Super Storm

"Yang, let me introduce you."

In the hotel room, agent Laiola took the initiative to introduce Yang Yang to the guests he brought over.

"This is Liverpool's CEO Rick Parry, who has been working in Liverpool for nearly ten years."

With Laiola's introduction, Yang Yang immediately smiled and reached out, shaking hands with the Englishman in front of him.

"Hello, welcome to Beijing, Mr. Parry."

"Nice to meet you, Yang."

Immediately afterwards, Laiola introduced the man next to Rick Parry, who was slightly bald and slightly obese, and all the people familiar with football were no stranger to him.

He is one of the hottest young coaches in European football in recent years, Rafael Benitez.

How hot is Benitez?

He coached Valencia for three years. In the hands of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​he grabbed two La Liga championships. Among them, he won the UEFA Cup in 2004 and achieved a double crown. Since then he has switched to Liverpool.

In the first season of joining the Reds, he surprised everyone, led Liverpool to the Champions League final, and performed a miraculous reversal in Istanbul, Turkey, defeating AC Milan to win the championship.

Of course, although the results of the Champions League are brilliant, Liverpool ’s performance in the domestic league is not ideal. Even once defending the Champions League and failing to obtain the qualification for the Champions League in the new season, it is laughed at. awkward.

In the past season, Liverpool have only won one FA Cup title.

But no one can deny that Benitez's momentum in today's European football is quite strong, not losing to Chelsea's Mourinho and ac Milan's Ancelotti.

"Hello, very happy to meet you, Raphael." Yang Yang smiled and shook hands with Benitez.

"Me too." Benitez has been paying attention to Yang Yang all the time, but not much.

Yang Yang knows a lot about the Reds coach. He belongs to that kind of talk, but the tactical requirements are very strict, and the manager is meticulous. However, many players think that he is a little too stubborn and indifferent.

As a middleman, Laiola greeted both parties to sit down.

This time, it was the result of his efforts over the past month. Not only Liverpool was very interested in Yang Yang, but Yang Yang also showed interest in Liverpool ’s interest.

The reason is simple. Liverpool are a strong team and need him.

This is not the first time Yang Yang heard news from Liverpool, but the substantive contact between the two parties was more than a month ago. Yang Yang did not come forward. It has always been Laiola who is responsible for running around and staying in touch with Yang Yang. .

In the quarter-finals of the Premier League, Arsenal can't afford to pay. Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool are very interested in Yang Yang, but after several considerations, Yang Yang turned his attention to Liverpool.

Not only because the Red Army has the greatest sincerity, but also because they need Yang Yang most.

Rick Parry took the lead in expressing interest in Yang Yang on behalf of the club, and promised to pay Yang Yang a transfer fee of 40 million euros. As for personal treatment, we can talk about it again.

In addition, Rick Parry also said that after the low tide of last season, Liverpool have decided to strengthen the team's lineup and further enhance the team's competitiveness, and Yang Yang is the team's most desired weapon .

"In fact, we locked you up as early as a year ago, and Raphael just wanted to invite you to join from beginning to end."

Rick Parry's words just fell, and Yang Yang turned to glance at Benitez.

The Spaniard was still indifferent, as if there was no mention of him in these words.

"Frankly, I am also very much looking forward to working with Liverpool. I was particularly impressed with the UEFA Champions League final in Istanbul. I saw my blood boiling. I think any player will be proud of being able to join such a team . "

Yang Yang's remarks made everyone nod at the same time.

But he quickly turned around, "but I still hope to hear what the head coach thinks."

This is also Yang Yang's great concern, because he does not want a transfer similar to Shevchenko.

Chelsea boss Abramovich wants Ukrainian nuclear warhead Shevchenko, but Mourinho made it clear that it was not in his plan, he just wanted Yang Yang.

Judging from the current situation, Shevchenko's transfer may be possible, but then his development in Chelsea may be difficult to predict. After all, Mourinho rejected Shevchenko from the beginning.

Yang Yang is also very clear that it is difficult for a player who is not trusted and relied on by the head coach to succeed in a new team, especially for his 19-year-old player. Even more so.

His current status in European football is indeed not low, and if there is a contradiction, it is not good for anyone.

Especially Yang Yang, he is not willing to waste his time.

Therefore, if Benitez cannot come up with a set of tactical plans and ideas that satisfy him, then he will not go to Liverpool at all.

