The Godfather of Football

Ye Qiu's goal for Tottenham Hotspur has not changed all along, which is to build this North London team into a sustainable top team.

Focusing on this goal, Ye Qiu has done many things, such as doing his best, even selling superstars every year to maintain the team's financial health, such as investing heavily in the purchase of multiple real estate development projects in the past few years, and That is to increase efforts to support the team's business development and youth training echelon construction, etc.

Tottenham Hotspur's scouting network is one of the best in today's football. Coupled with the support of Moon Sports Services' huge database, Tottenham Hotspur's scouting network can scout players anytime and anywhere. The latest talent, which is mainly reflected in the team's twice-yearly talent day selection activities.

But the job of a scout is obviously more than that, such as inspecting and analyzing the next opponent, providing tracking reports and analysis for the players the team is interested in, or players on loan, etc. These are all scouts' duties. responsibility.

But in the past few years, because Ye Qiu himself has the advantage of being a time traveler, the scouting department has been more focused on inspecting the players provided by Ye Qiu, rather than looking for players based on the needs of the first team. For the youth team, the scouting department has provided great support to ensure the performance and talent reserve of the Tottenham Hotspur youth team.

Ye Qiu knew very well that his advantage as a time traveler would disappear, so the scouting department had to get back on the right track. Therefore, this time the team was looking for a right back candidate, and he left it to Peter Devissell. To take full responsibility.

For this right back, Ye Qiu's requirements are also very simple. He has enough ability to gain a foothold in the first team and can enrich the team's tactical characteristics. For example, Kyle Walker is fast and has strong impact. Ye Qiu hopes that the Englishman can attack in the first team. The end's contribution can be greater, so Ye Qiu hopes to introduce a player with better defensive ability.

Of course, Ye Qiu also attaches great importance to the age of players. He believes that the maximum age is twenty-five and cannot exceed this limit. This has also been a standard for Tottenham Hotspur's recruitment in the past few years. As for those veterans, they are basically free. Introduced by transfer.

Ye Qiu's various restrictions seem very harsh and require a lot, but in fact the real difficulty lies in whether this player has solid basic technical skills and can be integrated into Tottenham Hotspur's overall tactics. is the key.

After Peter de Visser heard that Ye Qiu had returned to London, he knew that Ye Qiu would definitely want to get the results, so he took the candidates submitted by the scouts and several of the candidates he had personally scouted and finalized. The player list and analysis results are compiled into a report.

In fact, on the afternoon of the first day Ye Qiu returned to London, he made an appointment with Peter Devissell at Theobald.

"You look quite tired, and your face doesn't look good!" Peter Devissell looked at Ye Qiu who was sitting behind the desk. He arrived in London on a plane in the morning and then went to Stratford. Stadium, then White Hart Lane and now Theobald, I’d be lying to say I wasn’t tired.

"What? Is this report of yours shameful?" Ye Qiu took the report he handed over and joked.

De Visser sat down opposite him and chuckled, "Oh, I didn't put him in the De Sciglio you mentioned. He is too young and lacks experience. It will be difficult to provide the team with enough in the new season." support."

Ye Qiu also accepted this point, nodded and smiled, and said nothing. He just watched an AC Milan game in the European Youth Champions League and had a good impression of De Sciglio, but as De Visser said , what Tottenham Hotspur needs now is the thickness of the bench, not future rookies.

Let AC Milan do the work of cultivating young people!

Turning over the scouting report of Peter de Visser, Ye Qiu noticed that the first one on the list was Everton's substitute Seamus Coleman. This Irish right-winger was very comprehensive. He can advance, attack or retreat, and has good speed. His most notable feature is his active running. His running ability is quite excellent.

The Irishman, who is now 23 years old, joined Everton in January 2009 for a fee of 150,000 pounds, but had an operation before playing a game. He was later loaned to Blackpool and performed well.

After returning to Everton in the 10/11 season, he won the trust of Moyes, took the main position, and performed well. At the end of the season, he was nominated for the English Professional Football Association's Young Player of the Year, but in the end Lost to Arsenal's talented rookie Jack Wilshere.

Coleman, who originally had high hopes from the outside world, was injured by Marchena in a warm-up match against Villarreal before the start of the 11/12 season. He was sidelined for six weeks. He also missed one due to a thigh muscle strain midway through the season. month, causing him to be fragmented throughout the season and not playing the best form that the outside world expected.

But in Peter Devissell's evaluation, Seamus Coleman has the ability to establish himself in the Tottenham Hotspur first team, and is even a player who can compete with Kyle Walker for the main position. Everton is not planning to let go of the right back now because of his low price.

After a season of injuries and poor performance, Coleman probably won't consider a transfer now, especially to a big team like Tottenham Hotspur. After all, his most pragmatic attitude now is to steadily regain his form in Everton. As for joining Tottenham Hotspur, that will definitely be a matter of the future.

