"Owen, Holmes hasn't talked to me about this, I don't know."

Benitez was surprised when he heard Rist's words. Rist looked at Benitez and knew that Benitez didn't know much about it. Rist said to Benitez: "The importance of Liverpool Owen is not greatly reduced now. I don't think even if you leave, it won't make much of a difference to you. ”

In the past, Liverpool's style of play was dominated by Owen. No matter who you buy, it's all for Owen. Houllier is quite serious about Irving, and all the tactical design revolves around Irving. But after Benitez became the owner, he was no longer dominated by Owen. In Lister's opinion, Benitez didn't like Owen very much, and his departure was nothing.

"It's not."

Benitez shook his head and said with a long face, "I never wanted Michael to leave. Michael was only twenty-four years old, and Young was already thirty-one. Michael is Liverpool's future. ”

Listening to Benitez's words, Lister was surprised. Rist always thought that Benitez didn't like Irving or that there was no place for him in his tactics.

"That's what you really think? You haven't thought about selling him? ”

"Yes."

Benitez nodded. Suddenly, he smiled wryly: "A team needs players of all styles. Owen is fast, jishu is good, and he shoots well, and he is a very good player in positional battles and on the counter-attack. How could I want to sell him? Having a player like him doesn't know how much of a change in the team's tactics would be beneficial. ”

Benitez is talking about psychology. Owen, that's Owen. Playing with Jankohler as a double striker. That's a very good striker. He's fast, he's good, he's very flexible, and he's shooting well. And even if he doesn't play as a striker, the goal rate of putting him in the position of winger is still not low.

And if Jankoller can't play, having Irving as a lone forward is another way to play. In particular, Owen is a lone forward and can play defensive counter-attacking play. Completely defensive and counter-attacking, Owen has enough quality to do it all alone. Such a player, Benitez, of course, is not willing to give up.

There are a variety of players in European football at the moment, and there are many strikers with a style similar to Owen. But there are not many who surpass Owen in strength.

"Huh."

Rist didn't even know what to say. Benitez understood what Riester meant. Owen is a very good player, and with Owen Benitez there are more tactical options. And Jankoller is thirty-one years old after all, and he can play well for two or three years at most in the fierce Premier League. And Owen is only twenty-four years old and is still at the peak of his career. It is clear that Benitez does not want Owen to transfer, but Owen is now going to transfer because of Benitez's disdain.

Benitez's personality really makes Rister helpless. Even Rist thought that Benitez didn't like Owen very much. Apparently very much importance to Gerrard. Owen, as a client, must have more such feelings. Benitez doesn't share any ideas with his players. How does Owen know what Benitez thinks.

Even if it's a substitute or a fringe player, they're very sensitive to the manager's opinion. What's more, when it comes to a star of Irving's level, who has nothing to guess what the head coach thinks. The manager didn't give him a face. Don't give him a guarantee. The first thing they thought about was leaving. After all, Owen is already one of Europe's top stars. It's really in response to the sentence that there is no place to stay here.

"Raphael, you know what? Owen thinks you don't value him and have little future at Liverpool. ”

"Nope. I've never thought of it that way. ”

"Raphael, you really have to change that. Stars of Irving's level are good-looking. You didn't give him a clear signal, of course he would leave. If you take a tenth of the time you spend studying your opponents and tactics, and talk a word or two to the players you value, you'll definitely do more good. ”

Rist finally understood a little now. Benitez's level is no worse than that of his contemporaries, and compared to the likes of Carlo Ancelotti and Mourinho, his tactical ability is only high. However, Ancelotti and Mourinho have been able to achieve high results in the history of Weishenme, and they are the objects of invitation from many clubs. And Benitez doesn't have such a reputation, which makes people look like Benitez is not as good as them.

It comes down to the same problem, the ability to manage the locker room is not the same. Ancelotti is a good old man, who uses whoever he wants, and he can use it very well. He rarely has a big scandal when he manages the dressing room, because he manages the dressing room like an elder, and many players are convinced. His management approach is somewhat similar to that of former Real Madrid coach Bosque.

