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The British Times, which came out early the next morning, published on its front page the vigorous press conference held at the White Hart Lane Stadium in Tottenham District yesterday afternoon. They expressed their response to Tottenham Fever. He spoke highly of the new management's operations and even believed that no one in today's football world could match the efficiency of this management.

"Our impression of Ye Qiu has always been that of the head coach, and we all think that his coaching performance is outstanding. However, in fact, the New York Times once reported on him, but the Americans' perspective is obviously different from ours. They think that Ye Qiu has excellent coaching performance. Qiu is an alternative head coach who dares to innovate boldly, introduce high technology, and modern management.”

"We have never understood the meaning behind this. When it comes to academic qualifications, Arsenal's Arsene Wenger has a background in economics, and there is no shortage of head coaches in football with a background in business administration, but they seem unable to change some clubs. Long-standing bad habits and shortcomings.”

"Our reporter noticed a phenomenon at White Hart Lane. It has been two months since Ye Qiu took charge of White Hart Lane, but almost half of the management of White Hart Lane has been replaced. Chief CEO Eliza? Moon has an agency company, and she is also a very smart agent. She was invited to White Hart Lane by Ye Qiu, and she also brought many outstanding management talents, all of whom are very familiar with the football marketing business. He is familiar with the operation of the club and can achieve a seamless connection.”

"Not only that, the most important thing is Ye Qiu!"

"We have all been speculating before that the reason why Tottenham Hotspur suddenly announced the withdrawal of the complaint against Chelsea was to get Robin van Persie, Cesc Fabregas, Messi and Ribery, the four people who are not affected by Chelsea's Players to be seen, we have received news that Chelsea’s price for letting Ye Qiu drop the charges is the transfer of these four players.”

"We have to admire Ye Qiu's foresight and courage in this matter, because we heard that it took him and Abramovich less than half an hour to negotiate the deal, but a month later, Franck Ribery, who was given to Tottenham Hotspur for nothing, is worth at least 15 million euros because he shined in the World Cup.”

"We have absolutely reason to believe that Ye Qiu must have foreseen this scene, not just Franck Ribery. If the fans still remember it, they will definitely know that in January 2006, there was news from the outside world that in Messi and Cesc Fabregas, who had no chance to play for Chelsea, intended to return to Barcelona, ​​but Barcelona rejected Chelsea's transfer price of 5 million euros, believing that Chelsea did not pay enough when they acquired these two players. to one million.”

"But now, Ye Qiu has brought them back under his control. We have absolutely reason to believe that these two stars of hope, who were once regarded as geniuses in the past, may show their talents again under Ye Qiu's command. strength and level.”

"In addition, we have news that can confirm that in the deal for Tottenham Hotspur to introduce Ruud van Nistelrooy, although neither club has disclosed it to the outside world, Ruud van Nistelrooy's transfer to Tottenham Hotspur was not carried out by Carrick. In exchange, Manchester United used Ruud van Nistelrooy plus eight million euros to get Michael Carrick.”

"This is really a crazy transfer, isn't it? Everyone knows that Manchester United must transform the midfield. Carrick is the player Ferguson wants most, but Tottenham Hotspur does not necessarily want Ruud van Nistelrooy. , So in the end, Manchester United had to spend more money, because there are very few players like Carrick.”

"Not long ago, it was revealed that Arneson's first contribution to Chelsea after returning to Chelsea was to snatch the Nigerian midfield genius John Obi Mikel from Manchester United. As a result, Isn't it crazy to pay a price of 16 million euros? A young player who has not even proven himself in the Norwegian league has spent such a crazy price. In comparison, we have to sigh with emotion. Autumn’s shrewdness!”

"The signings of Cavani, Carroll, Gareth Bale, Arbeloa, Ashley Young, Lucas, Kompany, Joe Hart and Ye Qiu all tend to be younger, if not He also acquired Ruud van Nistelrooy from Manchester United, and together with Davis, who moved from Chelsea to Tottenham Hotspur last year, we even suspected that Ye Qiu was trying to build a youth army.”

"According to the information we got from Ajax, Ye Qiu spent 40 million euros to package Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Yaya Toure and Mascherano. Among them, because Marcelo was not yet eligible to apply for a labor certificate, so he was loaned to Ajax after signing in. "

"Although Ye Qiu said he was not prepared to invest crazy money, in fact, we found that this team is still in the transfer market this summer and has invested nearly 80 million euros in transfer fees so far. This is definitely a huge investment. An astonishing investment.”

"But if we analyze it more carefully, it is not difficult to find that Tottenham Hotspur's investment seems to be a lot, but in fact they also obtained a very large transfer income by selling players."

"Official news from Tottenham Hotspur revealed that Michael Carrick transferred to Manchester United. In addition to acquiring Ruud van Nistelrooy, Tottenham Hotspur also received an increase of 8 million euros. This transfer is very smart. Robbie Keane moved to Liverpool for 20 million euros, Ledley King was forcibly poached by Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspur received a transfer fee of 30 million euros.”

