The Godfather of Football

A plane flying from Istanbul, Turkey to London, England, overnight was flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

The sun was rising, and there were thick clouds below the plane, and behind it was the rising sun that dyed a small piece of the sky red.

"Ding Dong, ladies and gentlemen, the plane is about to arrive in London. We will land at Heathrow Airport. Please return to your seats, fasten your seat belts, put away the table in front of your seats, and turn off all electronic devices. Thank you for your cooperation!"

With the reminder of the cabin attendant, Chelsea's players, staff and staff who were originally sleeping in the cabin suddenly woke up one by one, and the originally quiet cabin was suddenly full of movement.

Because the due date was about to arrive, Huang Chu did not come to Istanbul, Turkey. Instead, Eliza rushed back to Europe from the United States to watch Chelsea's game on the spot. Unexpectedly, the final result was a loss. Now she is sitting next to Ye Qiu, covered with Ye Qiu's coat.

The girl was sleepy and opened her eyes slightly. She made sure that her seat belt was not loose and closed them again. However, she pulled Ye Qiu's suit jacket casually. She felt a little cold and covered herself to keep warm.

Ye Qiu was sitting beside her. Seeing her like this, he didn't say anything. He just smiled slightly, turned his head and looked out the window.

"Wow, rainbow!" Eliza said sleepily.

"Are you not going to sleep?" Ye Qiu looked at her and asked with a smile.

"Do you think I'm a pig?" Eliza sat up straight in a bad mood, took off her suit and gently put it beside Ye Qiu. "But I still have to make up for my sleep after I go back. The biggest enemy of women is lack of sleep."

Love of beauty, this seems to be a woman's nature!

When Ye Qiu smiled, he clearly felt that the plane was slowly falling from the clouds, and the huge London finally appeared in front of him.

Looking down at London from the sky, the most striking thing is the winding Thames River and the densely packed urban area. Although there are no tall skyscrapers in the west half of London, the buildings here are very dense, and every inch of land is worth a lot of money.

As long as I think of the fact that I live and work in this city on weekdays, and at this moment, looking down from the air like this, I feel that it is so small, and my mood has changed. The depression of losing the game has also been swept away, and replaced by a renewed fighting spirit.

Hearing Ye Qiu sighing heavily on the side, Eliza laughed, didn't say anything, but was very relieved.

Ye Qiu has never been a person who needs comfort. Huang Chu knows him, and she also knows him, but sometimes Huang Chu will take a gentler way to comfort him, while she likes to bicker with him.

But this time, she rarely said a word.

"You have thought about it for more than four hours. Have you figured it out?" Eliza asked with concern.

After hearing this, Ye Qiu turned his head and looked at her, "You have been pretending to sleep and looking at me?" The smile was indescribably playful.

Even though Eliza was knowledgeable and thick-skinned, she was teased by him and her face turned red all the time, "Are you conceited? Who is pretending to sleep and looking at you? I think, with your stubborn personality, you probably can't sleep."

After hearing this, Ye Qiu didn't say much, and smiled, "You still understand me!"

Eliza spit at him unhappily, but she could see that he had made a decision!

In fact, no matter what Ye Qiu decided to do, she would definitely support him!

It's not that she is blind and lacks opinions, but because she knows very well that Ye Qiu will not easily change his decision, and once Ye Qiu decides to do something, he will definitely do everything possible to do it well and will definitely succeed.

The team's bus was just outside the Heathrow Airport terminal. The players, coaching staff and staff all got on the bus. The other players' families and friends got on other shuttle buses, or some simply drove themselves and left Heathrow Airport in separate ways.

It was quiet all the way back to Cobham from Heathrow Airport.

The weather today was not very good. The clouds were thick and a bit gloomy, especially outside London. It felt like the sunset in the evening, but the golden sunlight penetrating through the gaps in the clouds made people feel a sense of vigor and vitality, as if it was hope.

"Wait a minute, I have something to say!"

When the team arrived at the Cobham training base, Ye Qiu said to the players in the parking lot.

The players didn't take it too seriously. All the games of this season were over. Maybe Ye Qiu just wanted to say a few parting words, cheer for the team, and prepare for the next season, so they dispersed.

The coaching team was then disbanded, but Ye Qiu told Roland to have his core coaching team come to his office for a meeting ten minutes later, which surprised Roland and he asked what was going on.

"It's okay!" Ye Qiu patted Roland on the shoulder, and his expression seemed to be sighing that Fatty Luo was getting fatter and fatter.

If every story should have a fat man who can always help the protagonist and selflessly support the protagonist, then there is no doubt that Roland, who has been following him since the Ajax youth team, is the fat man in his story, so Ye Qiu can't hide anything from Roland.

After arriving on the second floor, he entered the office, washed his face and brushed his teeth, took a cold shower, and shaved. When Ye Qiu came out again, the core coaching team members were all there, and they sat on the sofa in the reception area of ​​his office.

