The Godfather of Football

It is said in ancient poems that ducks are prophets when the water in a spring river is warm.

If you put this sentence in a football club, as long as there is the slightest disturbance from the top management, the players will be the first to feel it. Therefore, now Chelsea's players have all felt the changes in the club.

It should be said that since Chelsea won two consecutive Premier League and Champions League titles a year ago, there have been rumors of discord between Ye Qiu and Abramovich. A very important reason is that Abramovich Vic wants to introduce superstars such as Shevchenko, Ballack, and Nedved, while Ye Qiu insists on reusing existing players in the team.

Although Chelsea officials, Abramovich and Ye Qiu have denied this on many different occasions, the players at Cobham clearly felt the change in Abramovich's attitude towards the team. , he basically doesn’t enter the dressing room or come to Cobham now, and his previous behavior of breaking the contract and paying bonuses to the players has never happened again.

Abramovich and Ye Qiu are not at odds with each other. This is no longer a rare thing in Cobham, but everyone keeps it in their hearts and refuses to say it, and cannot say it, because it involves the team's internal secrets. Who knows? Say who dies.

But at noon today, when they arrived at Cobham, they found that there was one more person in Cobham.

Avram Grant, a man I had never heard of before, was coming to Cobham as technical director.

No one is unfamiliar with this position. Many famous Premier League coaches, including Redknapp, announced their resignation or dismissal because of their technical director. In the eyes of many people, this position represents the will of the management and is in opposition to the head coach. Role.

Suddenly, for no reason, a technical director was parachuted in. Everyone knew what kind of signal this represented.

As a result, the Cobham training base seemed very depressed throughout the afternoon. Instead of the laughter of the past, there was a bit more worry. They were all worried about whether the head coach would be like Redknapp. What if the technical director announced his resignation as soon as he took office?

"No!" In the players' entertainment area, captain Terry stood up, "He is not an irresponsible person. The team is now at a critical moment. We are only one step away from the highest honor. He will not I will give up at this time!”

"Yes, and an important reason why Uncle Harry Redknapp left the team directly at Portsmouth was that he lacked support. But now our team should not have reached this point. At least, the club's current situation The top priority must be to support the team to strive for the FA Cup and Champions League.”

Lampard is a family friend of Harry Redknapp's family and has his own information channel about Redknapp's departure from Portsmouth, so he knows exactly why Redknapp left Portsmouth in the first place.

"But it's hard to say. I didn't like the management's involvement in Cobham's affairs in the first place, and now there is suddenly an additional technical director for no reason!" Joe Cole was very worried. He was a bit sensitive to begin with, and his agent was Pi. Ni Zahavi, "I know Avran Grant, he is a very good friend of Pini Zahavi."

Speaking of Pini Zahavi, almost everyone present was silent, because almost every one of them had been poached by Pini Zahavi, so they were very aware of the Israeli’s influence on Chelsea, so after hearing this After saying that Avram Grant was Pini Zahavi's friend, everyone suddenly became worried again.

In the past two years, more and more people have invested in Eliza Moon's brokerage company. This is not because Ye Qiu also belongs to this company, but because this company can bring them more Benefits and benefits.

If we say that as an agent, Pini Zahavi’s way of fighting for the interests of the players is to fight for contracts, and then he will draw commissions from the contracts, and he will even encourage players to transfer in order to fight for profits. Of course, this kind of The methods and tricks are already well known in the brokerage world.

But the way Eliza Moon earns commissions from players is different. Although her company also extracts commissions from players' contracts, it does not force them. For example, Ronaldinho is his agent. My brother just gave the image rights to Eliza Moon's company for operation, and she can bring Ronaldinho at least 30 million euros in income every year.

As for the players who authorized their contracts and transfers to her, the company only took a minimum commission of 5%, and more of the development of the players' commercial value was completed through commercial operations, so Eliza Moon's Although there are not many players, each one is a very influential first-class star.

Rooney also switched to Eliza's team not long ago. The scary thing is that after switching to the company, Rooney signed several blockbuster contracts one after another. Nike sponsorship fee is 1.5 million euros a year, Coca-Cola is 1 million euros a year, and with the British Sponsorship contracts reached by many well-known domestic brands, as well as autobiographies signed with well-known publishing houses, these business operations will bring Rooney more than 10 million euros in income every year, making Rooney one of the highest-paid players in world football.

This is Eliza Moon's method. She does not take advantage of players' salaries and contracts, but actively opens up new income channels and business operations for players, and then gets a commission from them, and this part of the commission is also It is generally kept within a reasonable range of 10%, which is impossible to enjoy under other brokers.

Of course, not everyone can join this company. Eliza Moon is quite strict in selecting players. There are even rumors that this company only signs first-class or future first-class players. So in the past two years, , there are many players who are proud to have joined this company.

