Most people's lives hover between emotion and reason, with sea on one side, flame on the other, selfishness on the other, and devotion on the other.

Each of us is an animal walking on the tightrope in the middle, and the constraints of self-interest and social morality make us always strive to find the thread of the soul, comfort.

Benitez has selfish and dedication to Liverpool, and Mackin is no different, everyone is making what they think is the right choice in their own way, and then, go on!

Liverpool have a week's break after the Merseyside derby, and then after a league game and the Champions Cup, it's the international break, which allows them to grudge a change of manager.

Benitez didn't come to the training ground early in the morning, leaving the players who had read Hyypia's letter confused.

"Rafa, you leave at this time, who can replace you, can't you hold on until the end of the season?" Parry asked in embarrassment in the office.

Benitez shook his head, "It's time for me to go, I'm still going to retreat from the rapids, if it's too late, I don't know if I'll become a sinner"

He laughed self-deprecatingly and continued: "The locker room is a mess, I am responsible", he looked at the players outside, some of them even bought their own lineage, is he really a failure?

"As for the head coach, let Sammy Lee last until the end of the season, he is very popular in the team, at least to ensure stability in the dressing room"

"And he has experience as a Premier League manager, what is the problem of leading the team to transition, but this year's championships are estimated to be hanging, you should look for a manager next season as soon as possible"

Parry pinched his swollen eyebrows, his face was full of sadness, I also want to resign, let's all break up, but after complaining in my heart, life has to go on, facing this bleak life.

"Can't you change it?" , he tried to make one last effort, after all, he is a meritorious manager, it is too sad to go like this, and the coach changed halfway, and Liverpool also has no future.

Benitez shook his head, "The strength of the team is still there, as long as it remains stable, no matter how bad the results are, it will not be much worse"

The brightest star of an era is finally coming to an end, and in the summer of 2004, he came with the name of La Liga champion manager, bringing Alonso and Garcia.

Since then, he has made a name for himself at Anfield, and has also left Liverpool with the tradition of the number four position.

In the past few years, he has sent away Smitchell, sent away Reese, Hyypia, Cowell, Bellamy, and today, he wants to follow in their footsteps and send himself away.

In the summer of 2008, after all, we had to start saying goodbye.

It was a short-lived era, but for Liverpool, it was indeed their most glorious period in the Premier League to date.

Champions League, FA Cup, Premier League, they have won all the big trophies in more than four years.

The old people who used to be are now only Carragher at the end of his career, Gerrard and Alonso, who is about to go away, are still holding on, and Benitez's departure has completely put an end to it.

The glorious old days are a thing of the past, and Liverpool will usher in a new chapter from this moment on.

……

The players on the training ground watched Sami Lee leave, and after more than two hours, he returned with Benitez.

They know something important may be happening.

Sammy Lee beckoned to gather the scattered players and walked up to them side by side with Benitez.

Benitez looked at the group of players who had galloped under his command in the past, and he was in a trance for a while, but also a little relieved.

All good things come to an end.

Now that the dust has settled and the tired bird has returned to the forest, he understands better than ever that he was a little too persistent in the past.

"Guys, this is the last time I'll call you that," he began.

"Tomorrow, there will be a press conference and I will officially resign as head coach of the club and Sami Lee will lead you this season."

The Liverpool players looked at each other, despite this psychological preparation, but the moment when it really came, it was still a little sudden.

Benitez glanced at them with a smile and continued: "In the past four years, we have worked together and created a lot of success, and this time will be a wonderful memory for me, I am very proud of you and I want to say thank you to you"

"Although some people may not like me in the process, and we have had a lot of conflicts, I hope that after today, you can forget about these things and travel lightly."

"Liverpool is the team I and you are fighting for, and I wish you all the best of luck"

After saying that, he paused, and although he was not used to it, he still stepped forward firmly and hugged the players one by one to say goodbye.

"Steven", as he walked up to Gerald, said with an open arm and a smile, and Gerald smiled with relief and hugged him with open arms.

"Mark", Makqin also walked over and hugged him, and said to him: "Good luck, Rafa"

"Come on", Benitez patted him and moved on to the next one, "Xavi (Alonso)......

No matter how long the separation is, there will always be a moment of end, and Melwood at this moment contains a long-lost warmth.

After everyone stood still, Sami Lee opened his mouth and said: "Guys, from tomorrow onwards, I will be the acting head coach, I hope we will have a good time working together, Rafa will be our technical director"

In the end, Parry did not agree to Benitez's direct resignation, but gave him a fictitious position as director, which can be regarded as giving Benitez a decent step.

"Our daily training plan remains the same", Sammy Lee continued, "and tomorrow I will reappoint the assistant coach and hopefully we can work together to get through this difficult time"

The coaching staff brought by Benitez will also cooperate with Sami Lee until the end of the season, if they are really gone, Liverpool will not have to do anything this half season, and training will be a problem.

