The Godfather of Football

When everyone in the team celebrated the victory parade in downtown London, and the whole city was celebrating Tottenham Hotspur's victory over Manchester United and winning the Champions League, Ye Qiu and Chen Zhong arrived at White Hart Lane.

After entering White Hart Lane, the two agreed to stay at Ye Qiu's house at night, and then parted ways.

Ye Qiu went directly to the meeting room, because the team was about to start the holiday, and many players had to participate in national team games and European Cup games, so many things in the team had to be finalized before the players left the team, such as player contract renewals, summer signings and transfers, etc.

Mike Dawson never got a chance in Tottenham Hotspur. Ye Qiu did not appreciate this tall English central defender. He obviously preferred Thiago Silva or Kompany, a central defender who could hold the ball, so Mike Dawson had already submitted a transfer application to the club.

There are many teams interested in this native English central defender, including several Premier League teams, such as Fulham.

Tottenham Hotspur also gave the green light to the transfer of this local central defender, and Mike Dawson's departure also completely announced that Tottenham Hotspur had completely bid farewell to the past, because he was the last player under Ye Qiu before he took over the team, and the rest were all players introduced by Ye Qiu himself.

After selling Mike Dawson, Tottenham Hotspur still has three central defenders in the team, Hangeland, Thiago Silva, and Kompany, plus Yaya Toure and Mascherano guest central defenders also performed well, so Ye Qiu is still relatively confident about the defense.

In addition to central defenders, in the midfield, Tottenham Hotspur may also have to consider letting go of a player appropriately, because this summer, the team will definitely introduce a ball controller in the middle, so Ye Qiu is considering whether to sell Lucas.

Brazilian players have made good progress and are quite strong. It is not a big problem for them to play as substitutes. However, the current problem of Tottenham Hotspur is that the middle road is too bloated. Especially if another midfielder is introduced, it will further ignite competition. In this case, selling a player can reduce the team's salary pressure and ease this competition.

As for the front court, Ye Qiu feels that the personnel configuration is the best in the team. Ribery, Messi and Arshavin are in charge of the wingers. Gareth Bale is making rapid progress. Ashley Young is also performing well as a substitute. This configuration makes Tottenham Hotspur's front court very well-staffed, which is the most reassuring part.

The combination of Van Persie, Cavani and Carroll on the front line is also reassuring. Van Persie and Cavani are two forwards that Ye Qiu relies on, and Carroll's presence can enrich the team's offensive means, so the entire front line configuration is also very satisfactory.

In general, Tottenham Hotspur will continue to use the strategy of last season. Except for supplementing and adjusting the midfield, other positions will not be moved to ensure the stability of the team, especially the offensive end, and then further improve the defense.

The development of a team is dynamic, because the strength, status and age of the players are constantly changing, so the overall strength of the team is also constantly changing. When building a team, the head coach should also follow this trend, rather than trying to challenge it or take risks.

"At the same time as we won the Champions League, Arsenal also completed two transfers, one of which was to let Flamini transfer to AC Milan on a free transfer, and the other was to introduce French teenager Nasri, and also took back the Mexican striker Carlos Vela who was on loan."

At the beginning of the meeting, Peter Kenyon introduced the current transfer market and the situation faced by Tottenham Hotspur to all those attending this high-level meeting.

"The departure of Flamini has a significant impact on Arsenal's midfield. Whether it is Diaby, Denilson or Alexander Song, they are temporarily unable to play the role of Flamini last season. His departure has a great impact on Arsenal's midfield, especially in defense!" Ye Qiu gave his own judgment.

Flamini performed very well last season, and it was even rumored that he would be selected into the Premier League's best team of the season. Otherwise, AC Milan would not have liked him. Therefore, his departure, coupled with the aging of Gilberto Silva, will definitely create a vacuum in Arsenal's midfield.

And there are reports that Wenger may make a move on several veterans of the team, including Gilberto Silva, Lehmann and other players will be forced to leave the team. In this way, Arsenal is bound to usher in a round of turbulence and unrest in the new season.

The introduction of Nasri should be able to strengthen Arsenal's frontcourt attacking strength, especially in terms of technology and ball control, but how to solve Arsenal's midfield and backcourt defense is a problem, especially considering that Gallas is one year older and Senderos is overwhelmed, Arsenal still has many problems.

"Manchester United's young central defender Gerard Pique was sent back to Barcelona, ​​and your previous news was correct!" Peter Kenyon looked at Ye Qiu, "Barcelona has indeed had private contact with Messi and Fabregas. They obviously hope to recall this batch of talents that were lost that year."

"Can they pay?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

According to the performance of Messi and Fabregas last season, the transfer fee of the two players combined should be at least 70 or 80 million, even if it is less than 100 million? Does Barcelona have so much money? Not to mention, Barcelona wants to buy, is Tottenham willing to sell?

