The Godfather of Football

Ye Qiu really feels that his luck this season is very good, almost unbelievable.

When I was at Ajax, not to mention in the Eredivisie, I was suppressed by PSV for a long time. In the last year, I came back and suppressed my opponent. However, in the European competition, Ajax only needs to go out. Encounter a strong enemy.

But now in the Premier League, Chelsea's start to the new season has been surprisingly smooth. Except for Liverpool, which has lost its glory, Chelsea has not encountered strong opponents in the previous rounds, allowing Chelsea to not only make good use of these opponents to run the team. In addition, it also ensures the stability of the team's performance.

In the fifth round of the league, they defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4:1 at home and won the battle between the London rivals.

In the 6th round of the league, they beat the newly promoted Wolves 5:0 in an away game. Lampard, Drogba and Deco all scored. Ronaldinho even scored twice, which made Chelsea top in the Premier League. The limelight lasted for a while.

In the seventh round of the league, Chelsea welcomed Aston Villa at home. Lampard scored a hat trick and Drogba scored the third goal. The team defeated the opponent 4:0. Aston Villa did not fight back at all. With all his strength, he lost miserably.

In the 8th round of the league, Chelsea defeated Middlesbrough 1:2 away. Gudjohnsen, who came on as a substitute for Drogba, helped the team score in the 17th minute, but before the end of the first half, Middlesbrough equalized. The score was up, but Ronaldinho's personal performance at a critical moment in the second half assisted Lampard in scoring the winning goal, and Chelsea started their 8th consecutive victory!

But not only in the Premier League, in the Champions League group stage, Chelsea challenged Sparta Prague in the first round. With the goals of Ronaldinho and Terry, Chelsea defeated their opponent 2:0 away from home.

In the second round, he returned to Stamford Bridge and faced Besiktas of Turkey. Ye Qiu started the attack aggressively. In the 3rd and 7th minutes respectively, Drogba and Ronaldini Austria scored, and before the end of the first half, Ronaldinho scored another goal to help the team lead 3:0.

In the second half, Chelsea changed sides and fought again. Chelsea still firmly controlled the situation. The midfielder composed of Davis, Deco and Makelele suppressed Besiktas, making this victory a close call. , and Drogba's header in the 63rd minute once again further expanded the score, 4:0!

The Premier League started with 8 consecutive wins, the Champions League started with 2 consecutive wins, and Chelsea started the new season with 10 consecutive wins. This immediately caused an uproar in the entire European football world, not only in England, but also in Europa. hole.

Everyone is shocked by Chelsea's amazing fighting power, especially the suffocating control of the game displayed by this team. Almost no one can easily take advantage of Chelsea, because even now, they Including the qualifiers, we played a total of 12 games, but only conceded 2 goals. This has to be said to be a surprising result.

Cannavaro, captain of the Italian national team, also felt proud with this shocking achievement. When interviewed by the media, he spoke highly of his partner Terry and thought that the level of England's central defender surprised him.

"When I first came to England, I did have a serious problem of adapting. I need to adapt to the football here, the weather and the environment here, and the familiar teams have become unfamiliar. It takes a process to adapt again. , but I think I got through this period very well.”

"Last season was not a season worth remembering for me. I often became the protagonist in the game, which stimulated me a lot, but I knew why this happened, so I desperately wanted to take revenge. , I am eager to succeed and willing to work hard for it.”

"Mr. Ye Qiu is a very special head coach. On the first day I came to the team, he met with me in the office and talked to me a lot. Then he told me that my performance last season was not good. There must be some reason, I told him it was a tibia injury, and he arranged for me to train alone for a long time, which allowed me to finally get over the shadow of the injury this season.”

"Many people's impression of Mr. Ye Qiu is offensive football, and they think that his defensive arrangements are not very good. That is a completely wrong impression. On the contrary, I think his understanding of defense is not inferior to any Italian coach. He has his own unique understanding, and he pays more attention to defense than anyone thinks."

"I am not surprised at all that the team can perform like this this season, because I discovered during training that Ronaldinho is really an unparalleled talent, and Drogba, he is very strong. , is a nightmare for all defenders. Lampard, I have never seen a player who works so hard. In addition, Davis, Deco, Makelele, Evra, Maicon, etc., they are all very, very good. "

"My partner Terry is the captain of the team. He is very young but has great strength. I think he can become one of the top defenders in Europe and even the world in the future. He and I have formed a strong central defender combination. The better we work together. There is a tacit understanding.”

"Mr. Ye Qiu is a very good head coach. I even think he is the best coach!"

This is how Cannavaro explained why Chelsea performed well when he returned to the Italian national team for training and was interviewed by Gazzetta dello Sport. He believed that the best coaches and the best players make up the best team. Good team.

