Davis is ugly, that's a fact that everyone knows, from his nickname called Wild Boar.

However, he is a very proud, even a little narcissistic, and one of the things he does most often at home is to look in the mirror, and he looks at it for a long time.

Once, his wife said to him for this, "If you are really so handsome, you don't need to be called a wild boar", and as a result, he directly exposed his reverse scales, and almost was not beaten by him, which made his wife so frightened that she quickly called the police, which is a very famous news in Turin in 2001, the wild boar abuse of his wife.

The whip that combed the back of his head in the mirror was as if he was combing the team's midfield, and many even doubted that his ability to comb the midfield was probably like this.

"Robert, among the blacks, I am also very handsome, the only pity is that I am a little shorter!" Davis muttered to himself in the mirror, and the person he was talking to was the agent sitting in front of him, Robert Gilligs.

The latter shook his head with a smile, he was really speechless in the face of such a superlative.

"Tell me, what's going on?" Davis finally finished narcissism, put down the mirror in his hand, and asked with concern.

"Juventus have just informed me that they have agreed to an offer of 3 million euros from Liverpool."

"3 million euros?" Davis's brow immediately furrowed deeply, which made his glasses bulge even more obviously.

The glasses have become Davis' signature.

"You should understand, Edgar, the market is generally bad now, but there have not been many people who have been interested in it before, and now ......" The agent is obviously reminding the narcissist that 3 million euros is very good, and if he rejects the transfer, it is estimated that he will have to sit on the bench at Juventus for a year.

But it's clear that Davis has not that thing in mind, but something else.

"Liverpool? Caesar? ”

"Yes, it's the team that Yang Cheng went to, but it's Liverpool CEO Rick Parry who has been in contact with Juventus, and I'm a little worried, Edgar, if that's not Yang Cheng's intention, then ......" The agent is obviously a little unoptimistic.

Yang Cheng has always had a principle in coaching the team, that is, to arrange players according to his own wishes, if the introduction of Davies is Rick Parry's idea, and Yang Cheng is not interested in it, then Davies's trip to Liverpool is also a tragedy.

"They want you to go to Liverpool and say they want to arrange for you to meet Yang Cheng." Said the broker.

"When?" Davis asked.

For Yang Cheng, his impression is still very good, at least during the period when he was blocked by Lippi, Yang Cheng has mentioned him many times, and he once said that the biggest reason for Juventus's poor performance is that Lippi blocked Davies, which also makes Davies have a good impression of Yang Cheng.

"Today!" The broker replied.

"Good!" Davis agreed with little consideration.

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In the afternoon, they met Yang Cheng in Liverpool.

Melwood is based in the West Derby and is the training base for Liverpool's first team, which is separate from the youth team, which is in the academy form and is based in the small town of Kirkby, northeast of Liverpool.

Yang Cheng's office is in the three-story office building that was just used last year, just opposite the old office building, the first room on the west side of the stairs, and next door is a huge office, the upper number is the coach's room, which is the office of the coaching staff, and with the arrival of Yang Cheng, it is now being renovated in a hurry.

For example, each manager is equipped with a high-performance computer, and there is a technical department in the next room for technical personnel to analyze and study opponents, and statistics.

The third floor of the office building is the office of some managers, but there are usually no people, as if Yang Cheng also has an office at Anfield, but it is estimated that he has little time to go.

Behind Yang Cheng's office is a huge floor-to-ceiling window, facing the training ground, where all the situation in the training area can be seen at a glance, and the players' every move can be seen, which is not Yang Cheng's request, but has existed before.

When Edgar Davis walked into the office accompanied by his agent, Yang Cheng was chatting on the phone in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, seemingly preparing to subdivide the comprehensive training field, hoping to have a small area to come out and continue his favorite small-field soccer training. ,

Finally waited for Yang Cheng to finish chatting on the phone, Caesar walked over with a smile, "Hello, Edgar, Robert!" ”

"Hello, Caesar!" The two responded in unison.

After beckoning the two to sit down, Yang Cheng spread his hands, "I'm really sorry, I just came in, and I didn't have anything ready." ”

"You're so polite, Mr. Yang Cheng!" The agent laughed.

Yang Cheng stared at Davis with a pair of eyes, and it could be seen that after a year of cold benching, Davis is now a little restrained, or not as sharp as before.

You know, before the ban, Davies was Juventus's troublemaker.

Anyone, after going through some things, will inevitably be more mature, Yang Cheng doesn't think Davis will change his mind, but at least it will make him more eager to return to the court to prove himself.

"Alright, don't doubt it!" Yang Cheng laughed, "I asked Rick Parry to contact Moggie, you are my handpicked player, so the doubts about how you came to Liverpool, I think it should be over!" ”

When Davis and Robert heard this, they were obviously happy, at least they could let go of the stone in their hearts after hearing this.

"Do you know why I chose you?" Yang Cheng asked again.

