Volume 1: Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 15 Substitutes Are More Important than Main Players (Third Update, Please Vote for Me!)

Chapter 15 The substitute is more important than the main force (Third update, please vote for me!)

Pepe joining Liverpool has caused a sensation in world football.

Many people know that Liverpool is constantly recruiting stars to complete their great renaissance.

This is advertising at its finest.

It is not easy to poach Pepe from Real Madrid, but Liverpool actually did it. This shows that their determination is very firm, and they have some means. In the end, their financial situation is relatively good.

In fact, Liverpool is indeed quite attractive in the hearts of many players.

This team has just won the English Premier League championship, and there are players like Gareth Bale, Sanchez, Suarez, Gerrard, and Chen Yingxiong in the team. These people ensure the team's competitiveness. Especially Chen Yingxiong, he used his actual actions to prove one thing to the world - there are heroes and there are champions!

Who doesn’t want a championship, who doesn’t want to be honored?

Why did Henry transfer from Arsenal to Barcelona in the first place? You must know that at Highbury, he is the king, he is supported by thousands of people, he is the captain of the team, and he is the most talked-about figure in the dressing room. Why choose Barcelona? Because he wants a championship, a Champions League championship, and that championship is all he needs in his career.

Why did Fabregas later follow Henry's footsteps and also transfer to Barcelona? Also because he wants a championship.

When a team never wins the championship, it is human nature to move to a team with a greater chance of winning.

Water flows to lower places, and people go to higher places.

After Chen Yingxiong joins the team, Liverpool will have at least one championship every season.

This is really amazing. Just like Mourinho, the team he coaches will have at least one championship every year. No matter what championship it is, there will definitely be one anyway.

The same is true for Chen Yingxiong. He brought Liverpool a League Cup championship in his first season after joining Liverpool, a Europa League championship in his second season, and a league championship in his third season.

Chen Yingxiong is already the guarantee of the championship. As long as there is Chen Yingxiong, there will be a champion.

In this way, Liverpool is full of attractions for many players.

How great it would be to transfer to Liverpool and gain both fame and fortune!

Thornton is their poster child.

All it takes is Liverpool calling and they will immediately flock to the club, vying to play for Liverpool.

This is especially true for those who are not the world's top stars.

So overall, Liverpool’s transfer this summer went very smoothly.

Thornton is here, Pepe is here, and many other rotation players are also here.

Kuyt is gone, Bellamy is gone, and the team needs new reinforcements on the wing.

They bought winger Michael Kelly (michael_john_kightly) from Wolves, a winger who had become famous during his time at Wolves and attracted interest from Manchester United. However, after suffering an injury, his performance became somewhat quiet. But overall, he is still a qualified winger who can be the main force in some Premier League teams. In a giant like Liverpool, he can only play in rotation.

Although he is not a main player, Kelly himself is still very interested in joining Liverpool. Moreover, he is confident in his own strength. He believes that with his strength and performance, he may not be able to compete with Sanchez, Bale, and Adam Johnson. .

Kelly is characterized by fast speed, cunning movement, smart passing, dare to kick and shoot, and has the ability to single-handedly change the game.

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In addition, Gerrard is getting older and he also needs a successor.

Shaheen proved to be incompetent and will be sent away soon. Gotze and Gerrard also have different styles and cannot be Gerrard's successor.

So the team still needs someone to replace Gerrard.

Liverpool are interested in Irish midfielder James McCarthy (james_McCarthy), who plays for Wigan Athletic. He is an enlightened British "box_to_box" player. From one penalty area to another, his fierceness on the defensive end and quickness on the offensive end are impressive. He is accurate in long and short passes and knows how to score at the right time.

Although he is young, he is rich in experience. When he was eighteen years old, he had already completed 100 games for the Scottish Premier League team Hamilton.

And this player is quite close to Liverpool. He came to Liverpool for a trial when he was fifteen years old and was so impressive that the coaches of Liverpool's youth team still remember this Irish boy. And after Liverpool's trial training, McCarthy sent out an invitation to transfer, but he rejected Liverpool's invitation, preferring to continue his football studies in Hamilton.

Dalglish's evaluation of this player is - "the new Gerrard".

It can be seen that such a person is simply the natural successor of Gerrard.

The only problem is that after McCarthy gradually showed his strength at Wigan Athletic, his value also increased.

