The Godfather of Football

Morning, overcast, West Drayton, District 6, West London.

West Drayton is already outside the center of London, west of the Thames River, north of Heathrow Airport, and less than two kilometers away from Chelsea's Harrington training base, making it very convenient to travel.

Because it is far away from the city center, the houses here are generally single-family, double-story houses with red brick walls and tiles. They are typical British style and a bit old, because the people living in this area are generally middle-class people who cannot afford it. They can't spend money to build themselves a luxurious villa like those rich people.

"Morning, landlady!" When Fabregas walked out of the room, he happened to see the landlady preparing breakfast.

"Morning, Cesc!" The landlady was a very fat middle-aged woman, but she was very friendly to others. She casually stuffed a large ball of toast into his hand, "Take it with you to eat on the road. When I'm here for Tottenham Tottenham!”

This is the house Ye Qiu's agent named Eliza Moon found for them through her connections with the Chelsea Club.

Originally, they all thought that the owner of the house would be a loyal Chelsea fan, because there has always been a tradition of living in the fans' homes in the British youth training. But on the first day they moved into this house, the fat landlady told him very seriously He said, "Our whole family loves Tottenham Hotspur!"

So why join Chelsea’s youth community program? What about letting Chelsea's academy players live in their homes?

"The subsidy is only part of it. Our ultimate goal is to hope that you will go to Tottenham to play for us!"

Even now, Fabregas has not figured out which of the two different purposes is more important, but he heard a saying from the fat landlady that real Tottenham fans live in rich Leham, Kensington and Chelsea; real West Ham fans live in Cambridge; real Chelsea fans live in Millwall.

After finally getting a map of London, he discovered that Tottenham was far north of London, while Arsenal was in the northwest of London. No wonder the match between Arsenal and Tottenham was called the North London Derby.

Because she likes the relationship with Tottenham, the fat landlady directly said not to put Chelsea, Arsenal and other team souvenirs in conspicuous places for them to see, otherwise... the consequences will be dangerous!

What a lovely, friendly family, aren't they?

When they went out, there was a bicycle outside, which they bought yesterday.

Yes, they, apart from Cesc Fabregas, and Leo Messi who lives next door, are separated by a wall.

"Good morning, Cesc!" Even though Messi is short, this kid rides a bicycle very fast. He passed by Fabregas like a gust of wind, leaving behind a coquettish back and a distant sound. call.

Fabregas curled his lips, got on the bicycle, and quickly caught up with him, but he was full of expectations for his first Chelsea training. Just three days ago, they signed a professional contract with Chelsea for five years. year, and Ye Qiu promised that they could directly train with the first team and be guaranteed to appear in the first team within one year.

It's a very simple and inconspicuous promise, isn't it?

But Barcelona can’t give it!

Thinking of this, Fabregas, who felt a little bitter in his heart, couldn't help but think of the jersey signed by Guardiola that was hidden at the bottom of his luggage bag in the dormitory. It had a message Guardiola left for him written on it. , "One day, you will become Barcelona's No. 4!"

This was when he went to La Masia to say goodbye to the youth coach Rudolf Borrell. The youth coach personally handed it to him, saying that this jersey was the symbol of Guardiola's love for Fabrega. The expectations of Barcelona, ​​but ironically, it was Guardiola's support that finally made Fabregas determined to leave Barcelona.

Is it complicated?

Not at all, because both Guardiola and Fabregas know very clearly that there is no way out in staying in Barcelona.

Just imagine, even youth players like Xavi can barely gain a foothold in the first team. Iniesta can't guarantee his position and is clamoring to leave the team and switch to other places. Fabregas Not to mention such young people.

Not only him, but almost the entire La Masia group of players are thinking about leaving Barcelona.

From the age of 10 to now, 6 years later, Fabregas has become accustomed to everything in Barcelona, ​​including taking an hour or two from the city to his hometown every day, because there are no dormitories in La Masia.

But when they arrived in London, on the first day they moved into the landlady's house.

The same difference is that when Fabregas was invited by Arsenal and Chelsea, he took the initiative to find the club and only asked for a promise to stay, but in the end they had no way to give it and just asked him to be patient, but then Good patience will be killed by those insincere remarks.

Neither new chairman Laporta nor new head coach Frank Rijkaard is obviously prepared to pay attention to youth training.

They should now be troubled by the poor results of one draw and one loss at the start of the new season, right? Fabregas was thinking with regret, because many people felt that Rijkaard was unable to bring renaissance to Barcelona.

Everyone, especially the rookies from La Masia, were really optimistic about Ye Qiu.

This Chinese is famous for his youth training at Ajax. He leads a team with an average age of about 20 years old and is invincible in the European arena. This has long been the expectation of La Masia youth training players, especially when they come from Cruyff, after receiving the news from all parties that Ye Qiu would take charge of Camp Nou, they all seemed to see tomorrow and hope.

