Nian once said that he wanted to tear down and rebuild the Liverpool empire, but that was just an exaggeration. In any case, he couldn't tear down and rebuild the entire team.

Not to mention that he now has to pay close attention to the head coach's opinion. He's just signed the contract, and if he ignores the head coach's opinion and goes against him, it will be very bad for the future cooperation between the two sides. What if Martin O'Neill resigns immediately and leaves?

So, he still had to discuss the matter of whether the team needed rebuilding with O'Neill.

Since O'Neill had agreed with Liverpool and was waiting to sign the contract, he hadn't been idle. As soon as he joined, he began to collect all the information related to Liverpool. He paid attention to the media reports about Liverpool. This was also thanks to Chen Hero, because with such a media darling, Liverpool's exposure rate was quite high.

In addition, as a traditional powerhouse, Liverpool has now declined, so people will constantly analyze this matter, trying to find out the reason for their decline.

In short, there were many things that O'Neill could learn just by reading newspapers and watching TV news.

However, some things can't be done just by listening to the media's one-sided remarks. After all, the professionalism of reporters is not as good as that of the head coach. O'Neill believed more in his own eyes and brain. So he watched the live broadcast of every Liverpool game.

Because he had done so much detailed and meticulous preparatory work, O'Neill already knew a lot about the team he was about to coach, even though he had just taken office.

So when Nian came to him to discuss the matter of cleaning up and signing players, he told Nian his thoughts.

"Actually, Liverpool doesn't need a large-scale cleaning and signing." O'Neill said to Nian. "The framework of this team was built during the Benitez era, and it's generally okay. Benitez's signings are a bit heavy on quantity and not quality, but the framework has been built. Next, just make some local adjustments..."

"No large-scale cleaning?" Nian was a little disappointed. He was ready to make a big splash.

O'Neill nodded: "At most, add one person to the forward line. This is the strongest part of the team. We have such excellent forwards as Hero and Suarez, which makes many teams envious... The midfield is a bit troublesome due to injuries, but we have Shelvey and Henderson..."

Speaking of this, Nian interrupted O'Neill.

"That, I plan to clean up Henderson..."

O'Neill looked up at him.

"His strength hasn't reached Liverpool's requirements. His performance last season was too bad. Dalglish has completely destroyed his confidence..."

He thought O'Neill would object, so he prepared a lot of reasons to persuade him.

Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, O'Neill nodded: "If you have to clean him up, you can clean him up. But I suggest a loan first, then sell him." O'Neill could guess why the team's general manager insisted on cleaning up Henderson, because that was the player Dalglish insisted on buying, spending nearly 10 million pounds in cash plus a center forward.

As a result, Henderson performed very poorly after coming, and was placed on the right wing by Dalglish for half a season. Not only did he not perform at all, but he also lost all confidence. So it's normal to give up on him, and O'Neill wouldn't have any conflict with Nian because of this person.

But he still had to show his presence: "But if Henderson leaves, who are you going to let sit in the central midfield?" Gerrard is injured, Lucas is injured, Charlie Adam is injured. In Liverpool's central midfield, in addition to the young Shelvey, there is Henderson.

If Henderson is driven away, is Shelvey going to be the core of the midfield alone? This is obviously impossible.

Nian had also prepared for this.

"I plan to introduce midfielders for the team." He handed his list to O'Neill, "What do you think of them?"

O'Neill lowered his head and glanced at it, then raised his head again and looked at Nian again. This time, there was more admiration in his eyes.

He had always felt that Liverpool's general manager was a person who messed around just to gain power, and his professional knowledge must be inferior to his own as a head coach.

But after seeing this list, he changed his mind. Because the people Nian wanted to buy were also people he was very interested in... It seems that this person is not as unprofessional as the outside world says...

On the list that Nian gave to O'Neill, there were many people he was interested in, from forwards to defenders.

O'Neill glanced at the midfield part and recognized Nian's taste and vision.

In the midfield, Nian proposed that the candidates to replace Henderson and the other midfielders who were absent due to injury were Şahin and Inler.

Şahin is a distributor like Alonso. He performed very well when he played for Dortmund, otherwise it would have been impossible for Real Madrid to take a fancy to him. But after going to Real Madrid, he was absent due to injury, and he didn't play a few games the whole season. His playing time was pitifully small. During this period, there were also rumors that he had conflicts with Mourinho, saying that Mourinho had already planned to sell this underperforming Turkish kid.

