Volume 2 Chapter 94 Prelude to Chaos
"F**K", Jonathan had just accompanied Mack and the others back to London when he was annoyed by the interview with Benitez on TV.
There Benitez was talking, "I'm fine with Mark, just a little disagreement, we'll settle it, he's too young, I'm here to protect him, proper play is only good for him, there's no harm in playing properly, a season's highlight performance doesn't make him a god, he can cope with nearly 60 games in a season......"
"Mark, I didn't tell him that I wanted absolute appearances, I just asked for absolute tactical status, and Benitez would have described you as an arrogant maniac who doesn't know how to go," Jonathan said angrily.
People are like that, you mean one thing, he thinks another, Benitez has advantages, but the disadvantages are just as obvious.
For example, he rarely praises the players, and he is always used to using the media to communicate with the players, and lacks private communication.
Mackin always felt a sense of impending a storm, not just about himself, but more about Liverpool's dressing room and board.
It's been a week since the incident, and the board of directors hasn't come forward to speak out, which is intriguing, what are they thinking?
The day after tomorrow he will be reporting to the national team and will play two warm-up games before June 10th, maybe ask Gerrard and Carragher for their opinions, he thought.
What is Liverpool's board of directors doing, of course they are arguing! The core is two issues, one is the issue of quarterly shareholder dividends, and the other is the comeback of Carlsberg with Dubai International!
"F**K, F**K, F**K", David Murse was in his study, breaking everything he could, his hair was messy, and he was wheezing, "Shit, you moths, don't try to take one from Lao Tzu"
"They're threatening me, that's right, even if they threaten me again, the brutes raised by the son of a bitch, Lao Tzu will not let you succeed even if he pulls Liverpool to accompany the burial!"
Things have to start a week ago, after the end of the season, almost all the prize money and sponsorship contract money have been received, winning the championship not only increased their event prize money income, but also the sponsorship bonus has also risen, plus because of the various domestic sponsorship contracts from Mackqin, they have achieved a historic profit this year, and there are a lot.
All kinds of amortization distributions are issued, and the last item at the end of the season is generally the net profit dividend of the board of directors, of course, most of the time football clubs have to post upside down, or deliberately make losses, in order to avoid taxes, there are more means, but this year is different.
A group of people on the board of directors are waiting to be fed for their own financial situation, and now that such a big cake is in front of them, how can they be indifferent.
A group of people hit it off, and they didn't think about what Liverpool would do next season if they didn't leave reserve funds, maybe it would be a problem to pay wages in certain months, and there would be interest on the loan.
And it was at this time that Carlsberg and Dubai International came, and David Moores didn't know what promises Dubai International had made to those minority shareholders in advance, which led to their sudden turn of wind and unanimous refusal to pay dividends, and to restart the acquisition negotiations.
But that price is the price of cabbage in David Moores's opinion, Liverpool has just won the championship, and he mortgaged his only remaining assets in the winter and invested tens of millions, otherwise where would this championship come from?
Now they're going to kick me in one go, peach-picking, F**K, son of a bitch! , David Moore's heart was simply out of anger.
It's not that he can't force the decision, but then he will be completely isolated on the board!
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"Hello, Mr. Maddles", at Isabella's house, Mackin came to visit with a few bottles of aged Moutai, and Mardes' eyelids jumped as he looked at it.
"Call me Rogge," said Madells, turning to sit down on a garden chair.
Isabella secretly covered her mouth and smiled, and nodded at Makqin. She was overjoyed that her father came back this time, and she heard her mother say that things in the United States were almost handled, although it was very bad, but it was not to the point of bankruptcy.
This completely lifted Isabella's mood, and in her opinion, it was already a good result, as long as the money was enough.
Now Isabella and Mackin are basically living together, and their father is back, but it's a bit unreasonable to come and visit.
"I heard you're going to report to the national team tomorrow?" , Maders asked.
"Yes, Rogge, I heard that you are back, I took the liberty to come and pay a visit, hoping that it did not disturb your rest", it was just a kind word, and now Maders's face looked much better.
Madels raised his hand and looked at this kid carefully, his daughter was like a torch, just one year, look at the situation he opened up in European football, he will see and hear him on the news from time to time in the United States.
The most important thing is that he has never heard of any scandals about him, most of the occasions are with his daughter, which is too rare, young and steady, this is the best footnote to success.
Thinking of this, he said with a pleasant face: "There is nothing to disturb, you can come and sit often if you have nothing to do in the future, I have nothing to do now, if there are financial problems in the future, I can give you some advice"
Isabella looked delighted, this was her father's official approval of Mack, and she turned her head and smiled sweetly at him.
"Rogge, then I'll bother you in the future", Makqin and Isabella frowned for a moment, and said with a smile, "I now buy Apple stocks with most of my income, and I really haven't thought about complicated financial management, I really don't know much about this aspect."
"Apple is good, you have a lot of vision", Madells nodded and said, "After a while, I may use the remaining savings to open a small investment and wealth management bank here, and when Xue'er and her brother go to college, I will take him over, and leave a family business for their sisters and brothers in this small city, if you can trust me, I can make a financial plan for you in the future."
