Green Life

v3 Chapter 6: Start to say goodbye

Most people spend their lives wandering between emotion and reason, with sea water on one side, flame on the other, selfishness on the other, and dedication on the other.

Each of us is an animal that walks on the wire in the middle. Self-interest and social moral constraints make us always strive to find the thread of our soul and ease.

Benitez has selfishness and dedication to Liverpool, and Maqin is no different. Everyone is making the right choice in their own way, and then, go on!

After the Merseyside derby, Liverpool have a week of rest, and then after a league and Champions League, it is the international match day, which allows them to reluctantly deal with the problem of coaching changes.

Benitez did not come to the training ground early in the morning, making the players who had read Hypia's letter puzzled.

"Rafa, you leave at this time, who can replace you, can't you stick to the end of the season?" Parry asked embarrassedly in the office.

Benitez shook his head, "It's time for me to go. I am going to leave the rapids. If I go too late, I don't know if I will become a sinner."

He laughed at himself and continued: "The locker room is a mess, I am responsible." He looked at the players outside, some even the direct line he bought with one hand, did he really fail to be a man?

"As for the head coach, let Sammy Lee support him until the end of the season. He is very popular in the team and at least can ensure the stability of the locker room."

"Moreover, he has experience as a Premier League coach. What's the problem with leading the transition? It's just that the estimates for this year's championships are suspended. You can find the coach for next season as soon as possible."

Parry squeezed his swollen eyebrows, his face was full of sadness. I also want to resign. Let's all break up, but after complaining in my heart, life has to go on and face this bleak life.

"Can't it be changed?", he tried to make one last effort. After all, he is a meritorious coach. It would be too sad to go this way, and when he changed coaches halfway, Liverpool had a long way to go.

Benitez shook his head, "The strength of the team is still there, as long as it remains stable, no matter how bad the results are, it will not be much worse."

The most shining star of an era is finally coming to an end. In the summer of 2004, he brought the title of the La Liga champion coach and brought Alonso and Garcia.

Since then, a world has been laid at Anfield, and it has also left Liverpool with the tradition of the fourth position.

In recent years, he has sent away Smicer, Rise, Hypia, Kewell, and Bellamy. Today, he will follow in their footsteps and send himself away.

In the summer of 2008, I will finally start to say goodbye.

This era is short, but for Liverpool, it is indeed their most glorious period so far in the Premier League.

Champions of the Champions League, the FA Cup, the Premier League, they have won all the important championships in the past four years.

The old people who used to be, now only Carragher, who is at the end of his career, remain. Gerrard and Alonso who are about to go are still holding on. Benitez's departure puts it to an end.

The old days created by brilliance are now a thing of the past, and Liverpool will usher in a new chapter from this moment.

...

The players on the training ground watched Sammy Lee leave, and more than two hours later, he returned with Benitez.

They knew something important might have happened.

Sammy Lee beckoned to gather the players scattered everywhere, and walked to them side by side with Benitez.

Benitez was in a trance and a little relieved looking at the players who used to gallop under him.

All good things come to an end.

Now that the dust has settled, and the Tired Bird returns to the forest, he sees it more clearly than before. After all, he is a little too persistent in the past.

"Guys, this is the last time I call you that", he said.

"Tomorrow, the club will hold a press conference. I will officially resign from my role as the head coach of the club. From now on, Sammy Lee will lead you in this season."

All the Liverpool players looked at each other. Despite this psychological preparation, the moment it really came was still a bit sudden.

Benitez glanced at them with a smile, and then said: "In the past four years, we have worked together and created a lot of brilliance. This time will be a wonderful memory for me. I am proud of you and want to treat you Say thank you"

"Although some people may not like me in this process, and we have had a lot of conflicts, but I hope that after today, you can forget these and pack light on the road."

"Liverpool is the team that I and you are fighting for, and I wish you all the greater glory."

After speaking, he paused, even though he was not used to it, he stepped forward firmly and hugged and said goodbye to the players one by one.

"Steven", when he walked to the side of Gerrard, he opened his arms and said with a smile. Gerrard also smiled relievedly and opened his arms to hug him.

"Mark", Makqin also walked over to hug him, and said to him, "Good luck, Rafa"

"Come on," Benitez patted him, and then went on to the next one, "Harvey (Alonso...

No matter how long the separation is, there is always the end. At this moment, Melwood is filled with a long-lost warmth.

When everyone stood still, Sammy Li opened his mouth and said: "Guys, from tomorrow, I will be the acting head coach. I hope we have a good cooperation and Rafa will become our technical director."

In the end, Parry still did not agree to Benitez's direct resignation, but gave him a vacant director position, which is a decent step for Benitez.

"Our daily training plan remains the same," Sammy Lee continued. "Tomorrow I will reappoint an assistant coach. I hope we can work through this difficult period together."

The coaching staff brought by Benitez will also cooperate with Sammy Lee until the end of the season. If they are really gone, Liverpool will not have to do anything this half of the season. Training will be a problem.