"Sit down for a while, you always say that the sofa in my office is neither soft nor hard and very comfortable, sit down for a while, otherwise..." Ye Qiu walked over to close the door, but said with a smile.

Speaking of sofas, it is indeed the most expensive one in Ye Qiu's office. It is not too soft, nor too hard, and it is just right to sit on.

But his sudden words made the six people present show an expression of surprise that was difficult to conceal.

"What? Are you really..." Although Ten Carter has only cooperated with Ye Qiu for two seasons and is considered a latecomer, Ye Qiu relies on him very much, and his ability is unquestionable. He quickly established his position in this coaching team, and he is not stupid, and should be aware of the rumors in the outside world over the past period of time.

When he heard Ten Carter say this, the other four people except Roland immediately became concerned.

They and Ye Qiu are on the same boat, and if Ye Qiu really quits, they will also be laid off.

"I'm very tired!" Ye Qiu sighed softly, "In the past year, I found that I couldn't put all my energy into football. I had to be careful to deal with some pressures that I didn't need to deal with. I also had to be ready at any time. I don't know what reporters will tell me that I don't know at all."

When he said this, Ye Qiu laughed and seemed to be very open-minded. "Since everyone no longer trusts each other, there is no point in me staying, so I decided that I will go to Stamford Bridge later and terminate my contract with them."

In fact, everyone present was not too surprised, but just a little shocked.

Since the outside world reported that Abramovich had privately signed an agreement with AC Milan on the introduction of Shevchenko, Ye Qiu was destined to make a choice. Either he took the initiative to make concessions and let Shevchenko join the team, or he left, because Abramovich could not break the contract, and he would have to compensate AC Milan with 20 million euros in breach of contract.

This is actually a chess move, a chess move that Abramovich forced Ye Qiu to make concessions!

But the problem is that Ye Qiu has always been soft-hearted. The reason why he decided to leave Ajax and ignore those wealthy clubs is because he couldn't stand the arrogant behavior of the wealthy clubs, so he shouted that he would give money and time, and he wanted to build another wealthy club, and he has brought Chelsea to where it is today in the past two years.

Now, in addition to the accumulation of time and heritage, it is basically correct to say that Chelsea is a wealthy club!

Abramovich has another chess move, that is Avran Grant.

On the surface, the Israeli is just here to be a technical director with a short position, but this position has already caused a lot of disputes in the Premier League and even European clubs. Many teams, even wealthy teams, have such power struggles.

From the day Avran Grant came to Cobham, this matter was destined to have a result as soon as possible. The reason why it was delayed until now was that Ye Qiu took into account the team's preparations for the entire season. Otherwise, he might have resigned on the spot at Stamford Bridge that day.

The coaching staff was not surprised by what Ye Qiu wanted to do now, but was surprised that he was unwilling to wait even for a moment.

"What are you going to do? Leave Chelsea, where to go?" Roland had never heard Ye Qiu mention this.

Ye Qiu shook his head, "Don't get me wrong, I never thought of hiding it from you. You all know what I think. I haven't decided where to go yet, but I want to take a break, maybe a year, maybe shorter, maybe longer, I don't know."

Hearing Ye Qiu say this, the six people present looked at each other immediately, and each of them could see the loss in their hearts.

Even people like Ten Cate, who had coached independently before, have gained more after becoming Ye Qiu's assistant, whether in terms of salary or fame and fortune.

At least, who knew Ten Cate when he was the head coach before? But now when everyone talks about Ten Cate, they all know that he is Ye Qiu's right-hand man. If Ye Qiu resigns now and becomes a free agent, he should not have trouble finding a new club. There should be clubs that invite him.

The same experience also happened to Roland, Moniz, Mullensteen, Frans Hoke and Peter Brandt. They will not be without a place to go. Even Chelsea may keep them because these people are now hot talents.

In the final analysis, football is like other walks of life in society. The most scarce thing is talent.

"It's good to take a break!" Roland kept nodding, a little disappointed. In the past few years, he has been fighting side by side with Ye Qiu. Now that Ye Qiu said he wanted to take a break, he didn't know what to do.

"Don't worry, I will definitely come back, and when I come back, I will not work for anyone or any team, no matter how outstanding the team is!"

When Ye Qiu said this, the six people present all had their eyes brightened, as if they were stimulated by Ye Qiu's words.

"I decided to buy a football club of my own!" Ye Qiu said confidently.

"Buy your own football club?" Roland lost his voice. How much would it cost?

After Ye Qiu came to Chelsea, his annual salary and bonuses alone were a huge sum. Abramovich gave Ye Qiu more than 10 million euros in bonuses last year because Ye Qiu led the team to win the Premier League and the Champions League. This year, there are relatively few, but I have won three crowns, and the prize money will not be small.

