"Brendan, what do you think? I kid you not. ”

"Better than I thought."

Rodgers looked at Southampton's training for a moment and nodded. Southampton have absolutely no shortage of good players. Lallana from the Southampton academy, as well as Argentine player Tino. Costa, Lister brought Southampton's Czech players Necide and Fening, several of whom were technically excellent.

Brendan Rodgers is a coach who takes possession very seriously, and he believes that possession is the essence of football. Therefore, he admires players with excellent skills, and his selection of materials is based on this. I never imagined that in the small Championship, the little Southampton would have so many outstanding talented players.

"I'm not going to lie to you."

Rodgers eventually agreed to Rist's request and left Chelsea to join Southampton. Brendan Rodgers is a reserve coach, but he is not Jose Mourinho after all. There is no storm at Chelsea at all, it is just the departure of one of the many Chelsea managers. Rodgers is only 34 years old this year, and he has not had much of a brilliant experience before, and he is a coach with basically no resume. When Mourinho came out to coach alone, he had already worked as assistant coaches for Robson and Van Gaal. As an assistant coach of Barcelona, it can be said that he has certain qualifications. At that time, he came out not to say that he was looking for a job in Portugal, even in La Liga, it was not impossible to find a job as a manager.

And the same is true of Benitez. He worked as an assistant coach for Bosco at Real Madrid and also led Real Madrid's B team to play in the Spanish second division. The results in the Spanish second division are also good, so the starting point is not too low.

As for Ancelotti, there is nothing to say. When he was a player, he was a famous person. Just after retiring, he went to the national team to work as an assistant coach for Sacchi. Not to mention the origin.

But Rogers is different. He spent many years at Reading as Head of Academy and at Chelsea as an Academy Manager. It was only then that he was promoted to Chelsea development coach and studied with Jose Mourinho for a few years. In the Chelsea first team, they are not important figures. With such qualifications, it is not worth going to a Premier League club. It's just a matter of being able to mix in a Championship club. Not only that, but the Championship powerhouses don't look down on Rodgers.

As a result, Brendan Rodgers has a low starting point and it is technically difficult to coach a club like Southampton. This time, it was Borrowed's light that he became the manager of Southampton.

"Well, Southampton is better than I thought."

"Of course. If it weren't for the financial constraints they were subject to, at the level of their Academy. Plus bring in a little bit of some powerful stars. It won't be in the Championship. You haven't seen their academy, there are a lot of good players. ”

Rist is very sympathetic to a club like Southampton. Southampton's academy is in poor physical condition, but it has produced a lot of top stars. But Southampton itself can't keep these good players because they don't have the money.

Let's not talk about what happened ten or twenty years ago. Let's talk about the present. If Southampton hadn't sold Walcoat, Bale. Then add to that the current Lallana. In terms of attacking power up front, it is definitely second to none in the Championship. Walcott and Bell are two of a characteristic, fast. When running on the side. No one can stop their speed.

"After the Boseman Act, these clubs were everywhere."

Rogers shook his head, but he didn't look sympathetic at all. Although it was the first time to come out as a manager, Rodgers understood a thing. That is, football is the law of the jungle, and it will not sympathize with you because you are weak. Southampton has no money so they can't keep good players, and they can only blame them for not having the life to make a fortune. In the world of football, there are not one or two such clubs, what is there to sympathize with.

"Brendan, you've met Nikolai. You should know that Southampton doesn't have a lot of money for you to use, so a lot of the players in the squad are young. ”

"I know. But it's easier for me to set up my tactics. ”

Rogers was not discouraged. Southampton have also had a number of good players in the past few years, including the likes of James. Beatty, Crouch these players. However, because Southampton's economic situation is not good, those powerful players have already left Southampton. Southampton are now all young players.

However, for the young Brendan Rodgers, it is easier for the young players to follow through with his coaching ideas. They were all uncarved jade, and Rogers could carve them however he wanted.

"Brendan, feel free to come to me if you need anything."

"Thank you, Lister."

Rogers wasn't polite at this time. He's out as a manager for the first time, and Southampton isn't an oil team yet. If it's an oil team like Chelsea and Manchester City, then you can wave a cheque and bring in the players you want. But Southampton are not a wealthy club in the Championship. Therefore, it is simply impossible to bring in such a large number of reinforcements.

Therefore, if you want to buy some high-quality and inexpensive players, in addition to looking at Rodgers' vision, you also need the help of some agents. If the big teams have their own scouting system, then Southampton's scouting system is pretty much shit. Southampton is now struggling to feed the first team and staff, where is the money to keep the scouting system.

It's better to be good friends with an agent predator like Rist. With the relationship with Rist, some players can be brought in. You don't need such connections, that's not a fool.

"No, I don't. I'm also counting on you to make Southampton famous, and there will be more collaborations between us in the future. ”

…………

Got rid of the historical Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, and tied him to Southampton. Of course, Rist didn't expect him to lead Southampton to promotion in his first season, which is not a reality.

Southampton are now a bunch of talents, from Necid, Feinin, Lallana, Tino. Costa, as well as French defender Schneiderlin, are both future stars. But genius is just genius after all, and it can't be achieved overnight. Rogers couldn't have been upgraded all at once with these geniuses.

Rist just wanted Rodgers to start showing his talents at Southampton. To be able to lead Southampton to the next level in two to three years would be excellent. At that time, these geniuses of Southampton will also become famous. If Rogers becomes famous in the future, Rist can continue to do business with Rogers through his current relationship.

While Rist was complacent about his move, Brendan Rodgers' all-time club Liverpool was not so excited. David. Morse said with a gloomy face, "Rick, are they really saying that?" ”

"Yes."