"Mr. Ye Qiu said he wanted to win all the championships?" Cannavaro smiled and expressed support, "I think this is definitely not an exaggeration. It is entirely possible for us to do this because we are already one of the strongest teams in Europe! "

Cannavaro's high praise has caused a lot of controversy, but it is undeniable that Chelsea does occupy the top spot in the Premier League, because relatively speaking, Arsenal has two draws, and Manchester United has one loss and one draw. Only Chelsea leads the Premier League standings with 24 points from eight consecutive wins, four points ahead of Arsenal and five points ahead of Manchester United.

In the Champions League group stage, Chelsea has two consecutive wins and is also first in the group. Lazio has one win and one draw and is second in the group. Sparta Prague is third in the group. Besiktas is at the bottom of the group. In terms of points, Chelsea is still top of the group. 's big hit.

If there were still people who were doubtful and worried about Chelsea's strength at the beginning of the season, then two months later, everyone has completely changed their view of Chelsea. They think that although Ye Qiu spent more than 100 million euros, within one summer , formed a top team with superior combat effectiveness.

Now, who dares to say that Chelsea does not have the strength to win the Premier League and compete for the Champions League?

While the European and global media were praising Ye Qiu and Chelsea, the domestic media also spoke highly of Ye Qiu and paid great attention to Chelsea, because in this team There are a total of two Chinese people in the team, apart from the head coach Ye Qiu, and the substitute Sun Jihai.

After Sun Jihai joined Chelsea, he seemed to have become an inconspicuous role in this star-studded team. However, in the game against Middlesbrough, he became the team's starting right back and played Very high level.

The English media generally gave him high praise. The Sun gave him 8 points and the Times gave him 7.5 points. They are both high praises and even the best scores for the team. But between him and Maicon The gap between them is still obvious.

As Ye Qiu said when communicating with Sun Jihai in private, in terms of offensive threat and personal strength, he is not as good as Maicon, or even inferior to many defenders. His biggest bargaining chip is his tireless running and hard work, which makes his defensive The placement rate is very high, and Chelsea's overall tactical layout is very reasonable. He plays a great role in the defense.

Sun Jihai also had to admit that Ye Qiu's positioning of him was very accurate. In terms of offense and personal ability, he had no advantage at all. He should integrate himself into the team, and his all-rounder characteristics were also very important to Ye Qiu. Attention.

The partnership of two Chinese people has aroused huge attention and repercussions around the world. Domestic media have also paid high attention and evaluation, believing that they will very likely continue to carry forward this Chelsea storm, and if Ye If Qiu can once again continue his glory at Ajax, then Sun Jihai will not only be the first Chinese player to play in the Champions League, but may even become the first Chinese player to encounter the St. Petersburg Cup.

Of course, among the voices of praise in all media, there are also voices of doubt and worry.

For example, in an interview with the media, Arsene Wenger, the head coach of Arsenal, Chelsea’s opponent in the next round, mentioned Chelsea’s recent success and the team’s outstanding record. On the one hand, he expressed his recognition of Chelsea’s strength. , affirmed Ye Qiu's coaching ability, but also said that Chelsea is not omnipotent.

"There is no doubt that the outstanding performance of this team has completely established Ye Qiu's ability as a top coach. Many people feel that he spent more than 100 million euros to build such a team with money and should not be recognized. , but the people who say these things are obviously biased. How much money did Real Madrid and Barcelona spend? "

"Of course, teams like Chelsea are not without hidden dangers. Maybe they are so strong now that no one can see any problems, but once they lose a game, all crises will erupt, and there may even be a war. They are defeated like a mountain, because in the end, they are just a group of mercenaries made of money!”

Ye Qiu responded to Wenger's provocation.

"Whether they are mercenaries or not, I don't say it, and Wenger doesn't say it. I think it still depends on the stable results on the court. But I can be very sure that Saturday's away game against Arsenal will not matter. This game is very important for us because it will be a good opportunity for us to leave Arsenal behind in the table.”

However, Ye Qiu also gave high praise and affirmation to Arsenal's strength.

The defense of Ashley Cole, Campbell, Kolo Toure and Laurent, the midfield of Pires, Gilberto Silva, Vieira and Ljungberg, the midfield of Henry and Wiltord On the forward line, Arsenal's lineup is very balanced, very stable in both offense and defense, and it can even be said that there are no obvious flaws.

Kolo Toure blossomed in the hands of Ye Qiu, but after joining Arsenal, he was directly given the main position by Wenger. He and Campbell quickly established a tacit understanding as a partner and performed very well. In addition, The combination of midfielder Vieira and Gilberto Silva, Arsenal's lineup is enough to cause a headache.

The previous game between Arsenal and Manchester United was 0:0. Neither side could take advantage. Although Chelsea was in the limelight, they were playing away from home and had just experienced two weeks of national team matches. Ronaldo Players such as Dinho, Maicon and Drogba all returned to the national team and traveled long distances, which had a great impact on the team.

What's even more terrible is that after the two-week national team match day in the Premier League, on the day Ye Qiu returned to London, the Premier League officially announced that Chelsea's head coach Ye Qiu was elected as the Premier League Coach of the Month for September, and Chelsea's head coach Star Ronaldinho won the title of Player of the Month.