But for Ye Qiu, what he really earns the most is not only bonuses and salary income, but also some advertising and sponsorship contracts that Eliza has received for him outside. Less than what he got from Chelsea.

But even so, if you want to acquire a football club, it is not a simple matter. It will definitely require an astronomical sum of money.

Ye Qiu himself knew this very well. If it was the beginning of the century and the Premier League was not as popular as it is now, a Premier League club at that time might cost tens of millions of euros. But at that time, he had no money at all. He was accumulating experience at Ajax, but by the time he wanted to make a move, a Premier League club would now cost at least over 100 million.

Regardless of the acquisition price, the investment must not be less than the acquisition price. In other words, if you spend 100 million to acquire a football club, you must always be prepared to invest another 100 million to operate and support the team to strengthen its strength, and This does not take into account the club's debt problem.

Several hundred million, in the eyes of Roland and others, that is absolutely an astronomical figure.

"Don't worry, I will definitely come back within a year or two!" Ye Qiu patted Roland on the shoulder confidently, "So, when you negotiate contracts with others, you have to leave a backdoor for me. When I come back, we can Let’s do something good and build a wealthy team that is completely our own!”

Everyone is used to this combination and knows each other well. Ye Qiu really hopes that when he comes back, they can still gather around him and fight side by side with him.

Of course, Ye Qiu also said that if they have better opportunities to display their abilities, then they should also pursue their dreams and fulfill their wishes, and Ye Qiu will definitely provide support and blessings.

The coaching staff and Ye Qiu are all close friends. They have phone numbers and have agreed to keep in touch at all times. When Ye Qiu mentioned that if any of them wanted to stay at Chelsea, he would be willing to help, his No one from this core coaching staff chose to stay, but instead advanced and retreated together with Ye Qiu, which moved Ye Qiu quite a bit.

Because at Chelsea, they receive high salaries that may not be available to other teams, especially Roland. He said he wanted to return to Ajax, but the salary Ajax can pay him may not be Half as good as Chelsea.

There is no need to say anything more when friends talk to each other.

After Ye Qiu told the coaching staff that he wanted to leave, he led the coaching staff to the conference room.

The players were all gathered here. When they saw Ye Qiu and the coaching staff appearing with solemn expressions, many people felt that something was seriously wrong, and Ye Qiu told them what he thought without any concealment. The thought of leaving Chelsea.

"I feel very honored to be able to coach this team and lead all of you. I am very happy and very proud of the past two seasons. I am proud of myself for being able to spend these two years with you because, in In my mind, you will always be the best and the strongest!”

After a pause, Ye Qiu showed a smile, somewhat bitterly, "I once thought that I would be here for a long, long time, and that I would continue to fight side by side with everyone, but... I'm really sorry, I There is no way I can continue to move forward with you, but please believe that I will always be your most loyal fan and friend."

"I hope that this departure will not affect our friendship with each other. I also hope that in the future, you can still call me if you have anything, or ask me out for tea or dinner, as you did in the past. Have a meal."

Ye Qiu finally stood on the podium and bowed deeply towards all the Chelsea first-team players present, "Thank you for your support and recognition of me in the past two years. Without you, I wouldn't be where I am today." There is no Chelsea today, thank you!”

"Head!" Drogba was the first to run out. His leg injury had not healed yet and he was walking a little strangely.

Ye Qiu patted Drogba on the shoulder, "It has nothing to do with you. This is my own decision."

That being said, everyone actually understood that the disagreement between Ye Qiu and Abramovich started with Shevchenko, and after Avlan Grant came to Cobham, everyone They are all mentally prepared for this.

"This earth will not stop spinning because of missing someone. When I leave, a world-famous coach will arrive soon. You all must be careful and work harder. Don't smash my sign or let others You're joking about the poor players I brought out, you know?" Ye Qiu said it very freely.

Watching Ye Qiu leave the meeting room, all the Chelsea players present had a trace of confusion in their eyes.

Perhaps many of them were mentally prepared for Ye Qiu's departure. After all, even the technical director was parachuted in. Based on their understanding of Ye Qiu, it was impossible for Ye Qiu to bear this breath. He could bear it until now. Come on, that's pretty good.

They are more confused about their future. Ye Qiu, who trusted and supported them, is gone. The new head coach will definitely bring his new tactical ideas and thoughts, and will introduce a group of new players. What should they do then? Where should they go? Can they continue to be the main force in Chelsea?

Including Drogba, Davis, Ribery, Messi, Fabregas, Van Persie and other players who are trusted and cultivated by Ye Qiu, they will inevitably feel a little uneasy and uneasy.

Of course, there will inevitably be a few substitute players who are looking forward to it, hoping that the arrival of the new head coach will bring them new opportunities, or even become the main force of the team.