Wigan Athletic only spent 1.2 million pounds to bring him from the Scottish Premiership. Now if Liverpool wants to get him, they may have to pay a lot of blood. Because Liverpool is not the only one who is optimistic about McCarthy.

Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool are all interested in him.

Although Liverpool and McCarthy once had a relationship, McCarthy was full of gratitude that Liverpool took a fancy to him when he was fifteen years old, and he had a good impression of Liverpool. But first, Liverpool must get past Wigan Athletic.

Wigan Athletic put a price tag on McCarthy of £20 million.

This price is obviously too expensive and cannot be accepted by Liverpool.

What's more, McCarthy does not have a "household registration book" in England, which will definitely affect his worth.

For him, Niang personally took action. In the end, after some bargaining, Liverpool and Wigan Athletic reached an agreement at a price of 13 million pounds and gained the opportunity to contact McCarthy.

McCarthy is also very interested in joining Liverpool. Of course he knows that his template is Gerrard. He also knows that Gerrard is old and Liverpool needs a successor. He also believes that he can successfully succeed Gerrard at Liverpool.

So he ultimately rejected Chelsea and Manchester United and chose to join Liverpool.

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There is another person who needs a successor, and that is the team's old goalkeeper Reina.

Reina is already thirty-two years old. No one knows how long he can maintain his condition and ability, so it is better to prepare for a rainy day.

They have taken a fancy to two outstanding young goalkeepers, one is Alex Smithies, the main goalkeeper who plays for Huddersfield, and the other is Joseph Peter Joe Lewis, who plays for Cardiff City. (joseph_peter_'joe'_lewis).

Both goalkeepers are excellent and have their own strengths.

Liverpool bids both, it depends on which side can agree.

Their price is not high because he is a backup goalkeeper. It would not be worth it if they spent a lot of money to buy him but let him sit on the bench. But as the main force, what should Reina do?

Therefore, many teams choose substitute goalkeepers, either from their own youth teams, or choose players who are cheap or simply transfer for free.

This can save a lot of money.

Cardiff City are not satisfied with Liverpool's offer and hope to sell Joe Lewis for five million pounds. This price was unacceptable to Liverpool. After repeated negotiations to no avail, Liverpool had no choice but to give up on Joe Lewis.

Meanwhile things are going well for Huddersfield.

Liverpool initially offered one million, but Huddersfield did not agree. Later, the two parties bargained and increased the price to two million. Liverpool told Huddersfield that this was their final offer, two million, and if they didn't agree, forget it.

When Huddersfield thought about it, two million was a lot, and it was better than getting nothing at all. Besides, Smithies is someone who can't be retained... Before we met, he heard that Liverpool was interested in him. How happy was he? I posted several tweets in a row, and for several days I felt like I was drunk, so high...

It’s impossible to keep it anyway, so it’s better to sell it and get some money.

In this way, Huddersfield agreed to Liverpool's offer, and Liverpool bought Alex Smithies for two million pounds as Leonard's substitute.

Although he is a substitute, Smithies is not discouraged. He firmly believes that when Reina gets old, he will become Liverpool's main goalkeeper. By then, with this powerful Liverpool, they will sweep England and compete in Europa and achieve unparalleled achievements. .

This is the goal a man should pursue!

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These transfers are all aimed at increasing the thickness of Liverpool's bench. They may not be top players, they may have flaws, and they may not be mature enough, but as members of the team, they can learn a lot, and at the same time, when they are needed to play time, they can also play an important role.

Therefore, Niang still attaches great importance to the introduction of these players.

This can be seen from the fact that he personally helped the team win McCarthy.

Liverpool almost collapsed last season because the bench was not thick enough and the strength gap between the main lineup and the substitute lineup was too big.

Therefore, this summer, introducing suitable substitute players is also the focus of the team's transfer.

Niang didn't want something like that to happen again.

These players will indeed enhance the team's strength. Coupled with the existing players, Liverpool now has the appearance of a real giant.

This is walking on the road to revival. As before, under Benitez's full suppression, the team won a Champions League championship, but so what? After winning the Champions League, the situation immediately deteriorated year by year and plummeted. It can be said that Liverpool performed poorly under Hodgson and Dalglish. The big reason is that Benitez destroyed Liverpool's tradition and damaged Liverpool's foundation. Since then, it has been regarded as repaying Benitez's debt.

Niang hopes that Liverpool can continue to develop healthily and steadily, so the substitutes are more important than the main players.

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