With the current situation of Tottenham Hotspur, whoever sells Messi and Cesc Fabregas will be a fool!

Therefore, in theory, their worth is this small, but in fact, unless it is a sky-high price or there is pressure from the players, it is simply impossible to complete such a transfer.

After hearing Ye Qiu's rhetorical question, Peter Kenyon chuckled, "They don't lack funds, but they want to buy Messi and Cesc Fabregas, but they are a little short!"

Tottenham Hotspur have just won the Champions League and are on the rise. Coupled with their performance in the past two seasons, if they want to bring in these two players, either one will be worth more than 50 million, especially Messi and Marado. How much is the title of Na II worth? Plus the brace in the Champions League final, how much is it worth?

"The current situation in Barcelona is not optimistic. President Laporta has been impeached. The opposition is very dissatisfied with Laporta's status quo in the past year and has requested an early referendum on the presidential election. So now Barcelona is most eager to conduct a referendum. It’s not the new head coach Guardiola who’s being recruited, but the president Laporta.”

Ye Qiu is not surprised by this, because this is the characteristic of the two membership clubs of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

When the chairman encounters a crisis of confidence, he will do everything possible to strengthen his appeal and stabilize his position by introducing stars. At the beginning, Florentino, now Calderon, or Barcelona's Laporta is like this.

"Barcelona's ambitions are not small. Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Alves, Mascherano, they have a huge appetite. They almost want to poach half of our lineup." Peter Kenyon sneered. .

As long as they are a little normal, no one with any sense will believe Laporta's remarks. Needless to say, Messi and Cesc Fabregas are worth at least 40 million euros. Masche is worth at least 40 million euros. Llano is the captain of Tottenham Hotspur. For this reason, the Argentine's worth will not be lower than Alves.

If you want to bring in four players at the same time, haha, if you can bring in one, you have to pay a lot of attention!

"By the way, Peter!" Ye Qiu suddenly thought of something, "I heard that Barcelona is contacting Deco from Chelsea?"

"Yes!" Peter Kenyon nodded, "We are indeed going to introduce Deco."

"Then their target must not be Fabregas. It can only be said that that fool's feelings were squandered by them!"

When Ye Qiu scolded the fool, his tone was not sarcastic, but full of pity. He knew very well the connection between Barcelona, ​​Cesc Fabregas and Messi. This was something that no one could connect with because they were once together. After living together for so many years, they are inextricably linked.

Barcelona seems to be using this relationship to make a fuss, at least to use it to create some public opinion.

The introduction of Pique can only be regarded as a civilian signing. If they want to keep their position, Barcelona must make heavy signings, and the first consideration must be superstars.

"I also heard that Guardiola doesn't like Eto'o. After sending away Ronaldinho, the African cheetahs have become the next victims, but Barcelona wants to introduce a high center forward. It’s Ibrahimovic and our Robin van Persie.”

Ye Qiu can understand that swapping Eto'o for Ibrahimovic was passed on in his previous life when Guardiola came to power. However, it is said that the operation did not go well in the first season, which led to the operation In the end, it was stranded, and even Guardiola and Barcelona themselves did not expect that they would win the Triple Crown that year.

By the summer of 2009, the exchange and transfer had entered a substantial stage. Coupled with Guardiola's persistence, it was finally completed, but Barcelona also completed the most famous player exchange with the most serious losses in the club's history.

"If Barcelona really calls to buy Van Persie, tell them to give Iniesta more money in exchange!" Ye Qiu told Peter Kenyon with a smile.

Tottenham Hotspur needs a ball handler in the midfield, and in Ye Qiu's view, the best player in today's football who can create deep advances after taking the ball in the midfield is Iniesta. The combination of man and ball is rare in the world. Even when facing intensive defense, he can perform at a very solid level.

Kaká is also an expert at pushing deep, but Kaká’s characteristics require him to be effective during counterattacks. However, Tottenham Hotspur are now adopting a high-position defense. If they want to cooperate with Kaká, they must move the defense line towards To retreat, the team's entire offensive system will be completely changed.

To put it simply, Messi's threat will be greatly reduced, and Franck Ribery's playing style will also change. Ye Qiu even feels that if this is really the case, Gareth Bale may actually perform better because Wales The sprint speed of a person is amazing, and the effect will be even greater in counterattack tactics.

Sometimes the head coach's preference is one thing, but whether the players fit in with the team's overall tactics is another.

The introduction of Kaka can indeed create momentum, but let's not talk about whether Kaka agrees to transfer to Tottenham Hotspur. Even if he transfers, how much is he worth? What's the salary? The key is that after the introduction of Kaka, the team's salary structure has been broken. When the time comes, core players such as Ribery and Messi will also demand a salary increase. What should we do?

It can be said that introducing superstars is like knocking down dominoes, and the chain reaction it triggers is worthy of vigilance.