Davies smiled confidently, "Because I have enough quality to help you and Liverpool win the league title!" ”

Yang Cheng smiled, confident enough, crazy enough, but nodded, "Yes, I firmly believe that a year's bench can't kill you as a wild boar, it will only make you more eager to prove yourself again, but I like to say ugly things first, I don't want to see anyone ignore the team as a whole, and I don't want anyone to affect the game because of things off the field." ”

When it came to the last two requirements, Yang Cheng looked serious.

Davis has a lot of faults, but it doesn't mean that he is a fool, he knows that these two are Yang Cheng's bottom line, as long as he doesn't touch it, Yang Cheng will not interfere too much in his affairs.

"I understand!" Davis nodded.

"I appreciate your ability in midfield, not just your defense and tireless running,

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And your attacking ability and your ability to push vertically, I'll look at it carefully in pre-season and I hope to see one of the strongest Davies at Anfield! ”

Davis nodded, the whip flicked from the back of his head, "I'm sure you can see it!" ”

"Then look for a house in Liverpool!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

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The two actually didn't talk much when they met, Yang Cheng just listened carefully to Davis's views on himself and his thoughts on tactics, and at the same time he also said some of his requirements for Davis and so on.

When it comes to midfield, in terms of offensive ability, Zidane, Rui Costa and others are better, and in terms of organization, Deco, Pirlo, Vieira and others are also better than Davies, and in terms of defense, Davies may not be the best among them.

But in Yang Cheng's previous life, Davis was definitely a midfielder who helped the team the most.

With his Juventus in Serie A, with his Barcelona in the second half of the season against the depression of the first half of the season, and chased all the way, and finally won the second place in the league, with his Tottenham Hotspur has become a Premier League powerhouse, is this just because of Davies's defense?

On the contrary, Davis has never been a full-time defender!

"Is he really that good?" Ian Rush walked into Yang Cheng's office with a smile.

He was followed by Paul Beyer and other assistants to the coaching staff, who were in the next office until Davis and his agent left.

"It depends on one side!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

After everyone sat down, he smiled and said: "If you talk about defense, he is not as good as Makelele, and when it comes to attack, he is not as good as Zidane and Nedved, but he is the kind of player who can make a huge difference in a team."

Davies doesn't have the necessary sense of position in midfield, his wide range of runs and coverage dooms him not to be a good defender of the defence, he comes from a winger, has excellent speed and technique, but he also has the ability to run, intercept and tackle no one else, allowing him to run everywhere like a Gattuso.

But the biggest difference between him and players such as Gattuso and Makelele is that the latter two players must give the ball to their teammates to create a threat after breaking the ball, but Davis can do without it. ,

"You can imagine a player running all over the court, whose main task is to steal the ball at the opponent's feet, cut off the opponent's passing route, and if necessary, even break the rhythm of the game with fouls, this should be a violent player, right?"

Ian Rush nodded, but Paul Byer and the others were laughing, much to Ian Rush's confusion.

'But he's not, because when he breaks the ball, he can create his own threat, his speed, his ability to push the ball vertically, because he used to play as a winger, at Juventus he also played on the left side of the midfield, and that was enough to disrupt the opposition in a split second.

Everyone knows that the biggest test of a team's defense is at the moment of the transition between attack and defense, so everyone is doing everything possible to seize the moment when the opponent's attack and defense switch to attack, so this is why Guardiola, Redondo and other defenders appeared.

The role of Davis is that he can complete his own offensive and defensive conversion at the moment when he breaks the ball or intercepts, which makes his wide range of runs and active pressing become the opponent's most headache and the most deadly threat.

"With the introduction of Davis, the staffing of the midfield is a framework!" Yang Cheng is still very satisfied with the current progress of recruitment.

In his opinion, it is impossible for Liverpool to pursue beauty all at once, and the team's current transfer fee is limited, so the most important thing for him is to ensure the team's results first.

He had a terrible start to the season at Inter Milan, so he decided to start with the results this time.

Davies + Gerrard, behind him stands a Dietmar Hamann with an excellent sense of position, Liverpool's three midfielders are established, and these three players in addition to excellent defensive ability, also have a certain organizational ability, Yang Cheng decided to build Liverpool's midfield around these three players first.

In fact, the back he admires the most is Real Sociedad Xavi Alonso, which is a rare single back in today's football, both offensive and defensive, and also has a long pass kung fu, but helplessly, Yang Cheng asked Rick Parry to call and ask, the other party refused to negotiate, obviously not ready to sell the star of the house.

Yang Cheng also personally called Xavi Alonso, talking about the incident, Alonso was also very grateful and excited for the appreciation from Yang Cheng, but in the end it was not possible to facilitate the transfer, so it had to be put on hold for the time being, but he asked the team to keep close contact with Real Sociedad.

"By the way, you asked Rick to go to Wigan Athletic to ask for the price, and the other party returned, 500,000 euros, Leyton Barnes belongs to Liverpool!" Ian Rush laughs and says he has finally seen Yang Cheng bring in a homegrown player from England.

