The Godfather of Football

Ye Qiu's speech at the press conference laying the foundation of the Guangdong Tottenham Football School soon aroused huge repercussions around the world, especially in China, where almost countless fans and even people from all walks of life expressed their disapproval. The speech was highly praised, and even some official media came out to comment.

"The value of Ye Qiu's speech this time is immeasurable. Although he was talking about football, the value revealed at its core applies to all walks of life and everyone in society, including governments and officials. "

"All teams that come to China aim to improve the team's image and obtain commercial income, but Ye Qiu, the pride of our Chinese football, has brought back the most advanced football concepts from the outside. He has played a key role in the confusion of Chinese football. In the process of exploring, it pointed out a way for us! ”

"In this era of materialistic desires, in this era of gradual solidification of social classes, in this era of money theory, what Ye Qiu conveys is a kind of equality, the equality between officials and citizens, the equality between the rich and the poor, there is no No one should be superior to others, and no one should act in a domineering and condescending manner. Isn’t that what this society lacks?”

In addition to official media and major media, fans and people from all walks of life have also expressed their opinions on Weibo, WeChat and online forums. Almost everyone believes that Ye Qiu's remarks represent a kind of value that is lacking in today's society. .

"Many people criticize Ye Qiu, thinking that he is now rich, well-established, and can talk easily. But have they ever thought about the courage that Ye Qiu had when he traveled to Europe alone? Ye Qiu is alone. He was given a cold reception at Ajax, but he relied on his own hard work and persistence to achieve success. Do they have such strength and determination? "

"Ye Qiu, the son of a Xiamen snack bar owner, an ordinary person who could only go to a third-rate university, relied on his own efforts to create a world in Europe, and more importantly, he was able to survive in this kind of society. During the experience and training, I never stopped my pursuit, and I never stopped my progress.”

"This speech reflects Ye Qiu's summary of his coaching career and social experience in the past ten years, his current mentality, and his views on life, career, success and failure. And experience, isn’t this worth learning by everyone? Isn’t it worth thinking about by the rich and the poor?”

The heated discussion caused by Ye Qiu is almost overwhelming in the country. In all newspapers, TV stations, and website forums, people can be seen analyzing and discussing Ye Qiu's words. There are even rumors that some central authorities After seeing these words, the top leaders almost burst into laughter and cheered loudly.

Maybe these words are about football, and maybe there are some problems with the narration and wording of these words, but the meaning revealed in these words is worth thinking about by many people. Whether you support or oppose it, you can Should think about it.

On the contrary, Ye Qiu ended the press conference shortly after saying these words, and then led the team to play a warm-up match against Hengda in Guangzhou. The result was Tottenham Hotspur 7:0. Defeating Hengda showed the strength and level of the world's top teams, and Tottenham Hotspur's warm-up match also ushered in four consecutive victories.

After this game, Tottenham Hotspur left Guangzhou and divided into two groups. Sandro and other players went to join the Brazilian U20 National Youth Team, while other players went to Amsterdam to participate in the annual Amsterdam Games. Invitational Tournament.

The two teams invited by Ajax this time are Juventus of Serie A and Borussia Dortmund of Bundesliga.

After Tottenham Hotspur arrived in Amsterdam, they took a short break and started a warm-up match. The first match was against Juventus. As a result, the focus of Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus, which attracted much attention from fans, ended in 0: The boring battle of 0 is over.

Not only that, in the second cup match, Tottenham Hotspur lost to the defending Bundesliga champion Borussia Dortmund 0:2.

Klopp said at the post-match press conference that the current Tottenham Hotspur team is not in its best condition. Ye Qiu smiled and said that Dortmund's strength is indeed outstanding, and the team's The age structure is also very reasonable, and I think Dortmund will be a very powerful rising star in the European arena.

After finishing the two only significant and convincing matches in the Amsterdam Cup, Tottenham Hotspur not only ended their glorious tour of Asia, but also caused some fans to worry that this team After the North London team sold its entire midfield lineup, how much combat effectiveness does the reorganized team have?

As Klopp said, Tottenham Hotspur were not in good shape in the Amsterdam Cup Invitational. Not only that, the team's main lineup also did not appear, including Cavani, Messi and all other participants. The players in the America's Cup competition were all kept in cold storage by Ye Qiu, so this could be regarded as a Tottenham Hotspur team with half the main force.

So far, Tottenham Hotspur has not shown its strongest main lineup to others, so there has been controversy and discussion about the strength of Tottenham Hotspur.

It's not that Ye Qiu is pretending to be mysterious, but it has a lot to do with Tottenham Hotspur's schedule in the new season.

This season, Tottenham Hotspur will play against David Moyes' Everton at White Hart Lane in the first round. The strength of this team is not difficult to deal with, but the real problem is that Tottenham Hotspur will challenge Manchester United away and then Manchester City at home.