Looking around the world, after Chelsea introduced the superstar, Abramovich now regrets so much that he wants to beat his chest and spit out three liters of blood. Besides Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​who else would take the risk to introduce the popular superstar?

No!

It's not that other teams are fools and don't understand the value of superstars, but any team that wants to operate healthily can't afford the cost of introducing superstars.

Even Ye Qiu had such a feeling in his previous life. As the chairman of Real Madrid, Florentino did not like Cristiano Ronaldo, who was introduced by his predecessor Calderon. He must have thought about selling Cristiano Ronaldo, but the problem is that no one took over!

Never believe those media rumors, but pay attention to see if anyone has made a move?

Even Manchester City, which is rich enough to rival a country, deliberately avoids top superstars in terms of signings, but introduces a group of powerful stars with a value of about 20 to 40 million euros, because they know the painful price to pay for introducing superstars. Chelsea is a lesson for everyone.

In the case that no one is willing to take over, Real Madrid can only adopt a team-building method with Cristiano Ronaldo as the core, and at the same time, they have to carefully accommodate his occasional unhappiness and even salary requirements, because Real Madrid has no choice at all, and this is the price of introducing a superstar!

Of course, this does not mean that Cristiano Ronaldo is not strong enough. On the contrary, he is definitely one of the best superstars in Ye Qiu's previous life, so Florentino will compromise with him.

But sometimes you have to calculate whether the input and output are proportional?

Perhaps it should be said that when introducing superstars, it is never possible to consider the input and output. That is a game for the local tyrants. Our Tottenham Hotspur team can't afford it.

And on this point, Ye Qiu, as the chairman of the club, is in complete agreement with the club's CEO Peter Kenyon. They both insist on the principle of not introducing superstars.

"In addition to Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, AC Milan, Inter Milan and many other teams have set their sights on our players, including Ribery, Alves, Vargas, Messi and Fabregas."

As soon as Peter Kenyon finished speaking, Ye Qiu sneered, "This group of local tyrants are here to fleece us!"

The current European giants are eager to divide up Tottenham Hotspur directly. After all, this team's lineup is too dazzling. Whether it is the offensive players in the frontcourt or the organizing players in the midfield, it is hard not to appreciate them. Many of them are even rare types that are in short supply in European football, such as Fabregas and Mascherano.

Things change. In the past, offensive players in the frontcourt were popular, but in the past two years, there has been a shortage of central defenders, and the value of defenders has also risen. With the rise of the ball control school, the core of the midfield organization has also received great attention. In addition, there is the problem of the waist that almost plagues all European giants, so the midfielder is also valued.

Regardless of the position, you can find the best players in Tottenham Hotspur. It is conceivable that this trend of dividing Tottenham Hotspur will continue.

"This summer, our top priority is not to recruit players, nor to transfer players, nor anything else, but to retain this group of players in the team. We are not Arsenal, and we don't need to rely on selling players to make a living. We have a longer-term goal, so ensuring the team's combat effectiveness is the premise of all operations of the club."

After listening to this, Peter Kenyon and all the executives present nodded frequently.

"According to the preliminary estimate of the Finance Department, in the next year, even if we pay 100 million euros for the construction of the new stadium, we can still withdraw about 20 million euros as transfer fees without affecting the operation of the team, provided that we first ensure the renewal and salary increase of several important players of the team."

For Tottenham Hotspur, this is already a very, very difficult thing. Fortunately, the 100 million euros will not be paid until September. If it is in July, it will inevitably affect the team's transfer policy, because at that time, the funds from sponsors such as Adidas and Vodafone have not yet arrived.

It must be clarified here that Ye Qiu is rich, but he never takes the initiative to say that he wants to inject capital into the team, because Tottenham Hotspur's current finances are very healthy and have no foreign debts, but if Ye Qiu injects capital, it will be a debt.

And Ye Qiu does not want Tottenham Hotspur to always rely on his own capital injection, but hopes that the team can be self-sufficient and operate in a healthier way. Otherwise, professional football is a bottomless pit, and no matter how rich your wealth is, it cannot fill its astonishing appetite.

Therefore, Ye Qiu and Peter Kenyon had a tacit understanding that unless it was a critical moment, such as when the new stadium construction fund was coming, but the team could not raise enough money and could not delay it any longer, Ye Qiu would take out the money, but at other times, the team would be responsible for its own profits and losses.

Ye Qiu and Peter Kenyon also had the same position on this point.

Ye Qiu nodded, "The next two or three years will be a difficult time. I hope everyone can work together to overcome the difficulties. We won the Champions League this season, and we will continue to fight for the Champions League, the Premier League, and even higher honors in the future. Today's achievements are just the beginning!"

"I have enough confidence that in the next few years, we will work hand in hand with everyone to build Tottenham Hotspur into the top and powerful team in Europe. A top giants club will be born from your efforts!"

When he said this, Ye Qiu said with a confident smile: "The Champions League last night is proof!"