The Godfather of Football

In fact, sometimes, football is really confusing.

Just like Arsenal, the pre-season preparations were very bad, Vieira wanted to leave the team, and many players were in crisis. The Gunners seemed to be about to fall apart, and many people even felt that it was difficult for the Gunners to be competitive in this season.

But after the first round of the league, Arsenal defeated Moyes' Everton 4:1 away, completely overturning everyone's illusions and impressions of them, and more importantly, all the problems seemed to be solved after a victory.

When Vieira was interviewed by the media after the game, he vowed that he would stay in Arsenal and hoped to be loyal to Arsenal for life. This statement was completely different from what he said not long ago.

Ye Qiu was used to this kind of thing.

Many people say that the media is the uncrowned king, with great influence, and can even use the popularity of stars to promote their sales, but in fact, aren't stars using the media?

Vieira said he was going to Real Madrid. I believe no one knew whether it was true or not except himself, but he said it. After the media spread it, it had a huge impact. Arsenal was alarmed because they had not made any substantial progress in the negotiations with Ajax about Arteta. It was not appropriate to let Vieira go now.

Perhaps Arsenal made a compromise, or Vieira could not reach an agreement with Real Madrid, or there were conflicts and differences between Real Madrid and Arsenal. Of course, it could also be that Ajax was unwilling to let go of Arteta. In short, after weighing all the factors, Vieira will continue to stay at Arsenal.

Therefore, for such things, Ye Qiu has always adopted a mentality of watching and listening.

Everton's strength improvement this season is still very obvious. The introduction of striker Bent and midfielder Cahill are both powerful stars, which can greatly enhance Everton's competitiveness. Although the sale of Rooney weakened the striker, it did not have a big impact on the overall strength of the team.

Because of this, Ye Qiu was still a little surprised that Arsenal had such an amazing momentum in the first round of the league.

But what surprised Ye Qiu even more was that this was just the beginning.

A week later, in the second round of the league, Arsenal played against Middlesbrough at home. As a result, the Gunners defeated Middlesbrough 5:3 at their home ground. Players including Henry, Bergkamp, ​​Pires, Vieira and others performed very well. Although they conceded a lot of goals, their offensive strength should not be underestimated.

On the other hand, Chelsea challenged Birmingham away, and Ye Qiu's team still won 1:0. Several national team main players such as Ronaldinho, Deco and Maicon performed mediocrely. Ronaldinho scored a goal, but it was a wonderful pass given to him by Rooney on the right, and a large part of the credit went to Rooney.

Manchester United, who lost to Stamford Bridge in the first round, finally turned the situation around in this round. After a week of rest, they defeated the newly promoted Norwich 2:1 at Old Trafford.

After the second round, everyone was surprised by the amazing momentum Arsenal showed this season, because they not only won two consecutive victories in the new season, but also quickly increased their unbeaten record to 43 games, while Chelsea extended their unbeaten record to 40 games.

The Gunners scored 9 goals in two rounds of the league, which was indeed a bit surprising. Moreover, the teams they faced were not weak teams. Everton and Middlesbrough were both traditional Premier League teams, and their strength was basically around 10th. They were able to get such an amazing advantage over such opponents, which was indeed a mess.

In an interview with the media, Wenger said that Arsenal will launch the strongest impact on the Premier League and the Champions League this season.

In the middle of the week, because Chelsea had to participate in the European Super Cup, the third round was advanced. In the end, with the goals of Drogba and Lampard, Chelsea defeated the newly promoted Crystal Palace 2:0.

Ye Qiu's team's offense was not as good as Arsenal's, and the knife was not so sharp, but the defense was as stable as ever.

Therefore, many people felt that Ferguson's evaluation of Ye Qiu seemed to be correct, because Ye Qiu was indeed a bit conservative. Otherwise, it would be unreasonable for Drogba, Ronaldinho, Lampard, Rooney, and Joe Cole to play offensive football.

Ye Qiu did not respond to such remarks, because he knew very well that the team was in poor condition now, and the tactics had been adjusted this season. The players were still adapting and running-in, so there was no need to compete with Arsenal for the time being.

Arsenal's 442 tactics have been used for several years, and all the players are familiar with the cooperation, there is no comparison!

Arsenal, who played a day later, won Blackburn 3:0 at home. For a time, the entire English football world suddenly sounded a wave of praise for Arsenal, and even many media shouted that Arsenal wanted to ignite offensive football in English football and use the most gorgeous attack to top the Premier League and European championship.

"Those who say it's hard to win a championship by playing beautiful and gorgeous artistic football should come and see Arsenal. They play sexy and beautiful football and can still win games. They are also the top favorite to win the championship. Who dares to say they can't do it?"

The media is like this, they like to follow the trend and hype the hottest topics. Ye Qiu did not respond to this, because he is not the kind of petty person who can't stand seeing his opponent better than himself, and Arsenal's current state is indeed a bit scary.