The players in the Chelsea team are basically divided into two groups, especially after Paul Stretford collapsed due to the black gold scandal, Rooney switched to Eliza Moon, and the players in Chelsea are basically Eliza Moon. Sarah Moon and Pini Zahavi's players, among them Pini Zahavi, is trying every possible means to poach Eliza's players.

However, the players are not stupid. Pini Zahavi is like a vampire, possessing the players, not producing blood, only sucking blood, but Eliza strives to create blood for the players and then profit from it. In comparison Next, who is willing to switch to Pini Zahavi?

But they all knew very well that Pini Zahavi had won Abramovich's trust. The Israelis had long wanted to remove Ye Qiu from power, but they had never gotten the chance. This time, they brought down Avran Grant. Maybe he was the one who secretly sent it to Cobham.

Thinking of this, all the players present felt worried.

At this moment, I saw someone pushing open the door to the players' entertainment area and walking in. With a big smile on his face, he greeted all the players present, "Hello, you're all here. Where's the meeting?"

In the eyes of Avram Grant, this should be a very friendly greeting. He also tried his best to appease the players, so that these players could at least not accept it, but at least not resist it, and it was best to be friends, but Unexpectedly, the friendliest behavior he tried to show would make all the players present change their expressions.

"How did you get in?" Lampard stood up first, "Were you eavesdropping outside just now?"

After being shouted at by the team's vice-captain, Avlan Grant was immediately stunned, "No, I didn't eavesdrop!"

John Terry also stood up, "Who allowed you to come in? This is the players' entertainment area. Don't you understand the rules?"

"What are the rules?" Avlan Grant only felt his legs shaking, feeling a little guilty.

Rules, yes, Cobham's rules are his most fatal weakness!

"The rules of Cobham are that no one is allowed in the player entertainment area except the players!" Ye Qiu's voice sounded behind Avran Grant. When the Israeli turned around and looked at him, he pointed. Referring to myself, "Including me!"

Looking at the players staring at him angrily, Avram Grant immediately realized that he had broken the rules and offended the players' privacy. His original intention to please the players was immediately thrown out of his mind. Still able to care, the first thought was to quickly save the situation.

But just when he was about to explain, Ye Qiu waved his hand, "Forget it, Mr. Grant is here for the first time and doesn't understand the rules. Don't blame him. Don't worry about it. It's just your nonsense. Who knows?" Want to eavesdrop?"

Ye Qiu's words made many players present laugh.

"Boss, what you're saying is wrong. If you don't care to hear it, there's no guarantee that others won't be interested!" Ribery, who knows Ye Qiu best, joked.

Grant stood in the middle, feeling very embarrassed. He couldn't leave or not go. He wished he could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

"Okay, pack up and go to the conference room for a meeting!" Ye Qiu said, turned around and left.

From beginning to end, he never took a serious look at Avran Grant, which made the Israelis feel even more embarrassed.

In fact, he didn't want to offend Ye Qiu, but he wanted to get a chance to work at Chelsea, because this experience of working for a top European team would allow him to be better accepted by other teams in mainstream European leagues. He also hoped that One day he can stand on the top stage in Europe, just like Ye Qiu.

But unfortunately, from the moment he entered Cobham, he and Ye Qiu were destined to have an incompatible relationship.

How disciplined Chelsea's players are can be seen from their preparation time.

Ye Qiu said he was going to have a meeting. Avlan Grant followed him out of the players' entertainment area. He hesitated along the way whether to attend the meeting. Then he answered a call from Pini Zahavi. The Israeli agent on the other side told He, stay involved in the affairs and don't express opinions, and then he decided to sit in and listen.

When he arrived at the conference room, he saw that all the players had arrived. In the originally noisy conference room, the players were chatting and laughing, but as soon as he appeared, the whole place fell silent. , which made Grant even more embarrassed when he walked into the conference room. He wanted to leave on the spot, but in the end he resisted the urge and found a seat farthest to the side to sit down.

Ye Qiu led his assistants into the conference room. All the players immediately turned their attention to Ye Qiu. This made Grant, who was sitting aside, both admired and worried. What he admired was Ye Qiu's influence in the players' minds. The worry is that the higher Ye Qiu's status is, the harder it will be for him to integrate into this circle, because he knows very well what he represents.

"I believe you have all received the news!" Ye Qiu's opening remarks were very direct, without the mince words of others, "I will be suspended for two games in the Champions League, but let me tell you, even if I am suspended, I still have enough The confidence and certainty to defeat any opponent, no matter who he is!”

Ye Qiu's words received a burst of support and affirmation from almost all the players present.

"We have a very heavy task next week. We will challenge Porto away from home in midweek next week. I said that we will not only try our best to win this game, but we will also bloodbath the Dragon Stadium. I want you to completely defeat it. Porto, can we avenge our teammates?"