What Yang Yang didn't know was that just after his words fell, Benitez's eyes flashed a glance of appreciation.

He has always been a dumb person, but it does not mean that he is a fool.

Yang Yang's statement not only shows respect for the head coach, but also tells everyone that he doesn't care how much the salary is and how high the salary is. What he cares more about is football itself. He longs for a better development platform.

And this is what Benitez valued.

"You know, I have coached in La Liga for a few years, and before I officially coached, I have been studying Italy for a long time, but I can now tell you with certainty that the Premier League is the most moving league in the world."

Benitez didn't say much, but he was very serious and gave Yang Yang a very frank feeling.

"Football here is very fast, there are more chances to score, every player is very hard, they all respect the game, I have heard many foreign players tell me more than once, playing in the Premier League is really Is a treat. "

Yang Yang nodded lightly. Although he had n’t heard this since he did n’t know a few Premier League players, he did n’t deny Benitez ’s remarks because Benitez was not necessary at all. lie.

"The Premier League's defense is fierce and the physical intensity is very high. This is why many technical players are afraid of it, but you can also look at it the other way round. Every team in the Premier League and every player works very hard. To eager to win every game, this is a feature of the league and deeply affects every player. "

"Here, you may encounter a malicious foul, but you will immediately get up next time to continue, even if you are injured, what you think in your head, you will return to the field as soon as possible and continue to participate in the game, because the fans here , The environment here, the atmosphere here, will make you think that playing football is a kind of enjoyment. "

Yang Yang originally expected Benitez to come up with a lot of tactics to convince himself, but did not expect him to start with the big picture.

Just listening to him say this, he could not help but moved.

This is a league of the brave, and Yang Yang is undoubtedly eager to continue to play such a role.

"On our Liverpool team, there are currently Morientes, Cissé, Crouch and Robbie Fowler, and this summer we have decided to send Morrentes and Cissier apart from Aja In addition to the introduction of you, we also consider introducing Kuyt from Feyenoord. I believe you are no stranger to him. "

Yang Yang nodded. Although he had no friendship with Kuyt, he knew and knew each other.

Robbie Fowler is thirty-one years old and should at most play the role of a substitute player.

"I think that Crouch will be a very good response center. He has been to Liverpool for a year and I know him very well, as Guardiola said in the column in the Spanish national newspaper, He is a player who is seriously underestimated because he needs a scorer who is as good as you and at the same time full of efficiency as a partner. "

Guardiola is the legendary captain of Barcelona. After retiring, he left football for a period of time. However, during the World Cup this year, he opened a column in the Spanish national newspaper and wrote many articles that explained many of his own football ideas.

In one of the articles, he bluntly stated that his favorite striker is Peter Crouch.

Yang Yang remembered that Guardiola said so in the article at the time.

"Rooney may be more decisive for the game and more beautiful and nice to play, but who can bring more help to the team is definitely Crouch. If the team has Crouch, then you need Building a team around him will give you a lot of rewards. "

"He always knows what he is doing, and he can do it both with his head and his feet. One of his greatest strengths is that he knows the tandem team. He understands that he ca n’t just stay in the penalty area and pass the ball. The team is running smoothly. "

"He can receive a thousand high-altitude balls, but he can always handle the ball very reasonably."

"It looks simple but few forwards know what to do and can do it like he does."

Guardiola's column was reprinted by many media, and Yang Yang naturally noticed it.

"Guardiola's evaluation is indeed very high, but only a part is mentioned. One of his football ideas is to attach great importance to pass and control, so he mentioned that Crouch can make the team run smoothly, but he overlooked a little , That is, Crouch's scoring efficiency has not been high. "

"Since he entered the Premier League, the highest number of goals was in the 2004 to 2005 season, with 27 goals scored in 27 games. This was obtained when relegating the team to Southampton. This is already his highest. Scoring efficiency, but this is definitely unqualified for a team that is determined to impact the league championship and the Champions League. "

"So, we need you. Crouch's presence can make the team's offense more fluid and create more opportunities. Kuyt's running and aggressively forcing can create more pressure on the opponent's defense. To make them make mistakes. "

Speaking of which, Benitez looked at Yang Yang deeply.

"And you, Yang, I believe that when you come to Liverpool, you will make us sharper and more aggressive. At the same time, your fighting spirit that never gives up is also in line with Liverpool's fighting spirit."

"Liverpool is definitely the best stage for you!"