Isabella's face was full of surprise, she didn't expect her father, who had always been strong and competitive, to say such a disgraceful thing, or in front of Mackqin, maybe he really treated him as a family.
"Open an investment bank?, Rogge, do you need my help?" I haven't spent much of my income this year, so if you have a problem with funds, you can use it first."
Madells shook his head and refused, "No, I'll figure it out myself", and Isabella also looked at him covertly, he was afraid of hurting his father's self-esteem.
That is, the money is really not enough, and Ma Qin thought in his heart that his future old father-in-law still has to help, but how to help?
He had a flash of inspiration.
"Rogge, do you believe my vision for football?" , Mack Qin asked with a smile.
"Huh?" , father and daughter don't know why.
"Cher, do you remember how to bet on Manchester United two days ago, this European Cup, I am optimistic about Spain, Rogge if you believe it, you might as well give it a try, maybe you can make up for the gap in funds"
"Gambling?" , Madells looked surprised, "You still understand this?" ”
Mackin shook his head, "I just know football, this Spain is very strong, and the possibility of winning the championship is very high, if you bet early, the odds are estimated to not be too low."
Isabella's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly to Maddles: "That's right, Mark is very strong in watching the team, we really won Manchester United two days ago, I think dad you can give it a try"
"This thing depends on luck", he said suspiciously, but he didn't want to discourage his daughter's enthusiasm too much, nodded and said, "I'll go and study it, try it"
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After hurrying back to Liverpool to visit Maddles, Mackin rushed back to London to report to the national team, and his real free time may not be until after the start of the European Championships.
'I didn't ask for absolute appearances, the boss misinterpreted me, and I knew I was just 17 years old and I just didn't want to sit on the bench in some big games and watch my team-mates fight and I couldn't do anything about it, it was a bad feeling," Mackin told the media outside the national team.
This is the first time he has responded to Benitez's words, and since he hasn't received a single phone call, the two will talk to the media.
"Are you worried about your main position next season? Will you transfer? ", the reporter asked.
"My current task is the warm-up match of the national team, what you said is not the problem I am thinking about now, I believe that I and the club can solve it well", after saying that, he walked into the training base.
Now the media is mainly focused on watching the excitement, after all, these two people are important figures in Liverpool, a meritorious manager, and the next captain of the team, and it is not good to offend anyone.
"That's what he has," Gerald said, gesturing to his head, "it's hard to communicate, and it's completely in your own video and tactical world", Makin and Carragher sat on the grass next to them, the three of them gossiping after warming up.
"Phew", Carragher spat out a mouthful of grass clippings, "Why do I think that after we won the championship, Rafa was a bit of a king, I also watched his interview, and I don't know what to call at all"
"Then what do you think I should do", Makqin wanted to hear their opinions.
"Let your agent take care of it", Gerrard said, "you just need to play well and focus too much on this kind of thing, it's not good for you"
Caguera also nodded, "Every coach has his own thinking logic for employing people, and the standards of good players in their eyes are not the same, it is difficult to figure out, Rafa is not at ease with your defense, and he is a type who pays more attention to defense than attack."
'Especially if you're still in the middle of midfield,' Gerrard continued, 'that's the position he likes the most, and I guess you're the kind of player in his eyes who have the same strengths and weaknesses, and you can use it depending on the situation, depending on how you use it'
"Yes", Mark Qin smiled, "Then I can't become an object, others can put it as they want?" ”
Steven Gerrard said you didn't have that idea when you first got into the first team last year, but with Mackline's reputation now, he can't make that kind of joke anymore.
Behind this child, more and more people will slowly stand up, and many times he can no longer rely on his own ideas to influence choices and situations.
They are all from the past, but there is no need to say this now, Gerrard patted him on the shoulder, "Mark, play well, as long as you are good enough, no one dares not to use you"
Just could it really be that simple?
They have a warm-up game against the Czech Republic and the Netherlands at the beginning of next month, and Capello has given him a place in the middle of the midfield in the past few days, so it can be said that he is experimenting with Carlo Ancelotti's formation.
With Barry and Mack in central midfield, Frank Lampard up front and Steven Gerrard on the right, this is his idea of transforming England and has the backing of Bobby Charlton Athletic.
It is conceivable that a Chinese ethnic who is the core of the national team will be criticized in England, but now they have not played an official game, and the media has no way of knowing.
But appeasing these bigwigs in the team has already wasted Capello and Charlton's great effort.
At the beginning of June, as soon as they left for Austria, two blockbuster news broke out in England in a row:
"The Abu Dhabi consortium has officially settled in Manchester City, and another local tyrant is coming! 》
"Barcelona officially offer Mark, 42 million pounds! 》
It's just that Barcelona didn't expect that Abu Dhabi would disregard the unspoken rules of the transfer market than Abramovic and completely mess up this troubled water!
As an aside: don't underestimate any plot and psychological or dialogue description, it's all foreshadowing, and the author has no water. I'm sure the plot and design behind this is something that no one has ever seen in all of football. Some of this is even foreshadowing years later.