The Godfather of Football

"Dear passengers, hello, welcome to China Airlines. The plane is about to land at Xiamen Gaoqi Airport. Please open the window shades, put away the dining tray, adjust the seats to the normal position, and fasten your seat belts..."

The voice of the crew came from the plane's broadcast, and there was a commotion in the cabin.

Ye Qiu opened his eyes and heard the broadcast, and then he realized that he was about to arrive in Xiamen.

His wife Huang Chu, who was sitting next to him, also woke up and was helping the two children with various matters for the plane to land. Ye Qiu opened the sunshade, and the golden sunlight outside immediately shone into the cabin.

Finally home!

Every time Ye Qiu went home, he would have a special feeling. It was difficult for him to explain what kind of feeling it was, but he just felt it was very special. Even if he lived in London all year round and flew everywhere, he still wanted to go home to see.

This time, the two children will not go back to Europe with them. Little Huang Rong and Ye Chen are already of primary school age and will stay in Xiamen. Ye Qiu's parents returned to Xiamen half a year ago and they also began to plan to live in Xiamen for a long time.

This is a decision made by the family after careful consideration, that is, to let the two children return to China for education.

Huang Chu is very traditional and persistent in this regard. She is obviously different from those parents who desperately want to send their children abroad. She prefers that the children study in China when they are young, and go abroad if they want to study when they grow up.

"Ye Chen, get up, the plane has arrived!" Huang Chu gently shook the little emperor at home.

Little Ye Chen did not even open his eyes, but lazily hummed twice and continued to sleep.

Huang Chu shook his daughter several times, but did not force it, but praised his daughter. Daughters are much more independent than sons. Perhaps, as people often say, daughters mature earlier and understand earlier.

With a slight vibration, the plane landed steadily on the runway of Gaoqi Airport in the sunshine at around 7 o'clock in the morning.

Not long after, Ye Qiu hugged Ye Chen, who was lying on his back with his chin on his right shoulder and wearing a coat, while Huang Chu pulled his daughter Huang Rong and slowly walked out of the gate.

Although it was morning, there were still many people outside the gate who came to pick up the plane. Many of them recognized Ye Qiu at once. Many people at the gate were shouting Ye Qiu's name, and some people took up their phones to take pictures, obviously to post on Weibo or WeChat, but no one stepped forward to stop the whole process.

"Ye Qiu, this way!" Father Ye Changming and mother Zhang Yuxiu waved at them from a distance.

"Grandpa, grandma!" Little Huang Rong no longer looked like she had just woken up. The little girl jumped out of her mother's hand and ran all the way to her grandparents, and the two old people also picked her up and kissed her fiercely.

"How come you've grown up a lot in just a few months!" Although Zhang Yuxiu is usually fierce, she is very caring towards her children.

"Grandma, I listened to you and ate a lot every day. My dad said I was fat!" Little Huang Rong grabbed her belly through her T-shirt, as if complaining about the fat on her belly.

"Don't listen to your dad. What does he know? Children are like this. They will disappear when they grow up!" Zhang Yuxiu glared at her son in a reproachful manner. If he doesn't even understand this, how can he be someone's father?

"Let's go, go home first!" Ye Qiu is not used to being stared at like this at the airport.

Several people also felt that many people around them were taking pictures of them with their mobile phones, so Zhang Yuxiu urged her husband and quickly fled the airport. They didn't like the kind of life where others would point fingers at them after taking pictures.

After returning from London, Ye Changming and his wife lived in the suites in Bailuzhou. The two houses were bought by Ye Qiu when he was poor. After so many years, the house prices have risen so much, but they did not sell them, but continued to live there.

The reason is very simple. Bailuzhou is not far from the train station. Ye Changming and his wife can often visit old friends everywhere. But if they live in Huandao Road, the surroundings are deserted and they have to drive to go out, which they don’t like.

Ye Qiu and his wife are different. They like to live in the villa on Huandao Road and rarely live in Bailuzhou. So this time when they came back, Ye Changming and his wife specially cleaned the sea view villa on Huandao Road in advance. After picking them up at the airport, they took them directly to the villa instead of going to Bailuzhou.

"Dad, how is the school?" Ye Qiu asked with concern as soon as he sat down after returning home.

The two children are the apple of his and Huang Chu's eye. Although they sometimes scold each other, they love them very much. If Ye Qiu couldn't let go for the time being and Huang Chu didn't want Ye Qiu to be alone in London without anyone to take care of him, she would definitely come back to China.

In the past few years, many authoritative hospitals in China have tried every means to invite her back to China. She doesn't have to worry about returning to China at all. Moreover, she is now the richest person in the mainland, so money is not a problem.

"Yes, Dad, have you found it?" Huang Chu sat down next to Ye Qiu and asked with concern.

