Chapter 129 New Teammate

When it comes to Liverpool, the first star most fans think of is Owen.

This golden boy in England is so famous that fans in England and even all over Europe have heard his name; and Liverpool fans know that they really understand that the core of the team is actually Gerrard.

Steve. Gerrard is the unquestionable core of the team's midfield. He and Chelsea's core Lampard are called the England team's midfield towers. Their position is very stable. England's head coach Eriksson's headache is not that there is no one in the midfield, but that there are too many midfielders. He has been worrying about how to send these two players at the same time. .

This shows the strength of the two.

But now, Owen and Gerrard have heard the news of leaving, mainly because of Liverpool's inaction.

At the end of the European Cup, the tug-of-war between Owen and Liverpool's contract renewal negotiations began again.

Owen hopes to see Liverpool make a difference in signing, but the club has only introduced two strikers so far, and the midfielder and defender line have not been modified in time. In Owen's view, the team has his own front line, and another striker is enough, and the focus is on the midfield and backfield. This is also the reason why Owen is disappointed with Liverpool. The results in recent years have also proved that Liverpool do not have the strength to compete with international giants.

"I'm not making any ultimatums or threatening anyone. This is not my style. But I really need to be sure that we will have a team that can compete with the top two. This has always been my position." In this month, Owen and the club's contract has been suspended for three rounds.

His current contract is still one year away. Owen has long publicly stated that he will never leave for free when the contract expires. This means that this summer, Owen will renew his contract or transfer.

The biggest obstacle to the current contract renewal is the duration of Owen's contract. Liverpool Club hopes that he can renew the long-term contract for four years, while Owen tends to sign only for two years, that is to say, only the term of the current contract is extended for 12 months. The reason why Owen is unwilling to sign a long contract is well known, because he is not sure whether Liverpool can bring him an important trophy, and whether the new coach Benitez can lead Liverpool to a leap. When I was in Portugal, Benitez introduced me the direction of his team and what kind of players he would buy. I was very moved. But now, we need to see what he said become a reality. Owen recognizes Benitez's ability very much, and he still remembers the 44-year-old young coach's easy victory over Liverpool in Valencia.

It is important to have a good coach, but it is also very important to have good players.

However, Liverpool has not made much action in the transfer market yet. The two strikers introduced, Cise and Don Jack, are not "too high" and have no reputation. Such a situation is not what Owen wants to see.

Now, Liverpool is facing a situation where it may lose Gerrard. There are rumors that Gerrard may move to Chelsea in the next ten days. Everyone knows that if Gerrard leaves Liverpool, he will lose a lot of money and irreparable losses. "He deserves to be our best player last season. If he leaves, the team's strength will undoubtedly be greatly weakened, and Liverpool fans will also I will unanimously agree with what I said. Fans think that if Gerrard is sold, the transfer fee will have to be bought two or three world-class players. In my opinion, the rumor about Gerrard is just a newspaper speculation. I hope the club can make every effort to keep Gerard.

The change news of such two people makes Liverpool a little uneasy. In the past few days, many players have returned to the club in advance to wait for the news.

The same is true for Don Jack.

The endless bad news made him feel that it was a mistake to come to Liverpool?

If you don't have reliable teammates, can you really lead Liverpool in the fiercely competitive Premier League?

Even he is a little depressed, which shows that Liverpool's current situation is really bad. For him, the recent good news is that he has met some new teammates, among which Barros and Haipia are the most impressive.

Baroche is a young player, more than two years older than Don Jack. He is also a striker, but Baroche is only a substitute in Liverpool, and this guy will also be Jack Don's future competitor.

And Haipia is an old man of the team. He is the main force on the Liverpool guard line.

I met them yesterday morning. In recent days, Don Jack has come to the club every morning to train. At the end of the training in the morning, he saw two players in Arsenal jerseys also coming to the training ground. They knew each other very well and were still joking with each other.

"Oh, God, it's a new guy!" Haipia smiled and pointed to Don Jack and said, "Jack. Li? Are you Jack? Can I call you that?" Although that's the question, the meaning in Haipia's words is obviously clear. After all, Liverpool has only bought two players, and black-haired and yellow-skinned players like Don Jack are really rare in Europe.

Unfortunately, what is waiting for Haipia is not a definite answer, but... What?"

Jack Don didn't understand it at all. He called the translator to understand Haipia's words. Next was a somewhat depressed conversation between the three people. He said a sentence, and the translator also said a sentence, and then he could hear Tang Jack say a sentence.

Such a dialogue seems very boring, but through a simple chat, Jack Don has seen the essence of the two people.

Hae Pia is a very cheerful 'uncle'. Compared with Don Jack, at the age of 30, he can't describe him as an uncle at all. However, this guy is at least very young. He is always joking in his words, which makes Barosh next to him laugh from time to time.

Barosh has long hair, and his face is very handsome, but when he smiles, his big mouth always reminds Don Jack of Asamoa... It's just that Asamoa's smile is creepy, while Baroche gives people a sense of honest and sincerity, which makes people involuntarily have trust and goodwill.

However, after a period of contact, Jack Don found that Baroche was never as honest as he appeared.

This guy usually doesn't talk, but as soon as he speaks, he goes straight to the point, and some ideas will make Don Jack feel very 'insidious'. He must be careful in the future and don't be deceived by his expression.