The poor performance in the pre-season preparations should be Wenger's adjustment of the players' state, and now Arsenal has begun to get into shape and start to reap results, which is also reasonable.

But Chelsea is different. Chelsea was greatly affected by the national team games this summer. Ronaldinho, Deco and other players have played a lot of national team games. After the European Cup and the America's Cup, they rested for a while and couldn't catch up with the training after returning. At this time, Ye Qiu made a different choice from Ferguson.

When Van Nistelrooy returned from injury, Ferguson chose the latter without hesitation between the slow progress of step-by-step and the faster progress of high-intensity training. As a result, Van Nistelrooy was injured again not long after he recovered from his injury and has not come out yet.

Ye Qiu chose the former for players like Ronaldinho and Deco who participated in national team matches and returned to the team later, because Chelsea has a larger lineup. Ronaldinho has Joe Cole as a substitute, and Deco also has Fabregas and Davis as substitutes. Unless they encounter a strong opponent, this lineup can cope with it.

Because of this, Ye Qiu chose to proceed step by step. The most important thing is to avoid unnecessary injuries, and the price is that the progress is relatively slow. After all, the adjustment of the state and physical function of each player is cyclical, and you can't say you want it immediately.

Of course, like Manchester United's approach to Van Nistelrooy, suddenly giving you a high intensity can indeed pull the state, but the risk is too great.

Ye Qiu led Chelsea to Monaco, and the media all over the world focused their attention here, not only because Chelsea's opponent in the European Super Cup is Valencia, and after Valencia let go of Rafael Benitez, the new head coach happened to be Chelsea's former head coach Ranieri.

Many people said that this was a competition between the two former and current Chelsea head coaches. Some Spanish media even said that Ranieri wanted to use this game to justify himself and tell Abramovich how stupid it was to give up Tinker and choose Ye Qiu. This undoubtedly has extraordinary news value for the media.

In addition to this European Super Cup, everyone is still paying attention to the draws for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup, as well as the best awards of last season. One of the biggest suspense is whether Ye Qiu can win the award for the best head coach of the season.

Before the game, this debate was widely circulated. Many people felt that the best head coach should be a competition between Ye Qiu and Rehhagel. The former won the Premier League and Champions League double crowns, while Rehhagel led Greece to the miraculous European Cup. No matter who wins the award, it is understandable.

At the same time, many reporters broke the news that UEFA has decided to award the best coach of the season to Ye Qiu in order to ease the relationship with Ye Qiu, and in order to show its importance to Ye Qiu, UEFA President Johansson will personally present the best coach of the season award.

At the same time, many Chelsea players have also been shortlisted for the best team of the year, and the possibility of winning the award is very high, so on the second night after the team arrived in Monaco, the entire Chelsea team went to the Grimaldi Conference Center together.

When this group of Chelsea tough guys dressed in neat and straight suits arrived at the venue, the scene suddenly made a sensation, and many people screamed because of it, because it was too visual, especially when the handsome guy and the beast walked together, the shock was hard to imagine.

But when the reporters searched in this jungle of tough guys, they obviously did not see any trace of Ye Qiu.

Monaco is actually very small, so small that you feel as if you will meet people you don’t want to meet anytime and anywhere, such as reporters.

Ye Qiu didn't want to think of a lot of reasons to explain why he missed the UEFA draw ceremony, and he felt that there was no need for him to explain this, so he simply stayed in the hotel.

He didn't want to watch the live broadcast on TV, just wanted to be alone, so he ran to the sightseeing cafe on the top floor of the hotel, ordered a drink, sat alone on the balcony, overlooking the entire Monaco yacht port.

There are countless luxury yachts gathered here, densely packed in a large area, and under the background of the city's night lights, at night, there is a different kind of moving scenery, it depends on whether you can calm down and appreciate it.

Ye Qiu likes fresh scenery, but after watching for a while, he also feels a little boring. He holds his chin and kills time in boredom, thinking about how to play Valencia tomorrow and what tactics Ranieri will adopt.

Not to mention, when thinking about football, Ye Qiu feels that time is passing very quickly, so fast that he doesn't even know someone is approaching.

"Hello, Mr. Ye Qiu, can I sit down?" The voice was a little soft, but not the softness of a woman. Instead, it was a kind of voice that made Ye Qiu feel uncomfortable. It felt like he was hearing a eunuch speaking, but not the kind of hoarse duck voice.

Looking up, the lights outside the balcony were not very bright. This was to enhance the atmosphere, so Ye Qiuyi couldn't see clearly what this person looked like, but he shook his head instinctively, "Sorry, I'm not used to being with others. Sit, and there are other seats nearby, so you can choose whatever you want.”

He thought that this person was taking the opportunity to get close to him, so he instinctively felt wary.

He believes that all public figures will be like this, which is a kind of subconscious self-protection.

