The Godfather of Football

Sometimes, Ye Qiu thinks carefully, in fact, it is not easy for players.

First of all, they are young, and there are not many people who can continue to work in the football industry after retirement. More people gradually fade out of the football circle after retirement. The career of players begins to decline gradually after entering the age of 30. From the debut at around 20 years old to the decline at the age of 30, there is only about ten years in between.

If you want to talk about the peak period, it will be even shorter.

Another thing that many players are very troubled about is family.

It is not easy to be a professional player, especially a professional player in the Premier League, because they can't do nine to five, no holidays, no rest time, and many times even eating, sleeping, and being intimate with their wives are restricted. Life can be said to be mechanical and outrageous.

Yes, many people see that the players are so glorious, but they never notice how much they have paid behind the glory of the players. It's like many people now say that Ribery has left the peak, but no one notices that he is training hard every day at the Theobald training base.

Every day, he eats bland chicken without any seasoning, repeats some mechanical actions that are simple and boring to ordinary people, and when he returns home every day, he has to continue to control his diet and continue to eat those foods that are very nutritious but tasteless.

After taking a shower and going to bed, his wife sleeps next to him, but he can't even touch her. This ascetic life is really not something anyone can endure, and Ribery does this for only one purpose, to return to the top!

In Tottenham Hotspur's official website and Android APP, a column is specially opened for Ribery, which announces what Ribery eats, what he trains, and how his recovery progress is every day. The club hopes to tell all fans in this way that he is still working hard and persisting, and not to scold him because of his poor performance on the court.

Tottenham fans were very moved, not only by Ribery's persistence, but also by the club's care and love for the players. At least, only Tottenham would do such a thing, so almost every day there are quite a lot of fans leaving messages on the official website and APP application, wishing Ribery to return to the court as soon as possible.

At the club's Christmas carnival, the famous Tottenham official fan organization [SuperHotspur] performed a knight's bloody dance to encourage Ribery, hoping that he can return to the top as soon as possible.

The climax of the entire Christmas carnival was that all Tottenham players walked into the stadium one after another, and everyone said a blessing to all the fans who came to the scene, and then everyone gathered in the center of the stadium to congratulate all Tottenham fans for happiness and happiness in the new year.

Then it entered the charity auction. Just like the China trip, this auction also adopted the official website, mobile application and on-site bidding at the same time, and the official website also broadcast this charity auction simultaneously in text and video, so that other fans who did not come to the scene can participate.

In the end, the charity auction raised more than one million pounds, which will be used to build the main building of the Tottenham Children's Hospital. The hospital also said that it would place a bronze statue of the Tottenham Hotspur team logo in front of the main entrance of the main building to thank Tottenham Hotspur and the fans for their enthusiastic donations.

After the charity auction was held in the middle of the night, Ye Qiu took the players away from White Hart Lane because there was another Premier League game to be played tomorrow, and the fans stayed at White Hart Lane because the team's program would last until dawn.

On the second day, major newspapers in the UK and Europe reported on Tottenham Hotspur's Christmas carnival. Almost everyone felt that such a grand event not only brought Tottenham Hotspur and the fans closer together, but also did something more meaningful.

"Tottenham's image has once again been positively affirmed after this Christmas carnival!"

"Tottenham, a quasi-giant club, has put all the giants to shame. They have turned Christmas into charity!"

Almost all major European newspapers have given positive affirmation to Tottenham's Christmas carnival, and this carnival was very successful. The fans, sponsors, and everyone were satisfied.

"Tottenham is with everyone. This was the official slogan of Tottenham at the beginning. Now we have noticed that in the past two years, Tottenham has always adhered to this line."

"Last night, our reporter interviewed some insiders of Tottenham, and we found that Tottenham has a very complete plan. This plan is not only for fans, communities and charity, but also for its own players."

"According to the continuous reports of authoritative media, many people have found that the reason why the emotional life of players often has twists and turns and changes is that a very important factor is the working hours of this special group of professional players. They can't stay with their lovers, wives, and children like other young people."

"Ye Qiu once said, don't just see the players making a lot of money, but you should care about how much the players paid for it. Many players even gave their love and family for this, so Tottenham Hotspur A series of measures have been taken. For example, they will organize activities for the players’ families during player training sessions and away games. The team even invites them to accompany the team to watch away games. Ye Qiu also plans to try to adjust the pre-game concentration system and use the concentration time It’s scheduled for game day.”