Looking at Benitez who was leaving, Melwood slowly returned to his usual tranquility, still conducting daily training under the leadership of Sammy Lee, except that the people on the sidelines will no longer be there.

"Let's go," Benitez went outside, got into the car, and said to Montserg in the driving position.

"Is it all done?" she asked, turning her head.

"I have a vacant job, let's take a one-year break", he said with a smile, "I will accompany you on your vacation, can you ask for leave now at the Liverpool Charity Foundation"

"I've been pleased," Montser said when he started the car, "I will go with you to relax."

"Well, that's fine," he replied, looking at the familiar street crossing by the side of the road, "you and the children will stay here in the future, don't run around with me"

...

Melwood at night is brightly lit. This is destined to be a sleepless night. The news of the coaching change will be announced tomorrow, and Sammy Lee has to accept the job as soon as possible.

The time given to him is only five days.

"Hugh, come and help me, now Liverpool needs these old guys to stand guard," Sammy Lee said to Hugh McAure, who was sitting on the side in the smoke-filled meeting room.

"I'm still willing to take those children," Xio turned her head and said, "It is a great joy to watch them grow."

"Aren't both Hobbes and Mark here? Carragher and Gerrard are also your old men," Sammy Lee said with a smile.

"Haha, you know I can't let go of Mark, right"

"Don't be hypocritical," Sammy Lee said, "I will be working until the end of the season. I am worrying about personnel matters now. Come and help me advise."

After taking the roster, the two began to study the roster of the first team lineup this season.

Goalkeepers: Reina, Cavalieri (free summer visa), Martin; Defenders: Enrique, Aurelio, Agger, Cahill, Scotter, Carragher (injury), Finnan, Hobbes (U21), Insuya (U21)

Midfielder: Mascherano, Bruno, Alonso, Gerrard, Liera, Mackin, Lucas

Forwards: Kuyt, Voronin, Torres (injury)

"After Benayoun and Abeloa left in the frontcourt, our bench on the side was very nervous", Hugh McAure rubbed his hair for a while and thought. "Valley, who has just been transferred to U21, is 18 and a half years old. He is very fast. , The progress in the past two years is not small, you can make emergency on the side.

"There is also Aurelio, who can also play as a winger and can let Insu Adam Enrique's substitute"

Sammy Lee looked at the formation on the tactical board and asked: "Where are the right back and forward? Finnan and Carragher can't get up physically."

"That can only be the main defender, the main left, as for the forward, see if you can rent one in winter."

"Mark..." Sammy Lee said hesitantly, before being interrupted by Hugh.

"Mark can't play forward, his position is midfielder, and I suggest to establish him as the core"

Sammy Lee frowned. It's not that he didn't understand Maqin's talent and potential, but he was a little hesitant to make such a big change when he first came up, let alone Alonso was there.

"What about Alonso?" he asked.

"This has to do his job. My idea is to build a midfield match with Mark as the mainstay and Alonso as the auxiliary based on their role against Manchester United at home last year."

"He is going to leave next year," Hugh continued, "We can no longer put all our expectations on a person who is going to leave, not to mention that Mark's games are limited by age, and in fact it will not affect him much. "

"The most important thing is that I think Mark is more suitable for Liverpool now than Alonso"

Sammy Lee nodded. He understood what Hugh McAure meant. Mark is the future of Liverpool. This year has already happened. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com should focus on cultivating young people.

"Then you have to talk to Alonso and their three captains face-to-face. Don't cause any misunderstandings. The most important thing now is to stabilize the locker room. Only work together to improve the results first."

Although Sammy Lee mainly focuses on defense tactically, he has an advantage that Benitez does not possess, that is, he is very friendly and knows how to delegate power without grasping power.

And the past experience of the head coach told him that he didn't have any outstanding talents in this position, so he can only achieve success by relying on the help of people around him.

He pulled Hugh McOray over to use his first-team prestige to allow his gang of children to play steadily.

In fact, sometimes it is very simple to break the game. If Benitez is not so deadlocked with Kirkby, please come to Hugh McAure early, and it may be a different situation today.

One drink and one peck, it's all determined by heaven!

...

In the next two days, Liverpool began intensive work on the coaching change.

The media were both surprised and prepared for the incident, but Benitez did not leave get out of class but was promoted to technical director, which made the news a lot less popular.

Benitez has also become the first head coach who is not out of class in the season. Gerrard, Carragher, and Mark have been interviewed by the media one after another, thanking him for his contribution to the team over the past four years and his cultivation.

Many things, after taking a step back, become happy.

The Liverpool team then made intense preparations. The next game, they will be a guest at Etihad and will go to the Blue Moon who has just become a local tyrant for a while.

In the summer, because of Mark's hard work and hatred, they can forge a lot of hatred, and most importantly, Liverpool must strive to win the first league victory!

It's just that during this tense time, I didn't see Mark Qin in Melwood, he was on his way to Italy...