The way that man smiled made Ye Qiu feel uncomfortable. How should I put it, it seemed very charming. But the problem is, when the adjective "charming" is applied to a woman, you will feel very beautiful, but when you put it on a woman, you will feel very beautiful. When it comes to a man, you will think, I will strangle him, I am not good at that!

Therefore, at this moment, Ye Qiu felt a little creepy and thought to himself, my wife is as beautiful as a flower and we are busy preparing to create a human being, so don't try to seduce me. I am determined and would rather die than surrender!

"I've seen you!" The man still stood still and didn't seem to have any intention of leaving.

"Really?" Ye Qiu chuckled, a little perfunctory, "Many people have seen me!" Isn't this his boast? Not many people see him in newspapers and TV every day? I don’t know how many there are in the world!

"Maybe you don't remember me, but I remember you, a year ago at the CANAL+ TV headquarters in Paris, remember?" The man pointed out gently, and when he said it, Ye Qiu couldn't help but raise his head again, very seriously After looking carefully, I felt a little enlightened, "Do you remember it?"

"You are... that one?" Ye Qiu remembered this person, but he couldn't remember his appearance clearly.

"Eliza's friend!" He introduced himself.

Ye Qiu immediately stood up and reached out his hand, "Hello, I'm so sorry, I didn't think of it for a moment!" At this moment, he immediately thought of the time when he called Yi Yi in the corridor of the TV station headquarters. Lisa, but Eliza said she didn’t know him, but they met again in the hotel the next day. What was their relationship?

"It doesn't matter. In fact, strictly speaking, you haven't even met me!" This man is not bad-tempered, but he is a bit effeminate. "Introduce yourself, Auguste, a fashion designer in Paris."

"I know you!" After hearing what he said, Ye Qiu remembered that this designer was very famous and had his own brand.

"Thank you!" August nodded in thanks, "Can I sit down?"

"Please sit down!" Of course Ye Qiu would not say no, and he still had a question in his mind.

He didn't have much impression before. Since meeting August last year, he had asked Eliza about this person several times, but Eliza never mentioned it. Later, as time went by, Ye Qiu also He just forgot about this matter, and when he thought about it at this moment, his curiosity couldn't help but become stronger again.

August sat down opposite Ye Qiu, but he didn't say anything. He just stared at Ye Qiu with his eyes, from his face to his chest to his waist at the edge of the table, barely under the table. This made Ye Qiu feel uncomfortable all over. He wanted to catch him, throw him out, and curse him again. See? Look at this shit!

But he resisted such an impulse and kept his grace, "Auguste, why did you come to Monaco?"

When August heard his question, he smiled softly and finally shifted his gaze, "I often walk around looking for inspiration. You know, we really need that touch of inspiration."

Ye Qiu didn't understand this, but he had heard a lot about it. He heard that many designers were like this. Some people even said that some famous designers are often weird, such as taking drugs, being gay, etc. Anyway, he was not sensitive to these.

"Do you mind?" August took out a pack of cigarettes. Because Ye Qiu never smoked, he didn't know what brand it was, but the packaging looked exquisite and it should be high-end goods. Ye Qiu shook his head and said it was okay. After accepting that he was smoking, he lit one for himself, but it seemed to be a sharp puff and triggered a cough.

After he finally calmed down his cough, Ye Qiu waited patiently for him to take a few more puffs of cigarette. Even now, he felt that the man opposite him was very sissy even when he smoked. But in order to satisfy his curiosity, He still held back his discomfort.

"Do you know Eliza?" Ye Qiu broke the silence.

August seemed to be waiting for such an opportunity and nodded immediately, "Yes, I've known her for many, many years."

The expression on his face seemed a little proud when he spoke, giving the impression that he was showing off his qualifications. It was a bit like joining a company and the veteran said to the rookie, "You just came here. I have been working here for many years." Yes, this is the tone and look.

"Oh, really?" Ye Qiu didn't know why, but he felt a little unhappy after hearing this. He couldn't tell whether it was because of his tone and expression, or because he said he had known Eliza for many years. Anyway, he just felt unhappy.

"She was still a student at that time, but she was very powerful. Almost everyone in the Paris fashion circle didn't know her!"

Ye Qiu had never heard Eliza talk about his past, but when he heard August talk about it at this moment, he was a little surprised. The reason why he was a little surprised was that he was not surprised at all.

In Ye Qiu's heart, Eliza has always been a very capable person, and it can even be said that she is outstanding in everything she does. Such a person is like an awl. No matter where you put her or what position she is in, she can poke a hole and make herself stand out.

"Really?" Ye Qiu smiled a little stiffly, even with a little teasing, "But why did she tell me that she didn't know you?"

August didn't seem to be angry at Ye Qiu's teasing at all. His face, which looked very yellow under the light, always had a friendly smile, but the words he said were very shocking.

"She didn't tell you because she didn't dare to let you know that she loves you very much!"