Rick. Perry is also very serious and looks angry.

"Damn bastards. It's all a pack of white-eyed wolves, and I forgot how our family supported them back then. Rick, without this money, our new stadium would not have been put on hold indefinitely. ”

David. Morse was angry because all of a sudden there was a huge problem with Liverpool's money chain. It's not something else. It's a question of Liverpool's new stadium. Arsenal are not alone in the Premier League's new stadiums. Like Chelsea and Liverpool, they all have such plans. It's just that only Arsenal succeeded. While the construction of Arsenal's new stadium was in full swing, Liverpool also began to plan for the new stadium. Construction of the new stadium began last year and is estimated to cost around £300 million.

The money was not from Liverpool alone, it was Liverpool that was going to raise money from the bank. Liverpool were only able to contribute around £100 million on their own. But the subprime mortgage crisis on the US side has finally blown to the European side. Although the impact is not obvious now. But none of those banks are smart people. Immediately began to tighten the monetary base. I'm afraid that I'll be affected too.

There is no problem with such a choice for banks. It's just about fighting the risk. But it hurt Liverpool. Liverpool's new stadium has begun, but now it can only be stopped. David. Morris is the 42nd richest person in England, but he can't afford such a high fee himself.

Speaking of which, the Morris family is famous in England. is considered to be the number one family in Liverpool, and their family's assets are huge. While there are no such assets as tens of billions of pounds, billions of pounds do. But this is an asset that belongs to the Morris family, not David. Morris alone can control it. In 2002, the Morris family sold Littlewood Retail, an almost household name in the UK, for £750 million. The Morris family is the majority shareholder of this company, but David . Morris only got more than £40 million in this deal. The Morris family's greatest asset at the moment is David Murray. Maurice's uncle, John. Morris Management.

Moreover, in order to avoid huge taxes, the members of the Morris family have fled England one after another, and they have all settled in those tax havens. Like David. Morris's uncle, who was the chairman of Liverpool at the time, and is now at the helm of the Morris family, John Brown. Morris is now settled in Monaco.

Hence David. Morris was also helpless with a huge sum of £300 million. He has a lot of money, but he has very little liquidity at his disposal. Now that he thinks about it, he gets angry because the new stadium is a waste of money every moment when it stops working.

"David, I've been running a lot and everybody is being very cautious right now. Things are getting worse and worse on the American side, and it's only a matter of time before they affect us here. Now everyone is very scared, and even many people in the stock market and the foreign exchange market are worried about whether there will be a situation like in '92. It's hard for us to fundraise. And I advise you not to take any risks either, as it may affect your family's business. ”

Rick. Perry replied with a sigh. It's hard for the English to forget the pound crash in '92, and now that something is happening in the United States, many people are already worried about it. So now no one is going to invest such a large amount of money in Liverpool to build a stadium. Rick. Perry is even worried about David. Morris, maybe their family's business will also be affected.

"Is it true that the stadium can only be put on hold."

"There's no other way."

David. Morris stood up and walked around. He has supported Liverpool for so many years, but with the emergence of nouveau riche like Chelsea and Manchester City, it is not only Arsenal that feels difficult, but also Liverpool now. David. Morris is really struggling right now, he is the 42nd richest man in England, but he is only a small billionaire. Russian oligarchs like Abramovich and Middle Eastern oil tycoons like Alfahim are not on the same level at all.

If you run an ordinary Premier League club, you won't have a big problem, but if you want to run a big club like Liverpool, it's a bit overwhelming. David. Morris cursed in his heart again for an upstart like Abramovich. If it weren't for their group of nouveau riche to stir things up, the current Premier League would not be so difficult.

"Rick, Thaksin Shinawatra, who last talked to us about buying my shares, and what is happening with the Bank of Spain now?"

"No way. Thaksin is now trapped in Thailand, and whether he can get out of Thailand is a question. On the Spanish side, as on our side, they are afraid that the crisis of the United States will fly to them. ”

David. Morris now owns more than 50 per cent of the shares and is Liverpool's largest shareholder. There were a lot of people who wanted to buy David before. Morris's shares, then Liverpool. Although Liverpool's results at that time were not very good, it was also the No. 1 giant in England and the top ranking club in European football. So there are a lot of people who want to be in Liverpool. At that time, the most frequent contacts were former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and the Bank of Spain. But David at that time. Morris was ambitious, and Liverpool had good results, so they all turned it down.

"David, it's already very difficult to get investment right now. It's basically impossible. Unless ......"

"Unless what?"

"Unless it's a Russian oligarch or a Middle Eastern oil baron, they're not afraid of a crisis in the United States. They have enough money to build a new stadium and be able to invest in the transfer market at the same time. ”

"Let me give Liverpool to them, it can't be."

David. Morris indignantly refused. What he hates most now are the Russian oligarchs and Middle Eastern oil tycoons, a group of nouveau riche who have turned the Premier League into a miasma. How could he hand over England's No. 1 giant, Liverpool, to their group of tycoons.

"Rick, you work a little harder. Spread the word that I'm going to bring in collaborators, I don't believe that only those oil guys have money. ”

"It's good."

Rick. Perry nodded, and his heart was full of David. Morris's stubbornness is helpless. After all, they all proclaimed themselves English gentlemen, self-proclaimed English nobles, and they had a good face in many things. Now, apart from those oil tycoons who don't treat money as money, where is there capital that dares to invest indiscriminately. At this time of economic turmoil, any investment is very cautious. (To be continued......)

PS: Two shifts today