"In addition, the sale of forward Mido received 10 million euros, Andy Reid received 3 million euros, goalkeeper Paul Robinson received 3.5 million euros, and Ziegler received 2 million euros. Euros, Routledge went to Newcastle, offsetting Carroll's transfer fee, and striker Defoe received 9.5 million euros."

"Tottenham Hotspur seems to have invested a lot, but in fact they have also made a lot of money in the transfer market, with a total transfer income of close to 100 million. This is also the same as Tottenham Hotspur last season. Excellent performance has a lot to do with it, as many of the stars in the team are being targeted by wealthy teams.”

"Not only that, it is reported that both Chelsea and Manchester United want to get Tottenham Hotspur winger Aaron Lennon, who has shined in the World Cup. This English native winger who performed very well in this year's World Cup also Eager to join the two giants, according to intelligence, Tottenham Hotspur made an astonishing offer of 30 million euros, which almost scared off all buyers. However, Ye Qiu announced that Tottenham Hotspur Not ready to sell Aaron Lennon."

"Perhaps, we do have reason to be amazed at the operational capabilities of Tottenham Hotspur's new management, but at the same time we must also pay attention to whether the departure of core players will bring about an improvement in the strength of this team. What about the weakening?”

"We sold two forwards, Robbie Keane and Defoe, and introduced four forwards, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Van Persie, Carroll and Cavani. There is no doubt about Ruud van Nistelrooy's strength, and Van Persie also proved it in Ye Qiu's hands. He, Carroll and Cavani may be reserves for the future, and the overall strength of the forward line has not declined, and has even improved."

"You can sell the three core cores of Carrick, Ledley King and Paul Robinson, and rely solely on Mascherano, Yaya Toure, Cesc Fabregas and Kong, who Ye Qiu has high hopes for. Whether Pani, Thiago Silva and other rookies can effectively fill the shortcomings of Tottenham Hotspur still needs to be confirmed by the game.”

"Of course, we must also see that the reason why Ye Qiu reorganized Tottenham Hotspur on a large scale is that the team has been poached from outside, such as Ledley King, Robbie Keane and Carrick. They were all poached by Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool. Tottenham Hotspur could not keep them and had to let them go."

"But there are also some players who are not in line with Ye Qiu's philosophy, because we all know that Ye Qiu likes technical players. He emphasized and respected smooth passing and receiving at Ajax, although it changed when he arrived at Chelsea. , but he has not given up his preference for offensive football and technical players."

"From his sale and introduction, we can clearly see this figure, and we can clearly predict that Tottenham Hotspur's football in the new season will be biased towards technical and offensive football, but we must also What we need to worry about is, after such a large-scale reorganization and youth reform, can Tottenham Hotspur achieve the difficult goal set by Ye Qiu to strive for the top four in the new season? "

Top four, this is the goal set by Ye Qiu at the press conference. He promised that Tottenham Hotspur will appear in the Champions League next season. However, the Premier League's Champions League qualification has always been limited to Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal are monopolized by four teams, with Everton emerging last season.

Since the beginning of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur has never reached the top four of the Premier League, and has even played in European competitions on behalf of the Premier League very rarely. The last time they participated in a European competition was in Europe in the 1999/00 season. UEFA Cup. At that time, Tottenham Hotspur won the League Cup and participated in the UEFA Cup competition. As a result, they were eliminated by Kaiserslautern of the Bundesliga in the second round.

If we go back further, in the 1991/92 season, which was the season before the establishment of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur won the FA Cup and was able to participate in the European Cup Winners' Cup at that time, but the result was to enter the top 16. Eliminated by Feyenoord.

Looking back at the establishment of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur's best and most ideal result is undoubtedly the fifth place in the league last season, and everyone knows that there is a huge insurmountable gap between the fifth place in the league and the fourth place in the league. , for Ye Qiu, the team wants to reach the top four in the league, which is undoubtedly good news that can excite all Tottenham Hotspur fans.

Not only that, Ye Qiu also promised that he hopes the team can make a breakthrough in the European competition.

Everyone has high hopes for this. On the one hand, Ye Qiu has always been known as the King of Cups. At the same time, he and his team have rich experience in European competitions. They will lead Tottenham Hotspur in this competition. The UEFA Cup is undoubtedly worth looking forward to.

"Is it worth looking forward to?"

Mourinho scoffed at the headlines and analysis in The Times in his manager's office at the Cobham training ground in south-west London, after returning from leave.

"You want to make a difference just by relying on that group of kids?" After saying that, Mourinho snorted proudly. For some reason, he just felt that Ye Qiu didn't like it, especially in the recent period. He felt that Ye Qiu was targeting him everywhere, such as Ribery's transfer incident.

Mourinho was quite optimistic about Ribery when he first took office, but the French winger missed the preseason due to an injury. After recovering from the injury, his performance was average. On the contrary, Duff performed very well, and Ye Qiu Among the remaining players, one was introduced after he came to power. No matter what, Mourinho will choose Duff.

Robin van Persie, Cesc Fabregas and Messi all have excellent skills, but they all have an obvious weakness, which is physical confrontation. Mourinho's frontcourt and midfielder have a high awareness of players' physical confrontation. Demands, especially in the forward and midfield, so it is not surprising that Robin van Persie and Cesc Fabregas are not liked by Mourinho.

