Klopp actually promised on the phone that as long as Willard transfers to Liverpool, he will be the absolute main force. He will use Willard as the core of the team to create a new tactical system.
This is not just a commitment to the main position, but a commitment to the core position of the team, which no other team dares to promise. After all, it’s not like he didn’t shine in South America and was ignored by everyone in Europe.
Everyone just wants to buy a potential new star and take a big gamble, but no one dares to overthrow their previous tactical system and build a new one with Willard as the core before he has proven that he can adapt to the European leagues. Tactical system.
To be honest, Klopp's words shocked Willard himself. Although he possesses a system cheat and has become a hexagonal warrior with 90 attributes, he considers himself worthy of being the core of any team. But this hasn’t proven itself in Europe yet. How could anyone dare to do this? And it's the winter transfer period. How could anyone dare to make such a change midway?
Willard also raised his own questions on the phone.
According to Klopp, he only took over Liverpool last month. He has his own new ideas and is already in the process of transforming Liverpool's tactics. Therefore, even if Willard joins during the winter transfer period, Willard will be the core. Creating a new tactical system is not outrageous.
In addition, Klopp told Velarde that he had carefully watched many of Velarde's game videos and even live broadcasts, and had a very clear understanding of Velarde's strength. Therefore, he invited Willard to England, and the two had a detailed discussion face to face. He also had more in-depth ideas and hoped to communicate with Willard face to face.
After hanging up the phone from Klopp, Willard was still quite shocked. He didn't expect that someone was so optimistic about him and dared to make such a gamble.
He does know that Klopp will definitely succeed in his bet, but others don't know that! To be able to place such a big bet and be so optimistic about him under unknown circumstances, Willard felt like he would die for his confidant.
If you go to Liverpool, you may not get the highest salary, signing fee, etc., but you can get the main core treatment as soon as you join the team and get the chance to play immediately. If the whole team builds a tactical system with him as the core, there is no doubt that it will be better. Fully utilize his offensive and defensive capabilities.
If you go to other teams, you may have to face locker room struggles, competition for the main position, and adapting to the tactical system.
Anyway, it's still early, so it would be nice to fly to England and see what Klopp has to say in person.
A few days later, Willard flew to England with his agent Douglas Johnson, his girlfriend Descia, and a translator, protected by bodyguards including Jeremiah Montellillo.
On November 29, in the 14th round of the Premier League, Liverpool faced Swansea at home. As a result, the Red Army, which beat Manchester City 4-1 away from home in the last round, actually defeated Swansea 1-0 at Anfield at their home court with only a penalty kick in the 62nd minute. The win was a fluke.
Willard, who watched the game live from the stands, was a little disappointed.
However, this may also be the reason why Klopp wants to introduce Velarde and rebuild the tactics with Velarde as the core. If it is Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City and other teams with good results and stable lineups, and Willard joins as a new player, he will definitely not be reused immediately.
It was precisely because of Liverpool's poor performance this season that the previous head coach was dismissed midway through the job and Klopp took over halfway. Klopp also dared to gamble and wanted to rebuild the tactical system with Willard as the core.
Now that we’re here, let’s talk about it first!
The next morning, the two parties arranged to meet at a high-end restaurant. After a few words of greeting, Klopp's first question impressed Willard: "Willard, do you know Beckenbauer and the Liberator? "
How could Willard not understand?
With the help of system plug-ins, except for goalkeeping and reverse footing, his other skills have all reached the upper limit of 90 in the A-League. In the future, when the transfer to Europe is unlocked, it will be increased to 100. Isn't this a perfect hexagonal warrior who is capable of playing any position on the field except goalkeeper, the perfect free man on the field?
When defending, you can retreat to the penalty area to participate in defense according to the situation. When attacking, you can choose to pass the ball or jump in to participate in the attack according to the situation, or even rush directly into the opponent's penalty area to complete the final blow.
Therefore, Willard has recently been studying Beckenbauer's game videos, tactical thoughts, etc.
The free man is not a product of tactical evolution, but the emergence of the talented Beckenbauer, which leads to such a special position. After Beckenbauer, no one can surpass him, and few even come close. Matthias Sammer is the closest, but still not comparable to Beckenbauer.
But with the system plug-in, Willard can not only get close, but even surpass him, and carry forward the libero tactics. As a German, Klopp naturally studied a lot about the German football emperor Beckenbauer, so he was able to ask this question.
The ability shown by Willard is exactly what Klopp has in mind as a free man. Although Willard's ability is not yet at the level of Beckenbauer, he is already competent enough to play as a free agent. With Willard as the core of the team and re-creating a tactical system adapted to the performance of free agents, perhaps he can create a better and more brilliant coaching record in Liverpool than Dortmund.
After some congenial communication, Klopp really hopes to introduce Willard and play free agency, and then lead the Red Army Liverpool to achieve a breakthrough of 0 Premier League championship trophies, as well as greater glory in the Champions League.
And Willard, when Klopp asked that question, regarded Klopp as a Bole. Although other coaches may gradually discover his value and let him play as a free agent, how can Klopp be so comfortable as letting him play as a free agent from the beginning and tailoring a set of tactics suitable for free agents?
Willard immediately decided that no matter what conditions Liverpool gave, he would join the Red Army and play for Klopp.
He is a thousand-mile horse, and Klopp is a Bole. Together, the two of them will surely create a glorious dynasty of hegemony.
It just so happens that Liverpool has never won the Premier League. As long as he can help Liverpool win the Premier League and achieve zero breakthrough, he will be an absolute team hero, and his commercial value will not be lower than helping Real Madrid, Barcelona, etc. win championships.
Also on November 30, FIFA announced the final list of three candidates for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or. Messi, Neymar, and Ronaldo were selected, and it was expected that Velarde would miss the top three.
However, among the three candidates for the Puskas Award, Velarde's long-distance goal in the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores ranked among the top three and qualified to participate in the award ceremony. And possibly win an award.
In the following days, after many discussions, Willard, his agent, Klopp, Liverpool executives, etc. finally reached an agreement.
On December 6, Liverpool’s official website announced that Liverpool and Velarde had reached an agreement on the transfer. Alan Velarde, the star of the Argentinian Hurricanes Atletico team, will be transferred to the European winter transfer window after the European winter transfer window opens on January 1, 2016. Officially transferred to the Red Army Liverpool, Liverpool will directly introduce Willard with a liquidated damages of 50 million US dollars, a weekly salary of 100,000 pounds (approximate annual salary of 5.2 million pounds), a signing fee of 1 million pounds, and the contract will be four years.
