The Godfather of Football

Obviously, the huge bonus could not bring good luck to Tottenham Hotspur.

After a long journey, they flew back and forth across half the globe in less than a week and participated in two games. Tottenham Hotspur's physical fitness was greatly challenged. After the North London team returned to England, they immediately went to the away game to participate in the League Cup quarter-finals, challenging Aston Villa away.

As a result, Tottenham Hotspur played with a half-main and half-substitute lineup in this game, but lost 0:1 away, and the dream of the four crowns was shattered. This also made the team very depressed. The young player Pogba's volley in the penalty area at a critical moment hit the post and went out of the bottom line, which made the French teenager wave his fists and complain.

The controversial scene happened when his teammate Phil Jones went up to comfort him, but he slapped Phil Jones' hand away, which made Phil Jones, who also had a hot temper, very dissatisfied. The two quarreled on the court for a few words, and even confronted each other, almost fighting.

After the game, Ye Qiu took the initiative to accept an interview with the media and said that both players were in a bad mood because of the team's defeat. In this case, it is understandable that they were too angry and made some extraordinary actions.

"I personally think that this is a good performance of their strong desire to win. Throughout the game, we performed better, but Aston Villa was lucky to score a goal soon after the start, and we can only leave Villa Park with regret."

"I don't think it's necessary to over-interpret the dispute between Pogba and Phil Jones. They are both very good players with great potential. I firmly believe that there is no problem between them."

After all, they are all young players, and sometimes they can't control their temper. Regardless of whether it is Pogba or Phil Jones, Ye Qiu admires them very much for their anger at failure. They hate failure, so they will try their best in every game, especially Phil Jones.

The Englishman is becoming more and more like a general. He can attack and defend in the midfield, and after the transformation of Tottenham Hotspur, his skills have also improved greatly. He is no longer the rough guy of the past, and he is playing a more important role in the team. At least he now knows how to comfort his teammates when they are frustrated.

Pogba didn't handle this incident well. At least he had no reason to blame others for his last-minute shot, especially Phil Jones, who showed goodwill, so Ye Qiu criticized Pogba's behavior in the locker room after the game.

Three days later, Tottenham Hotspur beat Stoke City 8:0 at home, wiping out the shame of being eliminated from the League Cup.

It is worth mentioning that Messi did not score in this game. Tottenham Hotspur's eight goals were scored by seven players, and Phil Jones, who came on as a substitute, scored twice and won applause from the audience, but another player, Pogba, did not even make the big list.

This also caused many media outside to hype that this was Ye Qiu's rhythm of banishing Pogba, because the latter's behavior towards Phil Jones in the League Cup was indeed inappropriate, which was definitely a taboo for Ye Qiu, who always attached great importance to team unity.

Pogba violated this taboo, and he offended England's native player Phil Jones. There is a high possibility that he will be put into the cold palace. At least many reporters have commented that his appearance order in Ye Qiu's mind has fallen behind Phil Jones and Sandro, while Phil Jones has quickly moved up.

But Pogba has no need to worry about no team being interested in him due to his outstanding performance in Tottenham Hotspur in the past. Especially since this season, his outstanding performance has won him the attention of many top teams. The media even helped to list teams including Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, ​​Newcastle and other teams as reference objects.

For a time, the news that Pogba was put into the cold palace by Ye Qiu and was likely to be abandoned was rampant, but Tottenham Hotspur only refuted the rumor through the official website, and Ye Qiu did not come forward to defend his beloved disciple, which was also seen as a sign of possible release.

Conservatively estimated, Pogba's current worth, considering his age and talent, is at least 30 million euros.

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After a snowstorm, London was covered in white for several days, and the snow was hard to melt.

Looking through the window, the roofs of every household were still covered with thick snow, which was particularly eye-catching.

Antoine sat in front of the window of the dining room at home, looking at the white world outside, while his wife was busy making breakfast in the kitchen.

"He hasn't come down yet, should I urge him?" His wife asked with concern.

Antoine came back to his senses, and he knew that the man his wife was talking about must be his youngest son Paul Pogba. He shook his head, "Forget it, he will come down!" It's impossible to hide in the room forever!