If Real Madrid really intends to sell him, Liverpool wouldn't mind taking over.

The other Inler shows Nian's vision even more.

Inler is currently playing for Udinese, which is not a well-known team in Europe, but Inler's reputation is not very big compared to other players, because he is neither handsome nor has any commercial value, nor is he the kind of headline news figure who likes to cause trouble.

But there are already many people in the coaching circle who are optimistic about this Swiss midfielder. In the summer of 2008, Arsenal, who lost Flamini, once hoped to get this midfielder, but because the price was not negotiated, Inler finally stayed at Udinese.

Later, Napoli was also interested in him, but they finally chose the more famous De Jong.

In this way, Inler continued to stay at Udinese.

O'Neill believes that Nian has a good eye, not only because Inler's reputation is not very big, but Nian can take a fancy to him. It is also because his proposal to introduce Inler is very targeted. It can be seen that he also knows Liverpool very well, so he can make such a suggestion.

Because whether it is Charlie Adam, Lucas, or Henderson, if these three people are accurately positioned, they cannot be regarded as strictly defined defensive midfielders. They are considered central midfielders, plus Gerrard is also the same. They can go up and down, and they are very versatile. But versatility means that they are not specialized in many aspects.

In terms of defense, the abilities of these people are not very good, after all, they are not people who specialize in this.

Inler is different, he is a real defensive midfielder, a person who specializes in doing dirty work, and he also has a long-range shooting ability, so he is not without anything in attack.

If he can come to the team, it will definitely be a shot in the arm for Liverpool's poor midfield defense. Liverpool lost goals frequently last season, which was also related to their weak midfield defense.

If there is Inler... I believe there will be fewer goals conceded.

O'Neill is very moved by this suggestion.

In his opinion, Şahin is not as interesting to him as Inler.

He asked Nian: "Udinese's asking price won't be low, right?"

Nian smiled: "I won't be a sucker." He said very confidently.

He is Italian, so he naturally knows Italian clubs very well.

Udinese is definitely not the kind of club that treats Inler as a non-sale item. And the current Inler is not the same as before, and can still be sold at a high price. Because Udinese ultimately did not qualify for the Europa League and Champions League last season, they naturally lacked an effective means of raising the price.

When Arsenal wanted to sell him, Udinese asked for too high a price, and as a result, the deal was not made. Later, Napoli asked about the price a little, and Udinese still asked for too high a price, so Napoli decisively went to find De Jong.

For Udinese club chairman Pozzo, a player is worth more if he cannot be cashed out.

So no matter how high a price Udinese puts on Inler, it's all in vain if they can't sell him. Only when it is converted into money does the value have meaning.

Nian is confident that he can bring Inler to Liverpool, he just needs to ask the head coach's opinion.

Şahin, etc., O'Neill said that if there is a high probability, he can try it. Otherwise, don't worry about it, anyway, the current midfielders in the team are enough. But Inler must be bought.

Since the head coach is also interested, it will be easy to handle.

With a common goal, he is not worried about someone holding him back.

Why is Nian willing to talk to O'Neill about the possibility of cooperation? Some people will say that if Nian had cooperated with Dalglish in this way from the beginning, how could the relationship between the two people be like fire and water?

The actual situation is that Martin O'Neill is a complete outsider to Liverpool, and he has no foundation at all. But Dalglish is different. Even if he is not the head coach, he has a huge influence in this team. Anything he says can bring an unknown impact to Liverpool.

This leads to the fact that Nian cannot cooperate with Dalglish, because Dalglish is the strong side, and Nian can only submit to the other side. This is obviously not the result Nian wants.

Now the positions between him and the head coach have been exchanged. Nian, who has been managing Liverpool for one and a half seasons, has become the strong side, while the new head coach O'Neill has become a newcomer without any support. In the process of cooperating with himself, O'Neill will inevitably be the weak side, so Nian's opinion will be easier to implement, and he doesn't have to confront the head coach head-on.

So-called fair cooperation never exists, there must be one side that becomes the leader, and the other side becomes a vassal. When Nian and Dalglish meet, neither of them is willing to become the other's vassal, so they will never die. In the end, Dalglish was kicked out of the team, and Martin O'Neill has a very correct understanding of his position, which makes Nian willing to cooperate with him, and the relationship between the two people can be harmonious.