Ian Rush should be regarded as a very traditional person, he has a very strong British local complex, perhaps in his opinion, the best thing is to see that the whole Liverpool team is academy, or local players, it is estimated that this is the same as Dalglish, maybe Liverpool has always had such a tradition, after all, they once had a glorious youth training.

But is this realistic?

"Ian!" Yang Cheng understood the assistant's thoughts, and he felt that it was necessary to speak first while he was now, so as not to cooperate or misunderstand each other in the future, which would be bad.

"Huh?" Ian Rush replied.

Yang Cheng tried his best to adjust his tone to make it look more like he was chatting.

"There's something I think I have to make clear." Yang Cheng paused, "I believe that the team invited me to come with only one purpose, to lead Liverpool back to the top, and I also believe that to complete this step, the club and the fans will not give me too much time, even if I have proven myself in Kaiserslautern and Inter Milan, but they will not have too much patience with me." ”

There are countless examples of those brilliant head coaches who have been completely beaten back to the pre-liberation period after changing jobs, and Yang Cheng asked himself that he has not yet reached the point where he can be unscrupulous.

"So, for me, the first thing I have to do is to satisfy the wishes of the fans and the board first, which is to bring glory to Liverpool, and then think about the rest, without the guarantee of enough results, promoting the academy is just a beautiful vision, even if you rush to promote the youth team players, do you think it will be good for them?"

Faced with Yang Cheng's rhetorical question, Ian Rush couldn't help but be silent. "I'm sorry, Mr. Yang Cheng! In the end, he chose to apologize. Yang Cheng smiled, "Don't be stupid, Ian, we are partners, I just hope you can understand that I also have my difficulties!" ”

Ian Rush nodded.

Next, the coaching staff analysed the current progress of Liverpool's transfer.

After Yang Cheng came to Liverpool, Liverpool's transfer operation was in full swing.

At present, in addition to the preliminary confirmation of Edgar Davies, Steve Finnan, and Layton Barnes, Yang Cheng has confirmed to keep Aarau Diarra and Skachell, the former is very favored by Yang Cheng, and the latter is one of the team's rare technical players, with enough creativity to fill the lack of Liverpool's current midfield.

After identifying Leighton Barnes and Steve Finnan at the back, Yang Cheng sent a further fax of an offer to Denmark's Brondby in the hope of securing centre-back Daniel Ager, the 19-year-old who will be more likely to appear as a substitute in Liverpool's first team.

Originally, Yang Cheng was interested in Nemanja Vidic of Red Star Belgrade, but this player is not qualified to play for Liverpool for the time being, because he cannot get a labor certificate for the time being, so Yang Cheng can only give up temporarily, but he reached an agreement through Liverpool and Red Star Belgrade, Liverpool can get the international player for 3 million euros in the next two years, and Yang Cheng also personally spoke to Vidic on the phone and promised his future at Anfield Stadium.

And several other transfers are also going on in an orderly manner.

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In the process of Liverpool's restructuring of the squad and the introduction of reinforcements, the other teams in the Premier League have not been idle.

Ferguson first brought in Demba from Nantes for 5.4 million euros and American goalkeeper Howard for 3.4 million euros, and they are currently chasing Leeds United's attacking player Colwill, and it is reported that Ferguson has made an offer of 7.5 million euros for him, and Leeds United are likely to agree.

In addition, Manchester United's transfer focus is on David Beckham and Ronaldinho, the former has been confirmed to leave, but where to go, is unknown; Ronaldinho, on the other hand, is now looking like a joke with PSG's offer of €12 million as Paris Saint-Germain's offer is getting higher and higher.

Ferguson has his sights set on Ronaldinho, believing the Brazilian is the ideal candidate to fill Beckham's void, but with a number of top clubs involved, Ronaldinho is now starting to waver in his journey to Manchester United.

In front of La Liga giants such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, Manchester United really does not have much advantage, because the Brazilian has few precedents for success in the Premier League, but one by one he is like a fish in water in Spain.

Sadly, Ferguson's two Brazilian stars, Kaka and McCann, have both been blocked from moving due to labor certification issues, with the former moving to AC Milan and the latter yet unclear.

Manchester United have made a move, and Chelsea have not been idle.

Abu gave Ranieri the promise he gave to Yang Cheng at the beginning, and he directly told the tinker that whoever he liked, he would buy it, and he had only one request, to kill Liverpool in the new season.

As he said before, there are two ways to spend money that don't need to be considered, one is because of love, the other is because of hate, and now it seems that he loves and hates Yang Cheng, so in order to be able to prove to someone that missing Chelsea is his biggest regret, the best way is for Chelsea to beat someone's Liverpool.

Makelele, Crespo, Bridge, Vieri, Eto'o......

A large number of Europe's biggest players have been linked to Chelsea, which has made Chelsea one of Europe's most famous upstart teams, and anyone they fancy immediately becomes a hundred times more valuable.

In this case, Yang Cheng certainly couldn't be stupid enough to compete with Chelsea, he chose to keep a low profile.

Just as he made a low-key move to France after finalising the transfers of Danny Agger, Edgar Davies and Layton Barnes...... ）