Ye Changming laughed, "I have already contacted them. After you go back, we will move back to Bailuzhou. We will go to Experimental Primary School for elementary school. For middle school, we can go to Shuangshi or No. 1 Middle School. Ye Qiu also graduated from Experimental Primary School and Shuangshi. In the future, Huang Rong and Ye Chen will also go to Experimental Primary School and Shuangshi!"

"That's good!" Ye Qiu agreed. Shixiao should be the best primary school in Xiamen, and Shuangshi and No. 1 Middle School are also the best. Ye Qiu doesn't care which school to go to.

In his opinion, the education of children should focus on quality rather than test scores.

To be honest, the reason why he and Huang Chu considered letting the two children return to China was mainly because they didn't want them to become ABCs, because they grew up in London and now speak English fluently. They are very familiar with Britain, but they are unfamiliar with China, which is what Ye Qiu and Huang Chu don't want to see.

As for domestic education, Ye Qiu has learned from many people that it has actually changed a lot compared to the early years. If you really don't pay attention to test scores, the pressure on children will definitely not be so great. Sometimes the pressure on children may not necessarily come from the education system, but from the parents themselves.

Of course, Ye Qiu also thinks that the education system must be changed, and it must be changed drastically.

Letting the two children return to China is to cultivate their sense of national identity, which Ye Qiu and his wife both attach great importance to.

When Huang Chu heard Ye Changming talking about the school, she seemed very concerned and asked all kinds of questions. At the same time, she also mentioned to Ye Changming and Zhang Yuxiu that after they returned to the UK in the future, the two children must be taught more strictly, not soft-hearted, and not too spoiled.

This problem is not a big deal. Although Zhang Yuxiu loves the children very much, she is a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She looks fierce on the surface, and the children are afraid of her, so she is not worried about the problem of spoiling.

In the end, Huang Chu decided to go to the primary school in person. Ye Qiu had not returned to his alma mater for a long time, so after adjusting the time difference, the family went to the Experimental Primary School for a visit in the afternoon.

At this time, the primary schools in China had not yet been on vacation, so the arrival of Ye Qiu and his group did not attract the attention of the outside world. This is what Ye Qiu hoped for, because he did not want others to know that his children were studying in this school, but hoped that the school would treat them like other children.

After visiting the school, Huang Chu was very satisfied, so he signed up for the two children, which was considered to have solved the children's learning problems.

After that, there was a series of busyness. After all, Ye Qiu and Huang Chu would not be around by then, and the two houses in Bailuzhou had been renovated for many years. Ye Qiu proposed to hire someone to renovate them again, so Ye Changming and his wife temporarily moved to the villa on Huandao Road, and then Ye Qiu and his wife also went to see some of the children's things in advance.

Time passed quickly in this busyness.

When Ye Qiu had nothing to do, he took his wife and children to play around. First, he went to Shanghai to stay for a few days, and forced Chen Zhong to take a vacation, so the two families went to Hangzhou together, then went directly to XZ, and finally returned to Xiamen.

After this trip, Ye Qiu was completely out of football, very comfortable, thoroughly relaxed, and in a good mood. After returning to Xiamen, Ye Qiu stayed for a few more days and returned to Europe in late June.

Huang Chu continued to stay for a few more days, and in the next period of time, she will also travel back and forth between the two places.

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After Ye Qiu came to Europe, he first went to Poland and Ukraine to watch several European Cup games, including England vs. Italy, Spain vs. France, and Germany vs. Italy, which were basically games with Tottenham players participating.

In addition to Ye Qiu, Mauro Tassotti, Elisa Moon, Peter De Visser and others also came to the European Cup. Among all the Tottenham players who participated in the European Cup, the most satisfactory performance was the Italian midfielder Pirlo. Almost no one would doubt that Pirlo returned to his peak.

Now the entire world football world praises Tottenham's training level and injury prevention ability. After all, even Pirlo, a team that AC Milan, which owns the Milan laboratory, regards as having left its peak, can return to its peak in Tottenham. Tottenham's training and technological strength are indeed admirable.

Another player who has received much praise from the outside world is the Spanish left-back Alba. This left-back from La Masia has become the biggest discovery of Spain in this European Cup, and he and Pirlo have become the only two players in Tottenham Hotspur who were selected for the best team.

This has also caused a lot of media thinking after the European Cup. That is, Tottenham Hotspur, which represents the highest level of European club leagues, not only has a low proportion of English localization, but even the proportion of EU players is not high, but South American players almost support Tottenham Hotspur's three lines.

There are Cavani, Messi, and Neymar in the frontcourt, Vidal and Sandro in the midfield, and Marcelo, Thiago Silva and Alves in the backcourt. Tottenham Hotspur has a high proportion of South American players, especially Brazilian players, which is also regarded as an important reason for Tottenham Hotspur's excellent technology.

But some people have raised objections. That is, looking at the top teams in European football today, including Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, Inter Milan, Chelsea, etc., the proportion of foreign players in all teams is very high, and South American players also account for a large proportion of foreign players. For example, Inter Milan has many Argentine players.