The second place is Montoya, a 21-year-old right-back from the Barcelona youth training camp in La Liga. He is also a very promising young rookie from La Masia. Now Barcelona wants to introduce Alves, but many Barcelona diehards think that Montoya should be supported, which shows the potential of this player.

Montoya is a promising star cultivated by Barcelona. He is loyal to Barcelona. It is not easy to poach him, but if the team considers selling Alba to Barcelona, ​​Montoya can be a bonus to Alba. Moreover, the Barcelona right-back is also the main force of the Spanish Olympic team and will participate in the London Olympics.

There is also a Spanish player, Carvajal from Real Madrid's Castilla, 20 years old, currently playing for Real Madrid's youth team Castilla. He performed well last season and his transfer value will increase, which should be around 5 million, but he is also an excellent player in both offense and defense.

"They poached our first team, and we went to poach their youth team. We finally trained them, but in the blink of an eye, we will probably be poached back again. We are going to become someone else's training factory!" Ye Qiu said with a wry smile. These are two consecutive players from the Spanish Super League duo.

Peter De Visser also smiled after hearing this, "From the current point of view, we have to admit that Spain is indeed very good at training young players, and they not only have some creative and quick players, but also defensive players are also talented."

At this point, De Visser pointed to the next page, "Look down."

Azpilicueta, 22 years old, is the main right back of Marseille in Ligue 1. He is from Osasuna and has Basque ancestry in northern Spain. He was once a super star in the former La Liga. He suffered a serious injury in his first season in Ligue 1, but he performed very well in Ligue 1 last season. He is a very eye-catching young player.

It is reported that Chelsea had set their sights on this player in January. At that time, Di Matteo had also advocated the introduction of this right back, but later time was tight and it was suspended. In the summer, Chelsea's right back candidates were mainly Alves and several other players, and it has not yet fallen on Azpilicueta.

The last one is the 19-year-old right back Gino Peruzzi from Sarsfield, Argentina. He is highly favored to be selected for the Argentine national team and is called the successor of Zanetti. It can be seen that he has performed quite well in the Argentine league. He has dual Italian citizenship and a work permit is not a problem. His value is about 3 million euros.

Gino Peruzzi's shortcomings are also quite obvious, that is, he is young and lacks experience in European leagues. Whether he can adapt to the Premier League is a big problem, so this player was ranked last by De Visser.

"Tell me your advice, Peter!" Ye Qiu smiled and closed the scout report and asked.

If he remembered correctly, Coleman was indeed quite good later. Some people even said that he was the top right back in the Premier League, while Montoya always played as a substitute for Alves in Barcelona, ​​Carvajal was loaned to Leverkusen and performed very well, and Azpilicueta transferred to Chelsea and quickly gained a foothold and also performed well.

As for Gino Peruzzi, this talented right-back is indeed highly regarded. Ye Qiu still remembers that he was highly rated in FM Football Manager. Later, he transferred to Catania in Serie A and performed very well.

From this point of view, Peter De Visser's scout report is indeed full of gold. The players who can appear in it basically have no problems in terms of strength, even Montoya, but there are some problems that scouts cannot consider, that is, adaptability.

"I know you don't like Carvajal and Montoya, or you can consider Newcastle's Davide Santon, he is still young, and I think he has great potential. Kino Peruzzi is also young and promising. I think this Argentine has the potential to become a top right-back in the future."

"Coleman and Azpilicueta are both excellent players, and they have proven their strength in the Premier League and Ligue 1, so I think they will have no problem adapting to the team, but their value will definitely be higher. In addition, Azpilicueta is Montoya's substitute in the Spanish Olympic team."

Preliminary estimates show that Coleman's value is around 10 million euros, and Azpilicueta's value is more than 6 million euros, which is twice as high as Kino Peruzzi's 2 to 3 million euros.

Ye Qiu thought about it. The team will have to deal with more games in the new season. It is not enough to rely on Kyle Walker alone. Even if Phil Jones is added, although the latter is a versatile player, he is used to playing in the midfield. Therefore, it is necessary to introduce a right back with good strength.

"Choose between Coleman and Azpilicueta. I will have someone talk to Everton and Marseille. In addition, do you think Kino Peruzzi is really good?" Ye Qiu asked with concern. In fact, this question is a bit redundant. Will the player who can be called Zanetti's successor perform badly?

"Peruzzi's running ability is also very good, he is very involved in the game, and his style is relatively brave. You also know that young players are brave. They have very good defensive ability and are in stable condition. They are relatively precocious. player, but he doesn’t rely on his body to play, so I think he has great potential to continue to improve.”