"able!"

"It can definitely be done!"

As long as the players think of the game against Porto, the fire in their hearts can't help but surge up. It's so depressing!

"We have won the Premier League championship ahead of schedule. In the next few rounds, I will consider arranging more young players to play, and I will also rotate the team, because we have a lot of injuries in the team now, but, you don't I thought I was giving up the game, but on the contrary, I always have one goal!”

"Victory!!!" the players shouted in reply.

"Yes!" Ye Qiu nodded.

Next, Ye Qiu arranged the starting lineup for the team that will challenge Bolton two days later. Players including Robin van Persie, Cesc Fabregas, Messi, Parker, Robert Huth, etc. have all been qualified to start. Chelsea can almost be said to be based on substitutes and youth. The team's players lineup plays.

But according to Grant's observation, Chelsea's players did not seem to despise this game at all. On the contrary, when Ye Qiu analyzed Bolton, they all seemed to take it very seriously. This gave people a feeling that they This is not to give up this game, but the players are different, but the goal remains the same, we still have to try our best to win.

"Playing against Porto next week will be very difficult. I can only sit in the stands and will not be able to give you instructions immediately. This requires all of you to be more proactive than usual and work harder than usual! "

Ye Qiu's words once again received nods of agreement from the players present, all of them with firm expressions on their faces.

"Porto is at a disadvantage and I am not here. They will definitely feel that they have an opportunity to take advantage of it. If I were Mourinho, I would attack after the opening and directly disrupt our tactical deployment and make us lose our head coach. His ability to respond to situations that became dull was completely exposed.”

Ye Qiu was analyzing the tactics and deployment that Porto might adopt. After listening to this, Grant couldn't help but nod. This is indeed a very effective method, because without a head coach, on-the-spot command becomes a problem. Once the game starts, Chelsea's deployment will be disrupted. , then Porto will be able to take advantage of the chaos to defeat Chelsea.

"But, if Porto thinks they can do this, then they underestimate us Chelsea!" Ye Qiu walked off the main stage and walked in front of the players.

"What are we? We are Chelsea, a victorious army that has experienced hundreds of battles. What difficulties and storms have we not seen before? If a small Porto team dares to act arrogantly in front of us, fuck me!"

Ye Qiu uttered a foul language at this time, which not only did not make people feel vulgar, but instead aroused the bloodshed of everyone present.

"We don't care what tactics they adopt after the opening, and we don't care whether they want to attack or defend after the opening. In short, we have only one choice, and that is to capture the Dragon Stadium in Portugal. We must be bold from the beginning. Press out and attack. If Porto also chooses to attack, let them see what is the sharpest offense in Europe!"

"If the Portuguese doesn't have balls and doesn't dare to attack, then we have to show them how fragile and vulnerable their proud defense is to our offense!"

Ye Qiu's words immediately aroused applause from the players present. Even Grant couldn't help but secretly nod in admiration. He was bold, very bold. When the head coach was suspended, he actually adopted such a bold offensive tactic. It can be seen that Ye Qiu Qiu has very strong confidence in his team, and this confidence has also been infected and instilled in Chelsea players.

Therefore, when Ye Qiu decided to play like this, no one in the Chelsea team refuted it. It can be seen that this team is already Ye Qiu's team alone, and it is difficult for anyone, including Abramovich, to get involved.

"I can also predict that Porto will definitely take advantage of their home court advantage in this game to adopt more rough and brutal tactics. I can even predict that UEFA's referees in this game are likely to continue Favoring them, but that's not important. What's important is that we have to win this game, we must win, no matter how much we pay, we have to win, because we want to use this game to prove one thing, no Anyone and any means can defeat us Chelsea!”

When he said this, Ye Qiu gritted his teeth and looked at his players, passing by them one by one.

"We don't need to worry about the future. No one knows what will happen in the future. We don't need to worry about the future. No one can be sure about the future. We just need to grasp the present. Our present is to do whatever it takes, no matter how much or how painful the price is. , we must defeat Porto, capture their proud Dragon Stadium, and avenge our teammates who fell on the court!”

"If any of you can't do that, then you don't deserve to be a Chelsea player, because we are Chelsea, a team that only accepts men!"

"So, in the next few days, we will go all out to practice offensive tactics. At the Dragon Stadium in Portugal, I want to see a Chelsea that keeps attacking. I want to see a wonderful show in which Chelsea beat Porto. !”

A round of warm applause suddenly broke out in the meeting room. All the players stood up and applauded to assure the head coach of their support and admiration for him. At the same time, every player had a resolute look on their face. They were all mentally prepared to do their best for the away game against Porto.

There was no hesitation or hesitation, only an uncomfortable bloodiness and tenacious fighting spirit!

This is a real iron army!