How strong are Sunderland? In fact, their strength is still very strong. There are many strong players in Sunderland's squad, such as their academy Michael. Gray, Sun Jihai, who was helped by Lister, and Kilbani, who Sunderland bought, are all players who can play in the middle of the Premier League. Even like Michael. Gray, in English football, where left-backs are scarce, can even play in the Premier League.

In addition to them, there are also people like Kevin, who once won the Premier League Golden Boot award. Phillips, as well as Mohammed, who just came in this summer. Diarra. Kevin. Phillips scored more than thirty Premier League goals in his glory days. Diarra is a big midfielder at Sunderland.

These players are all Premier League players and it stands to reason that Sunderland's results should not be so bad. Speaking of which, Quinn is old and has been semi-retired this season. And Sunderland has always played the game with Quint because of the tactical fulcrum, so it will cause the current situation. When Quinn semi-retired, Sunderland had no alternative to play. So there are very few goals, resulting in Sunderland now having very few points.

What Sunderland can't solve right now is the attacking problem. That's why Rist will help Sunderland bring in a veteran, especially a veteran striker. It is a veteran striker like Sheringham who can help the club solve some of the goalscoring problems. Of course, Rist knows that just tackling the forward line will not work. Rist also has to find a good attacking talent for Sunderland.

"Raphael, how's that?"

Rist has another target for helping Sunderland in Liverpool. The current Sunderland midfielder has Mohammed. Diarra is such a great midfielder. But the help in the attack is limited. Rist is going to find a good midfield conductor for Sunderland.

The player that Lister is considering is Liverpool's Mitchell. Rafa Benitez is a Spanish coach, but he prefers that style of wide opening. In particular, he admired Gerrard's characteristics very much, so he slowly put Gerrard at the core in midfield. Of course, it's not about having Gerrard at the heart of the midfield, but it's about making a special effort to develop Gerrard's impact ability.

Gerald's impact ability and attack power on the back insert are very powerful. And it was Benitez who was developing this ability, and it was Smitchell who suffered the most.

Under Liverpool's current style of play, a player like Smitchell who is good, delicate and passes the ball does not have many opportunities. Borg's chances are more than Smitchell's. Because Benitez places great emphasis on playing on the wings, Borg, who has been hailed as the best left winger by Houllier, has more opportunities. Smitchell has made just three appearances for Liverpool this season, and one of those was as a substitute. For a player of Smitchell's level, playing time is simply too low.

A giant like Liverpool can't look down on Smitchell. Or maybe Benitez doesn't need a player like Smitchell in his tactics. But Smitchell's strength is there. And the age is twenty-nine years old, which is the golden age at the peak of strength. For a club like Sunderland, Smitchell is definitely the right choice for the heart of the midfield.

"It's not a big problem."

Benitez nodded. What Benitez needs now is not a delicate midfielder like Smitchell, he needs Xavi more than anything else. A player like Alonso who can control the tempo of the game. Benitez has long thought that Smitchell must deal with this player. It's a shame to put it in Liverpool. And the salary is high. If Smitchell is cleaned up. It is also possible to vacate a seat.

It's just that Benitez hasn't moved. In addition to considering the problems of the Liverpool dressing room. Also because Smitchell is a Czech player. Although Benitez knows that Smitchell is not a player of Lister, he is also a Czech player. Rist is the number one agent in the Czech Republic and has a monopoly on Czech player resources. So he was a little worried about Lister's side. He was actually ready to find a time to ask Rist what he meant, to see the relationship between Rist and Smitchell. Now that Lister has come to the door himself, Benitez is happy.

"Rafael, can you tell me if Sunderland can be relegated?"

"As long as the offense is good, it's really possible."

Benitez nodded. Benitez didn't understand that Lister Weishenme was so keen to help Sunderland. Although Sunderland is not spending a lot of money in the transfer market, an agent predator like Rist should not value such a small amount of money. Especially in the last year or two, Murray has spent a little less. After all, Murray is only a billionaire and has begun to struggle in the increasingly fast-growing Premier League.

"Rafael, with my help, he will definitely be relegated."

"Huh. That's right, Riester. You'll have to discuss Vladimir's affairs with his agent. I can't push him hard. ”

"No problem."

Reesette nodded. Smitchell's agent is Pascal, who was a bright spot in Czech football with Rist. It's just that Rister developed rapidly later, and Pascal's development in Czech football was not good. By now, Pascal can only gnaw at his old book.