But in the end, Ye Qiu went to Chelsea, and Barcelona invited Rijkaard. The obstacles in the transfer market made many people feel that Barcelona's revival would once again become an unattainable fantasy.

It was under this circumstance that Fabregas and Messi chose to leave, and they hardly hesitated for too long between Wenger's famous Red Card team in the Premier League and Ye Qiu's strong entry into Chelsea. I chose the latter.

At the very least, neither Cesc Fabregas nor Fabregas appreciate Arsenal's current style of play or youth training. On the contrary, Ye Qiu's achievements at Ajax make them all feel that Chelsea is more worthy of their trust.

Thinking of this, Fabregas raised his head and looked at the little sunshine appearing in the dark sky in the distance. It seemed to represent the dawn, and also allowed Fabregas to see his hope for the future, and all this rested on On Ye Qiu.

"Ceske, hurry up!" Messi in front slowed down and shouted loudly.

This kid is not as mature as Cesc Fabregas, and he feels a bit like a teenager who doesn’t know what it’s like to be sad. Moreover, in a while, his parents and family will also leave Barcelona and come to London to work at Chelsea Club. When that time comes, Fabregas will also move in with them. Who makes them best friends?

"Here we come!" Thinking of this, Fabregas sped up and the bicycle rushed forward quickly.

The two people and two cars quickly turned into Harrington and arrived at the remote Chelsea training base.

"Wow, these are great cars!"

As soon as they entered the training base, they saw two rows of cars parked in the parking lot opposite the training building. They were all good cars, either sports cars or luxury cars. The two young men's eyes widened when they saw it, thinking about when. Get one yourself?

"Are you Cesc and Leo?" A tall and strong white young man walked out of the training building. He had already changed into a training uniform. They all recognized this man, Chelsea's new captain, John? Terry.

"I am captain John Terry. If you have anything, you can come to me anytime, anywhere. But now, put your car in the parking lot and go to the locker room to change clothes. Your cabinets have been arranged and your names are on them. "Hurry up, I don't like people being late."

"Oh!" Fabregas responded.

But Messi was looking around over there, "The car is parked here, where is the bicycle?" Looking at his cute look, he seemed to be hesitating whether his brand-new Phoenix Double Bone should be placed with this group of luxury cars. Together? Wouldn't this be too kind?

After hearing this, Terry was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Whatever, you can just put it in the corner!"

At this time, the two boys had no objection, and quickly ran to the corner with the bicycle, put it against the wall, and went straight to the locker room.

Ye Qiu was standing in the corridor on the second floor and had a panoramic view of this scene. He shook his head and laughed. Young is good. He likes young people, especially young people like Cesc Fabregas and Messi.

Perhaps, in the eyes of many people, these two people represent future superstars, but in Ye Qiu's eyes, they have a deeper meaning, that is, moldability.

Cesc Fabregas and Messi are now in a stage of rapid growth, and this group of outstanding stars in the Chelsea team are undoubtedly their best teachers. Allowing them to train with the first team means allowing them to train at any time. Go anywhere to learn and observe how these teachers play football.

The experience gained from Ajax made Ye Qiu clearly understand that the future of a star is actually not completely fixed.

Just like Robben, his right foot is better now than in his previous life, because Ye Qiu has focused on sculpting his right foot. If he can persevere, then the height that Robben can reach will exceed that of Ye Qiu's previous life.

In addition, like Van der Vaart, the Dutchman is still very fast even without suffering injuries. Coupled with his creativity, technology and ball-taking ability, the left and right wings formed by him and Robben are very lethal. There is news that Real Madrid even offered 60 million euros to package them, but Ajax rejected them.

There is also someone like Ibrahimovic, whose shooting skills were carved and polished by Van Basten himself. Although he cannot compare with shooters such as Huntelaar and Ruud van Nistelrooy, he is still very good.

All this proves one thing, that is, future superstars can become stronger in Ye Qiu's hands.

"Genk, Ricardo, René, I leave these two treasures to you!" Ye Qiu said to the assistants beside him with a smile, because he is the head coach and is responsible for training and cultivating young players. It can only be left to the assistant.

"Ronaldinho, Deco, Lampard, Davis, Makelele, these people are all very good teachers, don't waste them!" Ye Qiu is not afraid of biting off more than he can chew, because in In his opinion, each of these people has an amazing unique skill, which is scarce in the world of football today, and he can learn as much as he can.

Tenkat, Moniz and Meulensteen all smiled and nodded. The former was the chief assistant coach and was responsible for training coordination. Ye Qiu's words naturally meant that he should focus on these two young players, while Moniz He and Meulensteen were responsible for the technical carving, and they were already accustomed to Ye Qiu's requirements and ideas.

The advantage of a familiar team is that they know each other well without saying much.