"This is a very bold change, and it even breaks the football tradition that has lasted for so many years. But Ye Qiu is currently negotiating with the coaching staff and players, hoping to find an effective method, because they all believe that football The team has the responsibility and obligation to help players stay with their lovers and families."

"Only when relationships and families are stable can players be able to compete for the team on the court without any worries!"

"At the same time, the team also supports some thoughtful girlfriends and wives of players and established the team's official female fan club. This is also regarded by many female Premier League fans as a sign that women's status has been improved and affirmed in the field of professional football. The signal has attracted considerable attention from the outside world.”

"Compared to many teams, many wealthy teams, caring about fans and players is just a word, an empty word, but it is difficult for them to take concrete actions to practice it, but for Tottenham Hotspur, perhaps in many cases In the eyes of others, they will think this is a show, and they will think this is a purposeful promotion, but the most important thing is that they raised more than one million pounds and also gained many Tottenham Hotspur fans. willingness to donate.”

"Following the feedback we have received from Tottenham Children's Hospital, in addition to the over a million pounds that night, Tottenham Hotspur officials have donated a further £1 million on behalf of everyone, and in recent days, through various channels There are countless people from all walks of life who have expressed their willingness to donate, and raising construction funds for the main building is no longer a problem.”

"We believe that whether this is a show or not, whether this is a conscious promotion or not, the most important thing is that they have indeed done something that many wealthy teams have not done, or are unwilling to do."

"There were people who were dissatisfied and skeptical about the BBC voting Tottenham Hotspur as the most popular team in the Premier League, but if they count, Tottenham Hotspur have done something almost every month in the past. As we have interacted and communicated with the fans, they won’t be surprised at all.”

This report in the Guardian was written by Sean Ingle himself. In addition to affirming Tottenham Hotspur, he also made no secret of his discovery, that is, Tottenham Hotspur’s All actions are win-win for all parties.

“According to the information we have received from various channels, Tottenham Hotspur signed three official club sponsorships in a row before this Christmas carnival, including a sponsorship contract with Budweiser Beer. Wei Beer will become the official beer of Tottenham Hotspur and has obtained the exclusive beer distribution rights at White Hart Lane Stadium.”

"These three official sponsorships will bring a lot of income to the team, and the players will also benefit a lot, just like Messi, who has become famous this year. In the past year, Tottenham Hotspur has He has signed a total of twenty-four sponsorship deals, compared to nine a year ago."

"And Frank Ribery, another Tottenham Hotspur star, has as many as 21 personal sponsorship contracts, even for Robin van Persie, Cesc Fabregas, Gareth Bale, Tia Players such as Go Silva, David Silva, Yaya Toure, Alves, and even Lucas, Ramsey, Cavani and others also have many personal sponsorships. "

"Using Tottenham Hotspur as a platform to connect players, sponsors and all walks of life is undoubtedly an effective business strategy that Tottenham Hotspur has explored for itself over the past two years or so. model, so we see that players not only do not resist the team’s commercial and charitable activities like other teams, but on the contrary, they all support it because they know very well that they can also benefit from it.”

"As Premier League chief executive Richard Scudmore said not long ago, Tottenham Hotspur have the potential to re-establish an operating model for all Premier League teams because they have always insisted on healthy finances. policy, insisting on advancing hand in hand on both athletics and business paths, and both have achieved certain results.”

"But as Scudmore said, Tottenham Hotspur is very special in that Ye Qiu himself is the sole owner of the team and the head coach of the team, making him and There is no power struggle between Peter Kenyon, but there will definitely be a power struggle in other Premier League teams, even at Manchester United.”

In addition to the Guardian, many major European newspapers such as The Times, Germany's Bild, Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport and Turin, and Spain's AS have all reported on Tottenham Hotspur's Christmas activities, which also made Tottenham Hotspur has become the European team that attracts the most attention from fans around the world during this Christmas period, further enhancing its influence around the world.

However, Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur officials have a very rational attitude towards this. The most important thing for the team is to rely on their strength on the court to speak for themselves. Therefore, the team did not further increase their offensive at all, but put their whole heart and soul into it. Get into the Christmas devil's game.

On the evening of the 26th, Tottenham Hotspur welcomed its city rival Fulham at home. As a result, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Fulham 3:0 with goals from Messi, Van Persie and David Silva.

Two days later, goals from Messi and Gareth Bale helped Tottenham Hotspur beat West Bromwich 2:0 away, successfully finishing the two games after Christmas.