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As time went by, many Liverpool players returned to the club.

The team was originally scheduled to gather on July 27. At the beginning of August, they are going to have a North American Tour. It would be better to go to North America for training in the club for two days.

However, the recent news of Gerard and Owen has made all Liverpool players very worried. In the past two days, not to mention which one has left, it is a very serious blow to Liverpool, which has been in poor performance. Many players are thinking that if both of them leave, they will immediately contact their agents and ask for a transfer to other clubs. .

Fortunately, two days ago, Gerrard made a statement that he meant to stay. Although everyone hasn't seen Gerard himself, people who know Gerrard know that since he said so, he will definitely not leave.

With Gerrard's position in the hearts of Liverpool fans, even if he leaves, few fans will complain. They all know why Gerard left.

For Gerrard, only Liverpool can't feel sorry for him, but he can't feel sorry for Liverpool. He has done enough for Liverpool. Can't he even pursue a championship?

This is the relationship between Gerrard and Liverpool.

So, there is no need to set off smoke bombs if Gerrard wants to leave.

As for Owen?

Everyone is really uncertain about this golden boy, but to be honest, in the psychology of Liverpool players, Owen's status is not as good as that of Gerard. Some people may feel sorry for Owen's departure, but some people will feel happy, such as Owen's competitors.

In Liverpool's statistics last season, the total number of goals scored by strikers was 26 goals, which stood at 47.3% of all the team's goals, of which Michael. Owen scored 16 goals alone and was the team's best scorer.

Judging from this ratio, Owen's role is obvious, but don't forget that Owen is Liverpool's absolute main striker, which is less than 40 league games. He has started more than 30 games, and there are many games that fill the whole game. Several times he didn't play are just because of injury or poor condition, that is to say, As long as he wants to play, the starter basically plays the whole game.

From the analysis of playing time, the efficiency of this goal is really not high.

For example, young player Baroche, he only played 19 times last season, but also scored six goals, which is even a little higher than Owen's goal time ratio. If Owen leaves, Baroche feels very good, because only in this way can he have a chance to compete for the main position.

Liverpool's main force is Husky and Owen. The young players Pangler and Baroche have no chance at all, because Owen is the main force, and Husky and Owen's cooperation is the best. So, how can they have a chance?

However, everyone is trembling now, especially the striker players are worried about their future.

Originally, Liverpool had a total of four strikers, the main players Irving and Husky, and the substitutes were two young players Baroche and Pangler, but now Benitez has brought Don Jack and Cise... There are too many six strikers. In August or earlier, someone will definitely be cleaned up. Don Jack and Cise are unlikely, so the rest are possible.

That is to say, the current situation is that the striker, except for Husky, hopes that Owen can leave, so that everyone can really compete.

Unfortunately, the next day, a spokesman for Liverpool said: "At present, talks with Owen's agent are continuing, but we are very optimistic about the recent renewal of the contract."

At the same time, the British Daily Mail said that Owen's decision was made after Gerrard decided to stay earlier this week. Liverpool is currently preparing to renew his contract with Owen, who still has a one-year contract, for 12 months, and his weekly salary has risen to 80,000 pounds. This contract also proves that Owen does not have much confidence in Liverpool.

After all, one year is not a long-term contract, and his renewal problem will be exposed again next summer. Obviously, Owen still wants to decide where to go next year through the examination of the new coach Benitez, and Owen, who did not perform well in the European Cup, also knows that he can't get a good price now, so he might as well stay in Liverpool for a year.

Don Jack doesn't care about this result. After all, there is a limit on the number of appearances in his contract with Liverpool. He is not afraid of not having a chance to play, and it's also a happy thing to be a teammate with a world's top star like Owen, isn't it?

However, others don't think so.

For example, Baroche, this guy is just sad, because he is not sure whether he can continue to stay in Liverpool now. Don Jack can only comfort him. Both of them are still young, and if the club wants to sell strikers, it must first consider such an "old" state, such as... Husky.

Such a statement made Barrosh very happy. To be honest, he has long been unaccustomed to the tall man who looks like a boxer.

Emil William Husky has a nickname "Bruno" for the simple reason, because the figure and appearance of this strong power forward are similar to that of heavyweight boxer Frank. Bruno is a little similar... Such a tall man is a center, of course. Unfortunately, Husky is not born with a talent for shooting. In the team, he is more of a tactical player in the hands of the coach. Husky can attract a lot of firepower on the field. In addition, his header is very good, so he has always been Owen's best partner.

Facts have also proved that when Owen and Husky partnered, Owen's goal efficiency was the highest.

But the two cooperate tacitly, and others can't get used to it. Owen's goal efficiency is high, while Husky's goal efficiency is low. In this way, it is almost the same as other people's playing. But how famous and prestigious is Owen in Liverpool? Even the former champion coach Hollier did not dare to put Owen on the bench, so that he would be drowned by the saliva of the fans.

In this case, it is really difficult for other strikers to get a chance.

Hearing Don Jack say that Husky might be sold by the coach, Barosh immediately became happy, because he thought it was also possible. After all, now that the head coach has changed, they don't know what Benitez's coaching style is like, but as a champion coach, there must be an iron fist. Maybe this is him. It's our chance.