With the two veterans Drogba and Nesta joining this season, Tottenham Hotspur's entire first team lineup is very strong, and there is fierce competition in almost every position.

The battle between Cavani and Drogba in the frontcourt attracts fans' attention, and the combination of Pirlo, Ramsey and Vidal in the midfield is relatively solid, but Phil Jones, Eriksen, Sander Players such as Ronaldo and Pogba are all capable of challenging for the main position. Who can eventually become the team's main midfielder depends on his condition.

On the defense line, the central defenders include Thiago Silva and Kompany, the best central defender combination in the world. After the experienced veteran Nesta joined, the team has a stable bench thickness. In addition, in recent years With the outstanding performance of young players Nastasic and Varane, Tottenham Hotspur's entire central defender competition is under great pressure.

The biggest suspense is the two wings. Alves fell out of favor with Ye Qiu. Kyle Walker seized the opportunity in the Champions League final and performed very well, especially his cross and long pass. Impressive, deeply impressed by Beckham's true biography.

Alba on the left comes from the Barcelona youth training camp. After his eye-catching performance in the European Cup, his desire to return to Barcelona is also very strong. Especially after helping Spain win the championship, he wants to take the opportunity to become the main force of the national team and return to Barcelona. It is a very advantageous choice.

Once the left and right wings encounter outside poaching, it will be difficult for Kyle Walker and Marcelo to support them for a season alone. Although Phil Jones can play right back and Nastasic can also play left back, Youth team player Luke Shaw performed well, but the thickness of the first team's bench is always a problem.

After the European Cup final, Ye Qiu took a flight back to London with Mauro Tassotti and others.

On the plane, they met Sean Inger, a reporter from the Guardian. Well, not actually, but the latter called Ye Qiu and knew that they were going to take that flight back to London, so they made a special trip We booked the same flight and conducted an interview on the plane.

What impressed Ye Qiu most deeply about this European Cup was Pirlo.

"I think Pirlo definitely deserves the title of the best player of the European Cup, but he lost too many points in the European Cup final, but that is not Pirlo's responsibility. He performed well in this European Cup. It’s so outstanding that it’s mesmerizing. As a defensive midfielder, he has been violated as many times as Balotelli. Do you think opponents are afraid of him?”

"This European Cup also illustrates another problem. Spain or Barcelona's ball control system is falling apart. The final is not convincing. That is Italy's own problems, especially the defense. Rather than saying that Spain performed well, It’s better to say that Italy lost the championship!”

Sean Inger listened carefully and recorded Ye Qiu's remarks. After being sorted, these will appear in tomorrow's newspaper. Countless readers hope to see Ye Qiu's comments.

"Both Spain and Barcelona are facing an embarrassing choice. Losing the mature ball control system will be too costly, and the team's performance will plummet. But if they don't lose it and continue like this, the results may remain good, but they are already very bad. It’s hard to have the same dominance as in the past few years!”

Ye Qiu was very clear about this and believed in it deeply.

In today's professional football, especially in competitions like the Champions League, tactics to restrain Barcelona will become more and more popular. Barcelona will inevitably be forced to make a choice by then, because they are too extreme.

This is like a player's state. Everyone knows that a player's state is a curve of ups and downs, with highs and lows. Therefore, the most reasonable training method should be to control the player's state as much as possible above and below a balance line. The float ensures that the player's status throughout the season is relatively stable and there are no major changes.

Barcelona's extreme ball control is like raising a player's state to the highest point. Yes, at the highest point he can transform into the top superstar and can do whatever he wants by himself, but he cannot always be at the highest point. , he will slide down quickly, reach the lowest point at a very fast speed, and then go up again.

This is an objective law!

The same is true when it comes to the Spanish national team. Ye Qiu is not even optimistic that they will have the last laugh in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, because the tactics to restrain Barcelona are already very mature in professional leagues. It depends on whether the national team can use it, and also Let’s look at the luck of the draw in Spain.

"One of the biggest learnings from this European Cup is that overall football has completely dominated this football world. Even a superstar like Cristiano Ronaldo can't compete with overall football. Italy lost miserably to Spain and once again It proves that Pirlo alone is not enough and will not work.”

If we say that the history of football has always been a contest between individuals and the whole, when Greece won the European Cup, Italy won the World Cup, and even when Spain won the European Cup for the first time, this trend was not very clear. Obviously, because at that time the star's light was still very bright.

However, now, overall football has become an irreversible trend. No matter how many superstars you have, if the integrity is not strong enough, you will still not be able to win the championship or win. Real Madrid is the most typical example.

Of course, superstars and the whole are not two irreconcilable contradictions. They can coexist. The key lies in the coach's methods and the formation of the team. For example, Ribery, Messi and Tottenham Hotspur have achieved the coexistence between superstars and the whole team.

But Ye Qiu is also very clear that if there is a contradiction between the two one day in the future, he must make a choice, then he will choose the whole without hesitation and give up the superstar.

Of course, if he can choose, he does not want this day to come.