Fleet Street is notoriously caustic.

At Koeman's press conference announcing his appointment as Liverpool manager, Fleet Street began to struggle when Coman made a statement that he was honoured to join Liverpool and would try to lead the team to victory.

Daily Mail reporter John Howard asked sharply: "Given your failed spell in charge of Valencia last year, how can you have the confidence to lead Liverpool to success?" ”

Koeman will not be intimidated by this kind of scene, whether it is a player or a coach, he has already read thousands of sails, has been praised to the sky, and is also hated to be frustrated, he replied lightly: "If I didn't have confidence, I wouldn't accept this job, I can't draw conclusions about everything now, please come back in three months to comment on the results of my work." As for your question, I don't think I need to answer it at all, because if you look at the resumes of all the managers in the world, who hasn't failed in five or six years of work? Failure is a necessary factor in success and I feel that both I and Liverpool FC are ready to succeed. ”

The Guardian's Richardson went on to ask: "Will you give Liverpool a makeover? For example, the concept of Dutch football was introduced. ”

This problem is actually a pitfall.

Because no matter how many fans around the world ridicule and ridicule English football, English fans always believe that their football is the best, and the style of football they appreciate and recognize is also the traditional English style, strong confrontation, full of passion, not continental European style.

Coman replied indifferently: "I will not make a hasty decision, your question needs to be considered after I understand the team, of course, Liverpool now have a very good squad, the main framework of the team has been shaped over the years, I will not change it easily." But I'm going to bring my football philosophy to the team and make the team better. ”

Koeman coped well with the two problems in a row, and the reporters on Fleet Street were a little discouraged, and then on the issue of recruitment, Coman became even more official.

When it comes to his goals for the new season, Koeman expressed his true thoughts.

"The Premier League is the most competitive league in the world. It's very difficult to succeed here but we're going to try to be successful because Liverpool have the quality to compete for the title in all competitions and if we don't win it at the end of the season then I'll be to blame. ”

"Will you resign because Liverpool can't break a three-year title-free run?"

Coman was silent for a few seconds and then said firmly, "Yes, I will!" I'm going to bring championships, glory to the club, I can't do it, I'm going to resign. Let the better manager come and give them the position. ”

Koeman came to Liverpool this time to accept the challenge of the new manager, and he was also ready to realize that he had to put more pressure on himself!

He believes that this is the only way to free himself from his nightmare in Valencia.

In any case, Koeman's remarks at the press conference still satisfied the fans, especially his bold statement that he would not give himself any way back and resign if he did not win the championship. This is a clear demonstration of his ambition and boldness.

After the press conference, Koeman changed into a club sportswear and went to the training ground. Officially meet the team.

Assistant coach Sami Lee gave Koeman an an overview of the squad and the specific form of each player.

Coman saw Qin Xiong, and the two nodded in tacit understanding when their eyes met, looking at each other and smiling.

After a lapse of five years, the master and apprentice continue to move forward.

Koeman did not know that it was Qin Xiong who recommended his name to the management and finalized him when Liverpool's selection was narrow.

But Koeman didn't know why. After seeing Qin Xiong, he was extremely calm in his heart, without the slightest nervousness, as if he had been inspired like never before.

Maybe the kid who brought him miracles back then has now grown into one of the top superstars in European football. It gave him a hundred times more confidence than before!

The afternoon session continued to be led by Sami Lee, with Koeman first getting acquainted with the coaching staff and understanding the facilities and department functions of the training base.

On the same day, Liverpool's new kit for the new season was released.

The home jersey is still red, with the Adidas logo and the jersey sponsored by the advertising on Carlsberg's chest.

The away kit is a black version.

The third away game, including the Champions League, is the white version.

After the afternoon training session, Koeman spoke in front of the entire squad of players.

His speech was not impassioned, but pragmatic to inform the players: I am a newcomer, I am in the process of getting to know the club and getting to know you, and I hope that you can establish a good working relationship and solve any problems within the team through rational negotiation.

After training, Coman did not leave the Melwood training base, but asked Sami Lee to take the entire staff to Liverpool's boot room, which had been unused for a long time.

Liverpool's boot room tradition was abandoned from the time of the Frenchman Houllier, until the Benitez era passed, and it was used again in Koeman!

Koeman wanted to integrate into the squad quickly by becoming more aware of the club's cultural traditions, and he came alone as a bare-bones commander, so he felt it was better to mingle with his colleagues in Liverpool's more traditional coaching offices.

Coman got to work after visiting the boot room, and the coaches started talking about it with some beer.

Sami Lee handed over the first-team squad to Koeman and asked if he needed to apply for a signing.

Koeman made the decision after learning about the first-team squad and, through the introduction of colleagues, the quality of some of the lesser-known players.

Reinforcements are over!

I don't know if it's a taboo for the defeat at Valencia last time, or if I don't want to put pressure and tension on the team's existing players by bringing in reinforcements.

Koeman looked at the team's long first-team squad and made the decision to purge instead!

When he went to take over Valencia, the situation in the dressing room in Valencia was extremely complicated because there were too many players and too many new arrivals!

Valencia brought in around 10 players that season, which complicated the dressing room, and Koeman took over Flores in the middle of the season, so he simply didn't have time to adapt to that strange and complicated environment, and it was understandable that he couldn't handle interpersonal relationships well.

Fortunately, Liverpool still gave him some time, and there will be no hidden danger of causing contradictions due to the tail being too big.

Now, in order to make the dressing room less complicated and the players clear about their position, Koeman wants the first-team squad to be leaner and simpler. (To be continued.) )