After 20 rounds of matches, the Premier League Christmas weekend game made way for the FA Cup, so this year's Premier League Christmas schedule will have two games in three days, and then the FA Cup game on January 3, Tottenham Hotspur will arrange for young players to play.

In addition to Tottenham Hotspur's two consecutive wins, Liverpool and Manchester United also won two consecutive games, while Chelsea's performance declined. They were the same as Arsenal, with one win and one draw.

Halfway through the schedule, Tottenham Hotspur has an excellent record of 15 wins, 3 draws and two games less, and has scored 48 points, temporarily leading the Premier League standings, but Liverpool ranks second with 45 points, Manchester United has 44 points, Chelsea has 42 points, ranking third and fourth respectively, and Arsenal is 35 points behind Aston Villa's 38 points, and the two teams are ranked fifth and sixth respectively. Many people have speculated that Arsenal is likely to lose the qualification for the Champions League again this year.

In fact, the Christmas holiday still reflects the familiarity with the Premier League.

Ye Qiu, Benitez and Ferguson are all coaches who are quite familiar with the Premier League schedule, so they all passed it safely, while Scolari is obviously not used to such a schedule. Fortunately, this year's Christmas schedule only has two games. If there is one more game, Chelsea may lose.

In addition, Wenger's Arsenal is a bit special. One of the important reasons for the team's poor performance is the defect in the team's defensive midfielder position. It can be said that this defect strangled Arsenal. If this problem cannot be solved, Arsenal's dream of the top four in the league this year is estimated to be over.

As for Manchester City, which was ambitious before the season, but ranked 13th after 20 rounds, everyone knows that the real crux is not the team, but the head coach Mark Hughes. He has no effective way to blend the team into an organic whole.

At first glance, Manchester City has a lot of signings and invested a lot, but in fact, their signings have no fixed direction and goal at all. The introduction of Robinho and Modric should take the technical route in the midfield and frontcourt of the team, but they adopt the British style of play, and many signings are self-contradictory.

Mark Hughes always compares himself with Ye Qiu's first season as coach of Tottenham Hotspur, but the Manchester Evening News, unable to bear it any longer, also published an article to criticize and question Mark Hughes. Ye Qiu led Tottenham Hotspur to start exerting force since December and played a series of dazzling offensive football, but what about Manchester City?

"If the biggest problem of Manchester City so far is that it must be the head coach. If this problem is not handled well, even if Manchester City introduces Kaka, Mark Hughes will still not be able to play offensive football!"

After entering January, Tottenham Hotspur soon ushered in the third round of the FA Cup.

Ye Qiu took advantage of this rare opportunity to adjust the physical fitness of the main players, so in the FA Cup match against Wigan at home, Tottenham Hotspur played with all substitutes and youth team lineups. As a result, Carroll scored twice again, Ramsey scored the team's second goal, and defeated Wigan at home 3:1.

The English media really wanted to tear Ye Qiu to pieces for Carroll, who had scored so many goals in the cup matches recently. At least in their opinion, Carroll was fully qualified to be a Premier League starter, but Ye Qiu was unwilling to entrust him with important tasks.

After the match against Wigan, Carroll accepted another media interview and expressed his hope to get more game opportunities. He said that he was in good shape and could take on more responsibilities.

But Ye Qiu knew very well that Carroll kept scoring goals because the team created enough opportunities for him in the penalty area. Not to mention Carroll, other players would have scored as well. It can only be said that Carroll was good at seizing opportunities in front of the goal.

But the problem is that as a center forward, Carroll's partnership with Messi, Van Persie, Fabregas and David Silva is not good, and he does not match the smooth off-ball running that Ye Qiu values. In Ye Qiu's eyes, he is always a role player, that is, a surprise player when encountering dense defense.

And it seemed that he was specifically going to fight with Ye Qiu. On January 6, the team faced the English Championship team Burnley in the League Cup semi-finals at home. Carroll started again and scored twice and had an assist. The team defeated Burnley 4:1 at home and won the first leg.

For a time, Carroll's transfer was immediately mentioned by the English media. This talented center forward who was regarded by English fans as the hope of the striker in the next ten years was almost affirmed by everyone. Countless professionals have said in the media that since Tottenham Hotspur has no position, Carroll should leave Tottenham Hotspur.

Major newspapers have vaguely guessed Tottenham Hotspur's idea, so they hyped Carroll's transfer and talent. The tabloids are even more afraid of chaos and shouting about saving England's genius and future hope.

It was under this situation that someone finally took the lead in the European winter transfer market to take action on Carroll!