Ye Qiu had previously told Eliza to try to kick out the Spanish agents of these two young players. That agent named Jose Diaz was always a hidden danger. God knows when he would hook up with Barcelona again. Go ahead and encourage these two guys to change jobs?

"It seems that it is not easy to be valued so much by you. I will pay attention to it!" Tenkat agreed with a smile, "But you also have to be careful. Barcelona poached two players from you in one go, and they will definitely take revenge. of."

Ye Qiu shook his head after hearing this, "They don't have that intention now. Besides, what's the point of revenge? Have we violated the rules?"

In Spain, 16-year-olds cannot sign professional contracts, but in England they can. Therefore, Ye Qiu’s introduction of Cesc Fabregas and Messi is at best just taking advantage of this loophole. If it really breaks out, the worst it can do to Barcelona is After spending 100,000 euros on training, could there be trouble?

Now for Barcelona, ​​the most important thing is how to stabilize their position. Ye Qiu and Beckham have not fulfilled the promises Laporta made during the campaign. Barcelona fans have long been dissatisfied, and then Rijkaard The appointment of Ye Qiu was also full of controversy, and Cruyff directly stated that failing to invite Ye Qiu would be Barcelona's biggest mistake.

Rijkaard led Barcelona to renaissance in the previous life, and Tenkat contributed a lot, but now this Eredivisie head coach is here at Ye Qiu, as well as Ronaldinho and Deco, who are also now here at Ye Qiu. But I'm wondering, will Rijkaard's Barcelona continue to revive?

It turns out that Barcelona finally sued Chelsea.

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In the fifth round of the Premier League, after Chelsea defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4:1 at home, two pieces of news came.

One is through a joint appeal from Premier League coaches such as Ferguson, Ye Qiu and Wenger. The English Football Association stated that it will seriously consider the requests from Premier League coaches and will negotiate with the Ministry of Labor. It hopes that the introduction rules for young players will be based on football regulations. Particularities are given appropriate care and modifications.

This statement undoubtedly opened up a direct path for the birth of special genius clauses, but with the British's slow work efficiency, it is estimated that it will be difficult to introduce it in a short time, and the fastest will be calculated in months.

Another one is that Barcelona sued Chelsea to UEFA, believing that Chelsea had robbed Barcelona of talents through unfair means. Club president Joan Laporta even publicly blasted Ye Qiu as a thief and poaching players was an act of theft. , "They are preying on our talent and UEFA should do justice and let both players return to Spain."

And in interviews, Barcelona kept repeatedly emphasizing its investment in players, especially Messi. He believed that the club had invested a lot in Messi over the years, but now that he has been poached, they have gained nothing.

Ye Qiu refuted this, "Strictly speaking, they are exactly the same as us, there is no difference, because all the players are not regular direct descendants of Barcelona, ​​and many of them are poached from other small clubs. Cesc Fabregas , Messi, Iniesta and others, aren’t they all like this? And they are still doing the same thing even now.”

"If I am a thief, then are they just honest robbers?"

"I think Barcelona should not have any resentment at all, because we did nothing illegal and every step was in compliance with the procedures. We also did not threaten Barcelona and the players at gunpoint. The fact is that Barcelona cannot make promises to the players, but we can They promised a future, so they chose us instead of Barcelona!”

UEFA did not actively accept the bombardment from Barcelona. The implications of this matter are too great.

On the surface, this is a dispute between Chelsea and Barcelona, ​​but in fact, isn't this a dispute between an upstream team and a mid-to-lower team? Can anyone guarantee that their youth training players are all cultivated by themselves and not poached from other teams?

Cruyff said something fair. He believed that Laporta should not fight with Ye Qiu and Chelsea. Such attacks and accusations were of no use at all. He felt that what Barcelona should do most was to block talents. The gap in the loss is Spain's rule prohibiting signing players under the age of 18.

Facts have proved that UEFA did not intend to arbitrate this matter. Soon after it was disclosed to the media, they faxed a document to the two clubs the next day, asking both parties to negotiate on the matter, and Ye Qiu also After giving the club's attitude and paying a training fee, the matter was settled.

This can be regarded as something acceptable to both parties, because if the quarrel continues, the players may be banned from playing games.

At that time, Ronaldinho, Juninho, Mexes and other players were all suspended for a short period of time due to transfer issues. This was obviously not what Ye Qiu wanted to see. He paid Barcelona hundreds of thousands. Euros, in exchange for two players and settling the matter, Ye Qiu also thinks there is no problem. What's more, Chelsea doesn't care about such a small amount of money, right?

The matter finally came to an end with such a result. Chelsea negotiated privately with Barcelona and paid 600,000 euros for training. The other party withdrew the lawsuit, and Fabregas and Messi's transfers were smooth sailing.

However, Ye Qiu's Chelsea was triumphant in the Premier League and the Champions League!