As for Messi, even Franck Ribery can't play, and he is even more so.

As soon as Mourinho came to power, the most important thing was to achieve results and break the shadow of Ye Qiu. The training of young players had never been his concern, so even though Abramovich later privately considered these four A player was given to Tottenham Hotspur, and Mourinho didn't feel distressed at all. He just felt a little unhappy that this matter was not done without his approval.

"By the way, Jorge, did Ye Qiu really sell Paul Robinson?" Mourinho asked with concern.

"Well, he sold it and went to Blackburn in exchange for 3.5 million euros. There is news that he wants to get Edwin van der Sar!"

Mourinho laughed after hearing this, "He wants to get Van der Sar?"

Mendes also burst out laughing. If Ye Qiu could call him personally to convince him, that would be a good thing. Moreover, Mourinho also wanted to get Aaron Lennon. This winger was very fast. He is young and has great impact in the frontcourt. He is indeed a very good candidate. At least he can strengthen Chelsea's bench lineup.

"If you want to get Edwin van der Sar, you can trade for Aaron Lennon!" Mourinho laughed.

Chelsea has previously signed Hilario. This goalkeeper was once Mourinho's old player in Porto. His strength is not too bad and he will be a suitable substitute. Pini Zahavi is said to have signed a contract with Ray. En has negotiated the introduction of Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech. This goalkeeper performed well in the World Cup, especially in the World Cup qualifiers. He is considered to be the number one contributor to the Czech Republic's ability to reach the World Cup finals.

Mourinho has also seen the goalkeeper's game videos, some information and scouting reports, and they are indeed good.

One thing that must be mentioned here is that even though Mourinho is very unhappy with Ye Qiu, this guy has had a very profound impact on Chelsea's scouting system. At least this can be seen from the player reports. Very thorough and careful.

Peter Cech, Hilario and Cudicini, Chelsea have these three goalkeepers, enough!

"Isn't Van der Sar going to leave? Don't Manchester United want him? Let him go to Manchester United!" Mourinho said with a smile.

Now he really has the ambition to guide the country. He is even waiting to see when Ye Qiu will know the news and call him anxiously to beg him. At that time, he can play however he wants and the rules will be up to him. Certainly!

Mendes was stunned for a moment after hearing this. The price offered by Manchester United was not high, and they were Chelsea's number one opponent for the title. Would it be suspected of enhancing the strength of the opponent if Van der Sar went to Manchester United?

But soon, Mendes understood that this was to force Ye Qiu to surrender and force him to sell Allen Lennon. After all, everyone now knew that Ye Qiu sold Paul Robinson, although he brought in Joe ?Hart, but this goalkeeper is too young and cannot be reused for the time being. He needs a stable goalkeeper, and that is his favorite van der Sar!

"Jorge, let's sit here and wait for Ye Qiu to beg us!" Mourinho said with a smile.

Mendes was also happy after hearing this. He was also looking forward to seeing Ye Qiu begging for help.

The two then continued to negotiate some Chelsea transfers.

The role of an agent is not only on the player side, but also requires agents to participate in many things in the club. For example, when the club wants to sell a certain star, it often requires the agent to release the news to the outside world, or to deal with the situation. Contact a number of potential buyers.

Many times it is impossible for the club to come forward in person. When everyone knows that you must sell or buy, the other party will definitely lower or increase the price. At that time, you will either swallow your anger and buy, or you will not buy. , but the team's strength is damaged, and the latter may cost you a heavy price.

For example, Manchester United, after missing out on stars such as Ronaldinho and Xavi Alonso, caused a rupture in Manchester United's overall renewal, which directly led to Manchester United's unsatisfactory performance in the past few years. Therefore, even if Ferguson knew clearly this summer, Slaughtered, but he still had to bite the bullet and buy Michael Carrick.

Yes, buying Michael Carrick now seems like a big loss, but if you don’t buy it, Manchester United will still be unable to make a difference, and the loss will be greater. It’s the lesser of two evils. Ferguson is not an idiot, and he will not do anything for no reason. Throw this money overboard.

Or it should be said that Ye Qiu clearly knew Manchester United's urgent needs, so he dared to offer such a price.

In the eyes of Mourinho and others, Ye Qiu's selling of Paul Robinson, whose performance was unstable, was obviously to leave room for Edwin van der Sar. Almost everyone speculated that he wanted to get Edwin van der Sar, so they had Enough chips are waiting for Ye Qiu to come and negotiate.

On the other hand, he still purged Ye Qiu's old team. Even Robert Huth, who had received many substitute opportunities in his hands last season and performed well, was sold to Middlesbrough. , In addition, some youth team players have either terminated their contracts or sold them. These are just small transactions.

While Mourinho was waiting for Ye Qiu to come, the World Cup finally came to an end. Italy, which had just experienced the phone gate, defeated the French team and successfully won the World Cup, which attracted great attention and influence all over the world.

Taking advantage of the wave of the World Cup, Ye Qiu announced a surprising transfer the day after the World Cup.