"Riva called to ask last night. I heard that the newspapers in France were also reporting crazily. Some people said that he was going back to France!" His wife walked out of the kitchen with baked bread and milk, put them on the dining table, and sighed deeply.

Both of Pogba's brothers have grown up and now live in France, but they prefer to play table tennis. They only pay attention to football because of their younger brother. On the contrary, Pogba's uncle Riva Touré is a die-hard fan of the team. Now he is a logistics staff of a primary school in France. He reads newspapers and cares about his nephew when he is free.

"Why don't I know?" Antoine was a little dissatisfied. Those reporters just like to hype up the world.

If we talk about the two people who have the greatest influence on Pogba since he was a child, one is his uncle, who helped him fall in love with football since he was a child, and the other is his father. Although his father himself once formed an amateur team composed of African players, he insisted that Pogba receive formal professional football training when he was very young, so when Pogba was six years old, he sent him to a professional youth training team for professional training.

Without them, there would be no Pogba today!

"Or, let's call Mr. Ye Qiu and explain that this child has had this kind of personality since he was young!" The mother was a little worried. After all, the child was still young and his personality was not mature yet. She was afraid that Pogba would get too stalemate with the club and it would be difficult to save the relationship in the end.

Recently, an agent named Raiola often contacted Pogba, hoping to act as Pogba's agent. Pogba is currently negotiating a contract extension with Tottenham Hotspur. To be honest, Tottenham Hotspur took the initiative to bring it up. After all, Pogba is performing quite well now. In order to keep this player, the team also showed sincerity.

All things broke out at once in such a short time, which always makes people feel worried.

Antoine was also worried. He has always been mature, calm and rational, so he could vaguely guess that everything Ye Qiu did now was to educate his son. After all, his actions were indeed inappropriate, which not only offended his teammates, but also affected the internal unity of the team.

This is an educational punishment, and Antoine agrees with it. After all, his son's temper seems to have risen after his outstanding performance in the past period of time. In the final analysis, he is still too young and does not know what humility is, nor does he know when to restrain himself.

Therefore, it is a good thing for Ye Qiu to teach him a lesson and a blow at this time.

But I am afraid that my son will think wrongly. What if he is instigated by others and accidentally goes astray?

How many promising stars have fallen rapidly because of leaving their original teams?

Moreover, their family has come to London from France for five or six years. They have long been accustomed to everything here. They have their own house and home. Tottenham Hotspur also takes good care of them. Antoine does not want to change all this, especially he is very clear about Ye Qiu's attention and optimism about Pogba.

"I am afraid that Mr. Ye Qiu does not understand him. Although this child usually has a temper, he pretends to be. He is very fragile and inferior in his heart. If he is hit, then..." The mother said with a worried look.

Although Pogba was born in the suburbs of Paris, France, he is of Guinean descent, which made him a little unable to integrate into the French world since he was a child. He was shy and taciturn since he was a child, which made him addicted to football. However, because of this, he was often scolded by teachers. Every time he was scolded, he cried and refused to go to school. Even when he was in his teens, he was scolded by the coach when he was learning football.

Originally, they all thought that after coming to Tottenham Hotspur, he was forced to learn cultural courses, understood some truths, and looked sensible and cheerful. This situation would be better, but they did not expect that he started to make trouble again in a blink of an eye, and now he doesn't even go to the morning training class.

In the past, he didn't go to class when he was scolded, and now he doesn't go to training when he is scolded, the same look!

Antoine knew very well that this was a test that his son had to go through, because he couldn't go on like this forever, so how could he grow and improve? How to become an outstanding star?

Which star didn't mature in the mixed praise and criticism of some fans and reporters?

"He's coming down!" Hearing the bangs coming down the stairs, Antoine said to his wife, "Don't say anything, pretend you don't know!"

This is also a way for him to educate his son!

As he was talking, Pogba's tall figure walked into the restaurant. He was half a head taller than his father.

"Paul, don't you have to train in the morning?" Antoine pretended to be reading a newspaper casually.