Looking at the departing Benitez, Melwood slowly returned to his usual tranquility, still conducting daily training under the leadership of Sami Lee, but the people on the sidelines were no longer there.

"Let's go," Benitez said to Montesey, who was sitting in the driver's seat, as he got outside, got into the car.

"All taken care of?" , she asked, turning her head.

"It's a fictitious job, let's take a year off first", he said with a smile, "I'll go on vacation with you, Liverpool's charitable foundation can take a leave of absence now"

"I've already asked for it," Montesey said, starting the car, "I'll go with you for a good break"

"Well, that's fine", he replied as he looked at the familiar street that crossed by the side of the road, "you and the children will stay here in the future, don't run around with me"

……

Melwood at night, brightly lit, this is destined to be a sleepless night, the news of the change of coach will be announced tomorrow, Sammy Lee has to accept the job as soon as possible.

Just give him time, only five days.

"Hugh, come and help me, Liverpool needs these old fellows to stand guard now", the room was filled with smoke, and Sammy Lee said to Hugh McAuray, who was sitting on the side.

"I'm still willing to take those children," Hugh said, turning his head, "and it's a great joy to watch them grow up"

"Aren't Hobbes and Mark here, Carragher and Gerald are your old men," Sammy Lee said with a laugh.

"Haha, you recognize that I can't let go of Mark, right?"

"Don't be pretentious", Sammy Lee said, "I'll be working until the end of the season, and now I'm worried about the personnel, come and help me with the staff."

After taking the roster, the two men began to study the list of first-team squads for this season.

Goalkeepers: Reina, Cavalieri (summer visa), Martin; Defenders: Enrique, Aurelio, Ager, Cahill, Skrtel, Carragher (injured), Finnan, Hobbs (U21), Insua (U21)

Midfielders: Mascherano, Bruno, Alonso, Gerrard, Liera, Mackqin, Lucas

Forwards: Kuyt, Voronin, Torres (injured)

"After Benayoun and Arbeloa left in the front, our substitutes on the wing were very nervous", Hugh McOray rubbed his hair and thought about it, "Valle, who has just been transferred to the U21s, is 18 and a half years old, very fast, and has improved a lot in the past two years, so he can be emergency on the wing"

"And Aurelio, who can also play as a winger, can be a substitute for Insu Adam Enrique"

Sami Lee looked at the formation on the tactical board and asked: "What about the right-back and the striker?" Finnan and Carragher can't go up."

"That's the main defense, the main left, as for the striker, see if you can come over on loan in the winter"

"Mark ......," Sami Lee said hesitantly, interrupted by Hugh before he could finish speaking.

'Mark can't play as a striker, he's in midfield, and I'd suggest putting him at the core'

Sammy Lee frowned, it was not that he didn't understand Mackqin's talent and potential, but he was a little hesitant to make such a big change as soon as he came up, not to mention that Alonso was there.

"What about Alonso?" , he asked.

'It's going to have to be his job, and my idea is to follow the role of them at home to Manchester United last year and set up a midfield combination with Mark as the main and Alonso as the auxiliary'

"He's leaving next year", Hugh continued, "we can't put all our expectations on one person who is leaving, and Mark's number of games is limited by age, which doesn't really affect him too much"

"The main thing is that I think Marc is better suited to Liverpool than Alonso"

Sammy Lee nodded, he understood what Hugh McAuray meant, Mark is the future of Liverpool, and this year has been the same, to focus on developing young people.

"Then you have to talk to Alonso and the three captains face to face, don't cause any misunderstandings, the most important thing now is to stabilize the dressing room, and only by working together to improve the results first"

Although Sami Lee mainly focuses on defense tactically, he has an advantage that Benitez does not have, that is, he is very amiable and knows how to delegate power without grasping power.

And his past experience as a head coach has taught him that he doesn't have any outstanding talent in this position, so he can only succeed with the help of those around him.

He brought in Hugh McOle to use his prestige in the first team to allow his boys to play in a down-to-earth manner.

In fact, sometimes the break is very simple, if Benitez had not been so stiff with Cocoby, and Hugh McAuray had been brought in earlier, maybe it would have been a different situation today.

A drink and a peck, all determined by heaven!

……

In the next two days, Liverpool began the work related to the change of coach in full swing.

The media was both surprised and mentally prepared for this incident, but Benitez was promoted to technical director instead of class, which made the news a lot less heated.

Rafael Benitez also became the first manager to not be sacked this season, and Gerrard, Carragher, and Mark have all been interviewed by the media to thank him for his contribution to the team over the past four years and for nurturing himself.

Many things, after taking a step back, become happy.

The whole Liverpool team then went through intense preparations, and in the next game, they will visit the Etihad to meet the newly formed Blue Moon.

In the summer, they had a lot of feuds because of Mark's hatred, and most importantly, Liverpool had to go all out to win their first league game!

It's just that in this tense time, I didn't see Mack in Melwood, who was on his way to Italy......