On the one hand, Ye Qiu felt very happy, but on the other hand, he smiled bitterly, saying that the Premier League was helping Arsenal.

Because in the Premier League, there has always been a saying about the curse of the best coach of the month. That is, after being elected as the best coach of the month, the performance of the team often declines significantly. This curse has been verified time and time again.

Just like in September, although Arsenal and Chelsea both performed well in August, Wenger was finally elected as the best coach of the month. Although this was controversial, the Frenchman finally won the award, but soon He ushered in two draws, which made Wenger have the urge to cry.

Entering October, Chelsea maintained an astonishing record of undefeated victories in September. It was natural for Ye Qiu to win the Coach of the Month award, but he would face Arsenal in the next game. To award the award at this time was a bit of a curse. Suspicion on Ye Qiu?

But what's even more fatal is that no blessing comes in pairs, and misfortunes never come singly. It's just a matter of winning the best coach of the month. Following closely, the Swiss Tissot Group sponsors the Premier League and holds the best coach of the league 1/4 schedule. , and it was given to Ye Qiu. On the same day, Ye Qiu won two awards in a row, but he didn't know whether he should cry or laugh.

"Frankly speaking, I don't believe in the magic curse!"

In his office, Ye Qiu was playing with the two trophies placed on his desk. Although at first glance they seemed to be well designed and the photos taken looked good, in fact, they had little gold content. If they were pure gold It should be better built.

"But now I'm almost not optimistic about your fight in Highbury!" Eliza sat opposite him and said with a smile.

The so-called best coach of the month curse is more of a result of media hype. There is no reason. Ye Qiu doesn't believe it at all. He prefers to believe that this is a normal result of the team's ups and downs, because there is no one. For a team to remain at its peak for a long time, there must be ups and downs.

Just like Chelsea's current situation, they have maintained a complete victory in 12 games since the beginning of the season. Even Ye Qiu is a little surprised by this state. He has also been worried and has been urging Peter Brandt to do better testing and testing. Control the player's physical condition, because he never knows when the low point will come.

From the perspective of physiology and kinematics, where there is a high, there is also a low. Even if Ye Qiu and Peter Brandt’s philosophy is to adjust everyone’s status into a straight line as much as possible, this is impossible, and it must still be A curve with highs and lows.

Therefore, Ye Qiu has been preparing for the worst, especially considering that there are two weeks of national team match days in September and October. This will have a huge impact on the physical fitness and condition of many players. Who dares to say Will the best coach of the month curse not appear on Ye Qiu?

"It's unlucky that I won such an award before the competition!" Ye Qiu sighed. The UEFA Coach of the Year award he wanted was not given to him, but the Coach of the Month award that he did not want came to his door. What could he say?

"Why don't you get a bargain over there and be so good? How many people dream of winning the Premier League Player of the Month!" Eliza was not so angry and directly tore off this guy's hypocritical mask. She was obviously happy in her heart, but still It's so shameless to pretend to be aggrieved.

Ye Qiu chuckled and did not refute.

"Tissot's prize is a Tissot sports watch, and people there have contacted me and want to talk about the possibility of cooperation!" After Eliza joked, she started talking about serious matters.

Tissot has always sponsored the Premier League, and its previous spokesperson was Michael Owen. However, since his injury, Owen's strength and performance have been far inferior to before, but Ye Qiu is now in the limelight, and can even be said to be the most influential in the Premier League at the moment. A powerful figure who attracts even more attention than those stars.

"Cooperation? Sponsorship?" Ye Qiu asked.

Eliza nodded, glanced at Hamilton on Ye Qiu's left hand, and said a little helplessly: "The sponsorship conditions they offered are good, and they will also use you as a global spokesperson for promotion, which is good for you, but The disadvantage is also obvious, you will no longer be able to wear Hamilton. "

This is also the purpose of endorsement sponsorship. Tissot wants to completely monopolize Ye Qiu's wrist and let Ye Qiu wear their watches to publicize and promote them. But this watch was given by Huang Chu, and Eliza didn't know what to do. .

"Would you like to think about it?" Eliza asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu shook his head and sighed, "How can this person want to make all kinds of money?"

He looked at Hamilton again and said, "Wear it over and over again, but I still like Hamilton the most. If I really don't wear it, I'm afraid Achu will let me sleep in front of the door tonight, and I'll have to kneel on the washboard all day. Do you believe it?" "After saying that, he laughed so hard that he didn't even believe it.

Of course Eliza would not believe his lies, and she stared at him in amusement, feeling that he had spoken too horribly about his wife. How could such a gentle person like Ah Chu be so cruel to him?

"You are just a wife slave!" But she still decided to add insult to injury to Ye Qiu. As for Tissot, she had already tried to refuse him.

She knew Ye Qiu very well, and naturally knew that some things, some people, and some events were more important to Ye Qiu than anything else!