Some players mature prematurely because of their bodies. For example, Chelsea's talented rookie Michael Woods was favored by countless people, but playing football relies more on his body. Therefore, after performing well early, the older he gets, the more mediocre he becomes. They are those players who rely more on skills. When they were young, they had no physical advantages and were worse. As they grow up, their physical fitness improves and their performance increases accordingly.

Gino Peruzzi can be valued so much by De Visser, and his strength and potential are not too bad.

"You want to buy it and rent it out?" Devisser sometimes felt that Ye Qiu was indeed a pedophile.

"How is Ajax?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Since Ajax sold Van der Wiel, the problem of right back has always been a weakness. They had previously wanted to rent Chambers, but Ye Qiu sent the Englishman to the Saints. If Gino Peru was Take it together and go to Ajax on loan for a few years to train. Maybe there is a possibility of returning to Tottenham Hotspur in the future.

And even if it fails, Tottenham Hotspur can still afford three million euros.

This is also the true thinking of all wealthy teams in introducing young players, that is, as a reserve for the future, success is naturally the best, and there will be little pressure on the team if it fails.

"Almost no Argentinians play in the Dutch league. Most of them play in Italy or Spain!" De Visser said with a smile. This has to take into account the issue of life adaptability.

"If I remember correctly, Feyenoord's high forward Cruz and current Argentina goalkeeper Romero both came from the Dutch league!" Ye Qiu retorted with a smile.

De Visser smiled after hearing this, "Then I'll contact Ajax and try to find out what Sarsfield has to say."

The problem with players is not big, because Tottenham Hotspur is now a team that all players dream of joining, so Ye Qiu believes that if Tottenham Hotspur wants to introduce Gino Peruzzi, the players will not will become an obstacle.

"Go ahead and do it!"

With De Visser leaving, Ye Qiu called Peter Kenyon at White Hart Lane and asked him to contact Everton first. He still hoped to bring in Seamus Cole. Man, after all, this player has accumulated rich experience in the Premier League. There is no problem with his adaptability to join Tottenham Hotspur, and he can be regarded as the most guaranteed signing.

Just after Ye Qiu finished the phone call, he looked out of his window and saw Roland driving to the parking lot of the first team training building. The people who stepped out of the car were Drogba and Neymar, who joined this summer. Star.

Ye Qiu chuckled, turned around, packed up the things on his desk, left the office, and went downstairs.

If Ye Qiu's favorite forward as a fan in his previous life was Ronaldo, then his favorite defender was Nesta. Even though he had to admit that Ferdinand had a perfect center back body, Nesta had you. I have to admire his defensive skills and awareness.

Before deciding to introduce Nesta, Ye Qiu had communicated with Meierseman and Demichelis of the Research Center and asked them about their opinions on Nesta’s frequent injuries. They believed that with the current situation of Tottenham, With the level of Tottenham's research center, there is zero possibility of Nesta returning to his peak form, but it is still possible to make him the team's stable third central defender.

Because of this sentence, and because Ye Qiu introduced Nesta for the team's data needs, he finally personally came forward to invite Nesta to play for Tottenham Hotspur, plus his best friend Pirlo persuaded him from the side, and Nesta finally decided to give Tottenham Hotspur a try.

For Nesta, who is already thirty-six years old, he is already in a semi-retired state, so he seems to have no desires and no requirements. He has no requirements for salary and contract length. He signs a contract once a year and is more concerned about it. Learn how to transform into a great manager at Tottenham Hotspur.

After Ye Qiu went downstairs, he found that Roland had led the two of them out of the locker room and headed to the training room next door, so he also went straight to the training room.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he heard the noise caused by the machine starting up inside. After walking in, Ye Qiu found that Drogba was in one of the training rooms to experience something. This aircraft has been famous for a long time, but he has never tried it before. The Ivorian took off his clothes, revealing his strong muscles.

Although he is old, this kid has maintained good physical fitness, and Drogba has no longer just relied on his body to make a living in recent years. His consciousness and foot skills are also quite good, which can be regarded as a very successful transformation. A center forward.

In the past, many fans thought that Drogba's skills were rough. This is a wrong idea, because those who can become professional players have quite good skills. The key is whether they have regular training in this aspect. Practice makes perfect. This is what happens on the football field. truth.

Drogba catches the ball with one kick and delivers the ball with one kick in the training room. He has a medium-to-upper speed, takes the ball out quickly, and is very stable.

Ye Qiu couldn't help nodding his head as he watched from the outside. Many people's overall level declined rapidly at the end of their careers because they didn't make the transition at the right time, or they didn't realize that they should transition at all.

Drogba looked like a dark and thick man, but in fact he was very careful and smart. He grasped the timing of the transition well, and he had a strong learning ability, so the transition was very successful.

Ye Qiu believed that he would be able to become an important member of the team's forward line in the new season.