Mourinho, on the other hand, is a different style, a tough manager of the dressing room. There is only one boss in the dressing room, and that is Jose Mourinho. Known as God first, his second is Mourinho. In Mourinho's dressing room, there is no room for players challenging his authority. But this kind of high pressure is not just oppressive high pressure, Mourinho does not allow players to challenge his authority, but he can communicate with players and get the most out of them. The players love him and love him. In addition to the betrayal of relatives in Real Madrid, whether it is Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan dressing room is very stable. Every time he faced pressure from the media and fans, the players stood with him.

Carlo Ancelotti and Jose Mourinho have very different approaches to managing the dressing room, but both have their own ways of convincing their players. Compared to the two of them, Benitez is a lot worse. Because there is so little communication with the players, he usually doesn't talk to the players. He has been in charge of Liverpool for almost two years and has not spoken to Owen alone once. This is simply one of his weaknesses.

After all, football is also a game of people, a game of players. How you control these players to play well is just as important as developing tactics. It's a pity that Benitez is only good at specifying tactics, but how to get along with players is a weakness. Liverpool is different from Valencia, although Valencia was strong at the beginning of the century, he is only a La Liga powerhouse after all. Liverpool are down, but still giants. There are also superstar players like Irving on the team.

"I ......"

Benitez just spoke, but didn't continue. It's not that Benitez doesn't know his own problems, but human character is like this, and it can't be changed by saying it. The introverts in the novel immediately become cheerful after crossing over, and you know that it is impossible when you think about it.

"Raphael, don't say much. That is, praise once in a while, and criticize when it's time to criticize. Just a matter of one or two sentences. Think for yourself. ”

…………

Owen wants to go, not to mention Benitez, even Liverpool can't stop it. Owen now has one year left on his contract, and if Owen drags on, Liverpool will be empty of both men and money. And SFX and Liverpool have a lot of cooperation, even Gerrard belongs to this company. Liverpool and SFX have not thought of falling out altogether. In this way, a transfer for Owen is imperative.

"Hello Struan."

"Hello Lister."

Struen. Marshall, Gerrard's agent. With Owen's example, Rist couldn't help but meet Gerrard's agent. After all, Gerrard and Owen are both players who belong to SFX, so maybe they have other ideas between them. And Steven Gerrard has also made a move to Chelsea in his history, and Rister doesn't want that to happen.

Since there are some problems with the communication between Benitez and the player, Rist can only find a way from the agent's side. Help Benitez make up for some of the shortcomings in this regard.

"Strone, Holmes has been in contact with Real Madrid a lot lately, you know."

"I've heard of it."

Marshall nodded. Gerald and Owen belong to the same company, and Marshall himself has his own sources at SFX, so he knew about it before Rist.

But what Rist didn't know was that Marshall was now very happy, and not ordinarily cool. After SFX entered English football, many players worked with him. Among them, Holmes is the most powerful, with Beckham and Owen becoming the boss of SFX in England. When Holmes was making a splash in English football, Marshall was the agent at the bottom.

Fortunately, feng shui rotates. After Beckham and Victoria got married, he bought SFX's brokerage contract for £2 million. Holmes lost a huge cash cow. And after Benitez became the owner, Gerrard's status soared, causing Holmes to choose to leave.

What's the same SFX company, everyone is just the same brand in a company, and the competition in it is still fierce. The decline in Holmes' status has allowed Marshalles' status to continue to rise. SFX has limited resources, and whoever has more has less for the others.

"Struen, I just met Raphael. Rafael's meaning is simple, anyone can go to Liverpool, and the only person he wants to stay behind is Steven. Gerrard. ”

When you see people, you talk about people, and when you see ghosts, you talk nonsense. At this point, Lister played like fire and pure love.

"Struon, you've met Raphael too. Rafael is not a manager with a lot of words, and he rarely speaks unless he is someone he knows very well. He could accept Owen's departure, but he didn't want Steven to leave Liverpool as well. ”

“haha。 Riester, don't worry. Steven grew up and trained at Liverpool and was the captain of Liverpool. ”

Marshall's words, Rist will not believe them all. After all, a few of these agents are telling the truth, and there is a whole lot of lies in Rist's previous words. But what Lister needs is to give Marshall a signal, and Benitez is very serious about Gerrard. As long as he accepts it, then there are no other problems.

"I believe it. Steve would go on to become the greatest captain in Liverpool's history. (To be continued......)