Steven Gerrard, who has reached a weekly salary of 100,000 pounds, and after Gerrard took the lead in breaking 100,000 pounds a weekly salary last year, local players such as Ferdinand, Lampard and John Terry have also exceeded the top salary of 100,000 yuan." ”

"As far as I know, Chelsea have offered Shevchenko a contract of up to £120,000, so this time Liverpool will have to show enough sincerity no matter what, at least not too low."

The weekly salary of 100,000 pounds, according to the current exchange rate between the pound and the euro, is about 150,000 euros, after deducting 45% of the Premier League's tax rate, that is, nearly 70,000 euros or so.

Yang Yang's after-tax salary at Ajax is 25,000 euros, which is about 50,000 euros after tax, which is completely within Liverpool's affordability.

It's just that Raiola doesn't seem to be content with more than just doubling.