However, Rist is confident that Pascal will not refuse. Because Lister has always saved enough face for Pascal, Pascal is far from being Rister's opponent in the Czech Republic. But Rist has always treated him as an equal. Rister was sure Pascal would have agreed.

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"Xiexie, Rist."

Murray is really grateful to Lister. Murray has to admit that although he has been in English football for more than ten years, he really can't compare to these agents in terms of connections.

Look at Rist's casual outings and get these loans. For example, Sheringham is old, but his form over the years has been really good. The first two seasons were both over ten Premier League goals. In the 00-01 season, Sheringham was still at Manchester United. Sheringham scored 15 league goals for Manchester United that season. Last season, in the 01-02 season, he moved to Tottenham Hotspur and scored 10 goals in the Premier League.

Sheringham is an absolute old demon, and he is really getting more and more demonic. This season because of Husky and Robbie. Keane occupies the main force, so he can only play as a substitute. But he still scored four goals in the Premier League.

Let's talk about Smitchell. Smitchell is a star of his playing year, and he is only 29 years old this year. Although he is not taken seriously at Liverpool, there are certainly many clubs willing to take him out if Liverpool say they want to take him out on loan. After all, Smitchell's strength is there, and many mid-table teams in the Premier League want to get a player as good as Smitchell. Like Sunderland, he won't be able to take his turn at all.

Murray knew the likes of Sheringham and Smitchell would not have been able to come to Sunderland if it weren't for Lister. Of course, Riester didn't just take these two players. Rist also gave Sunderland a talent. Middlesbrough's Academy talent, Downing, who had just started to emerge at Middlesbrough, was loaned to Sunderland by Lister.

Downing later became "Tang Zero" in Liverpool, claiming zero goals and zero assists, becoming the biggest laughing stock at the time. After joining Liverpool, Downing received a lot of ridicule. But when Downing first debuted, he received a lot of attention from the English football world. It's just that Middlesbrough currently have Malouda on the left flank, and Downing is still an eighteen-year-old young player who can't compete with him. But Downing is a genius. That's why Rist loaned Downing to Sunderland. And Middlesbrough is also willing to Downing to receive some exercise, plus the relationship between Lister and Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough agreed to Lister without a word.

When it comes to relegation, it is not only the need for experienced and powerful players such as Sheringham and Smitchell, but also sometimes some talented players who are not afraid of tigers. Although Rist only managed three players, Murray was still quite satisfied. Because Murray knew that without Riester, these players would not have been able to join at all. The addition of the three of them, although only on loan, Murray believes it will be very useful for Sunderland's relegation.

"Nothing, Bob."

In fact, giving Sunderland three players is just an increase in some chips. There is no guarantee that Sunderland will be relegated. Because Sunderland's performance is so poor now, and the important thing is that Sunderland's relegation opponents include clubs such as Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United. They are clubs with more than 40 points this season and it will not be easy to beat them.

Rist still has a back move, although it is a little dirty, but in order to keep Sunderland relegated, Rist will take any method. Although Rist didn't say anything explicitly, he was a little bit more concerned about his relationship with the Haode Club. It's just that when you play against Sunderland, don't push too hard.

This kind of thing is subtle. In a game of this level in the Premier League, as long as one side is a little slack, the game is bound to be difficult to play. Even the big clubs, if they slack up against small teams, they won't be able to win the game. Rist doesn't let people grab the handle and play match-fixing. Rist was also not so bold and really let the club, the players play match-fixing. Sunderland are also not qualified to let Rist give them so many benefits.

What Rist wanted was simple. As long as the opponent against Sunderland does not take the opponent too seriously, then it is certain to die. That's what Rist wants. Clubs like Tottenham and Middlesbrough are now in the middle of the table and have little chance of playing in Europe, but there is no danger of relegation either. It's a team that has no desires. As long as they don't even need to release water when they play against Sunderland, as long as the pre-game work is not in place and the mobilization is not in place, then they will help Sunderland a lot. For Sunderland, there is no chance of relacing. Because every game is a war. So if the opponent relaxes a little bit, Sunderland has a chance. This kind of thing can only be understood but not spoken.

"Bob, it's just an emergency. If you want to really solve Sunderland's problems, you've got to buy some good players next summer. ”

"I know." (To be continued......)