Entering September, after two weeks of national team matches, Tottenham Hotspur will challenge West Ham United away, then Liverpool at home, then Wigan Athletic away, then Arsenal at home, and then Newcastle away.

Such a schedule is definitely a devilish schedule, because Tottenham Hotspur has almost encountered all the strong teams in the Premier League at the beginning of the league. Except for Chelsea, six of the eight rounds of the league are against strong teams in the Premier League, and even Wigan Athletic and Everton are also powerful teams.

Faced with such a schedule, especially from the perspective of winning the league, Tottenham Hotspur must play in good form from the beginning of the league, otherwise, in the strong dialogue, Tottenham Hotspur will be at a disadvantage.

Because this kind of strong dialogue involves not only three points, but six points back and forth, and more importantly, it will have a huge impact on the team's morale to win the championship. Even if the opening stage is not played well, Tottenham Hotspur is likely to miss the championship and leave the championship early.

At least, everyone knows that the fate of the Premier League's four consecutive championships has never been broken in the past 100 years of history.

Not only is the start of the league very devilish, the schedule in January, February and March is also a nightmare, encountering West Ham United, Manchester City, Wigan Athletic, Liverpool, Newcastle, Arsenal, Manchester United, Everton, Stoke City and Chelsea.

It can be said that if Tottenham Hotspur wants to win the championship, they must get through these two devilish schedules. If they can't get through these two devilish schedules, then Tottenham Hotspur's ambition to win the championship will be difficult to achieve.

Many Tottenham Hotspur fans, including the club's CEO Ron Gourlay, expressed their dissatisfaction with the team in the media after the schedule was released, believing that such a schedule is absolutely a torture for Tottenham Hotspur.

But the FA has repeatedly stressed that it is not intentional to cause trouble for Tottenham Hotspur in the schedule, or to artificially create difficulty for Tottenham Hotspur to win four consecutive championships. "Our schedule is randomly drawn, not like the serpentine arrangement of Serie A, so our schedule sometimes looks disordered and even lacks scientificity."

"But we have reason to believe that the schedule is just a negligible factor for those teams that are determined to win the championship. If they really have the strength, they can still win the championship no matter what kind of schedule they encounter. Those teams that blame the problem on the schedule often lose in strength!"

It does make sense, because many people attribute Chelsea's loss of the championship last season to the fact that they encountered three strong teams in a row around Christmas, ushering in three consecutive defeats, which led to the team's morale being drained, but some people also believe that Chelsea's strength itself is not enough, otherwise, how to explain the three consecutive defeats?

After the schedule was released, Tottenham Hotspur began to prepare for the start of the league and the schedule after the winter break. Even the coaching staff and the experts in the research center have drawn up a detailed plan for this season's schedule. The plan even includes what type of training to conduct in which time period, and there are very clear arrangements.

After the arrival of Meerseman and Demichelis, as well as a group of experts from the former Milan laboratory, the research center has become more manpower-rich, so various research and preparation work have also become very smooth.

This summer's pre-season training was carried out strictly in accordance with the plan submitted by the research center. Ye Qiu believes that his team, whether it is Peter Brandt or the newly joined Meerseman and others, they all have extremely rich experience, and believe that their plan can help the team better cope with this devil's schedule.

After returning to London from Amsterdam, the team has been resting at the Theobald training base, mostly rehearsing tactics for the new season and adjusting the players' status, especially those who participated in the America's Cup.

Soon, the team ushered in the Community Shield of the Premier League warm-up match, and the opponent was Mancini's Manchester City.

This season, Manchester City continued to strengthen the team's lineup. First, Nasri and Clichy were recruited from Arsenal, then Hargreaves was introduced from Manchester United on a free transfer, and Savic was introduced from Belgrade Guerrilla. The strength and combat effectiveness of the whole team are obviously improved compared with last season.

At the very least, the thickness of Manchester City's bench is absolutely amazing. As long as the team's main lineup is adjusted, I believe Manchester City will have great potential this season, and even have a good chance of hitting the league championship.

It was in such a strong dialogue that Tottenham Hotspur lost 2:3 at Wembley Stadium, lost to Manchester City, and lost the Community Shield championship, which also made many people worried about the current situation of Tottenham Hotspur.

Ye Qiu still did not field the strongest lineup in this game. The midfield was Eriksen, Phil Jones and Pirlo, the defense was Alba, Nastasic, Kompany and Kyle Walker, and the front trident was Hazard, Raul and Ribery. The players who participated in the America's Cup did not appear.

Although Tottenham Hotspur did not try their best, the team's performance was still good. They still tended to attack and fought Manchester City without giving in. Pirlo's performance in the midfield He also won recognition, both goals came from his planning and direction.

However, the weak link in the midfield caused by the single defensive midfielder Pirlo and the double central defender combination of young Nastasic and Kompany in the defense made Tottenham Hotspur's first appearance in England look awkward. There are problems, but more people still feel that with the appearance of Thiago Silva, Tottenham Hotspur's defense will be consolidated.

But how to solve the midfield problem? Does Vidal have the ability to play? Can his arrival strengthen Tottenham Hotspur's midfield configuration? What about making Tottenham Hotspur's midfield more offensively and defensively balanced?

This is also a worry shared by all fans, including Tottenham Hotspur fans.

After the team lost to Manchester City, Ye Qiu, as usual, gave one-on-one interviews to The Times and The Guardian, saying that he thought the team’s preparations so far had gone well and he felt disappointed with the team’s current situation. Satisfied and reassured about staffing.

"You know, being a head coach is different from fans and reporters. The problems we see are different. That's because we stand from different angles. I need to think more, and I even need to make some decisions at certain times. At the same time, I need to know how to adjust the players' state and psychology so that they can be a threat in important games."

"Of course, I don't mean to criticize the fans or reporters. As for the fans, I want to say that I like the fans in England, but for some people who attack us whenever we lose a game, and even seem to have to exaggerate us as if we are going to be relegated. As a football reporter, I can only say that the only thing I agree with you is your right to speak."

As for the devilish schedule of the new season, Ye Qiu also said in an interview that he really takes it very seriously, because this schedule happens to be at the beginning of the league. If the game is not played well, it will affect the entire league.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, many Tottenham Hotspur fans hope that you can continue the team's unbeaten record. You know, you are currently unbeaten for fifty games. You are still far away from the record set by Chelsea when you led it. And the 58-game unbeaten record of AC Milan coached by Capello is very close. What do you personally think?"

Sean Inger, a young reporter from the Guardian, conducted an exclusive interview with Ye Qiu in his office.

"If I say I don't value this record, you will definitely say I'm hypocritical!" Ye Qiu's words made him and Sean Ingle laugh, "And I believe Tottenham Hotspur fans No one wants to hear such words, but I still said what I just said, sometimes we have to make a choice."

"Of course, we will go all out in every game, and we all hope to win every game, but sometimes we have to think clearly, because as the head coach of the team, I need to stand on a higher level. Think and look at all issues from a high level.”

"So, for the record, all I can say is, we will do our best!"

After hearing this, Sean Ingle nodded repeatedly, "A reader wrote to my column and asked me to ask you, in the more than 100 years of history of England's top league, no team has ever won four consecutive games. Do you think it is possible for your team to win the championship? Or, how confident are you in winning the championship this season?

After hearing this, Ye Qiu thought about it and said, "I can't answer this question now because the league hasn't started yet."

"I have always felt that the league is a process of accumulating confidence, so I said that the start is very important, because a good start can give us stronger self-confidence, and this season we have gone through some major changes. I think we It will get better, but it will take games, real games to prove it."

"I want to say that I am confident that I can help the team win the championship, but the league is very long and I don't know what will happen in this process, but I still believe very much that I, my players, and our entire coaching staff, They are able to overcome all difficulties and win the league championship!”

Four days after Ye Qiu's exclusive interview, the Premier League finally began.

The league's opening match is Wigan Athletic's home match against newly promoted Southampton.

The Saints led by Co Adrianse have achieved the feat of being upgraded every year in the past two seasons, and this young team has also emerged with a number of outstanding youth training players. Drianse did not make too many signings this summer. He still chose to stick to the same lineup he had in the British Championship and only made some adjustments to local positions.

However, in the first game of the league, the Saints still drew 1:1 with Wigan Athletic away from home.

West Ham United defeated Blackburn 2:1 away, Liverpool drew 1:1 at home with Sunderland, Arsenal drew 0:0 away with Newcastle, and Chelsea drew 0:0 away with Stoke City.

Manchester United defeated West Bromwich Albion 2:1 in an away game, but paid the price of Vidic's injury, while Tottenham Hotspur drew 1:1 at home with Everton, making their first appearance. Messi scored a goal, and Raul, who started at center, contributed an assist.

The return of Thiago Silva has consolidated Tottenham's defense, and with Alves returning to play on the right, Tottenham's overall strength has been strengthened, but the midfield problem has not been solved. The midfield composed of Ramsey, Phil Jones and Pirlo is still a little fussy and weak.

But the most popular team in the first round was Manchester City. Manic's team defeated the newly promoted Swansea 4:0 at home and jumped to the top of the Premier League standings.

But for this round, fans and the media generally did not pay much attention. On the contrary, in the second round of the Premier League, there were two strong dialogues between Arsenal and Liverpool at home, and Manchester United played against Tottenham at home, which undoubtedly ignited the Premier League market in the new season!