Pogba grabbed two pieces of bread, dipped some salad dressing, and ate, "Today is Genius Day, I have to train, but I plan to go later."

"Oh!" After hearing this, Antoine didn't say anything more.

Pogba was a little afraid of his father. It's not that Antoine was fierce, but because his father rarely lost his temper, but once he did something wrong, his father would always give him a hard lesson.

However, when he saw that his father showed no signs of being angry, he was a little lucky. Did he fool him?

"By the way, your uncle called!" Antoine said suddenly, as if he suddenly remembered.

"Really? What did he say? When will he come to London to see us?" Pogba was still very affectionate to his uncle.

"I guess in a few days, he might come to spend Christmas with us, and he also said he plans to attend your Christmas carnival. Also, do you remember Roissy-en-Brie?"

"Remember, I trained there when I was six years old," Pogba replied.

"Yes!" Antoine also chuckled. This was the most correct thing he did in his life, which was to send his son to Roissy-en-Bry. "They are very popular now. Many French Children and parents all want to learn to play football there. I heard from Riva that the venue there has changed. There is one regular field and two small fields, and the supporting facilities are also very complete. "

"Really?" Pogba smiled shyly, still remembering that when he played football there in his childhood, there was nothing there, just a piece of unkempt grass, but it was already the most formal professional football club in the surrounding area.

"Chairman Tati said they all went because of you!"

"Because of me?" Pogba was a little surprised. He had been away from there for many years.

"Yes, you are playing for Tottenham Hotspur now, you performed well in the Champions League, you also played a lot of games in the Premier League, you also performed well in defeating the Ligue 1 champions and participated in the Club World Cup. Cup, as the team won the Champions League and Premier League championships, you are the idol and role model of those children, so those children and their parents all hope that their children can be like you, so they sent them to Roissy-Ambe inside."

Pogba is a little silent. He doesn't know these things, but it may be true. Just like he has longed to join Marseille because he liked Marseille's stars since he was a child. What he hates most is Paris Saint-Germain. The reason is also very strange. , because he once lost to Paris Saint-Germain's youth team, a group of guys who are arrogant when they win.

I don’t know why, but when thinking of this, Pogba suddenly remembered that when he lost, he once told himself in his heart that when he grows up, he will never be like those arrogant guys who win the ball. Extremely arrogant.

But what now? Ask yourself, has he become proud?

When he slapped Phil Jones' hand away, wasn't he blaming his teammates in his heart? Isn't he putting all the responsibility for the loss on his teammates? Isn't this another form of pride?

Seeing that his son was silent and Antoine was eating bread and drinking milk, "Riva said, Chairman Tati asked him to ask for a souvenir from you, which is a photo of you wearing a Tottenham Hotspur jersey during training and games. And leave your autograph on the photo, he hopes to use your photo to inspire those children who learn to play football.”

Pogba was silent. In fact, his character is not bad, but he is still too young. Sometimes it is difficult to deal with a lot of things that come with becoming famous at a young age. For example, many times, some young teammates in the team praise him. When he performs well, he always doesn't know how to respond and cannot be calm.

This kind of personality also makes it difficult for his outstanding performance to be sustained for a long time, because every time he performs well and attracts attention, the next time he appears on the stage, he is always thinking about how not to disappoint the people who like him, but the more he Thinking this way, he found that the easier he got lost, the worse he performed.

The team's psychology expert told him that this is a normal psychological process. He needs to learn how to adapt to the stimulation brought by the external environment. He should also learn how to manage and adjust himself amidst the controversy and praise from fans and media. The physical condition that a mature professional player or even a mature adult should have.

"I'm going to train!" After eating the bread, Pogba drank all the milk his mother gave him and stood up.

Not long after, I heard him driving away his BMW X6 from outside.

Antoine and his wife were leaning against the window, watching their son drive away. His wife's eyes were full of worry, but Antoine smiled at her. He knew that Pogba knew how to deal with it, and he knew that Pogba knew how to deal with it. You must learn how to deal with this kind of thing.

But when Pogba arrived at Theobald, the team had finished its morning training session. Roland Schepas told him that after consultations between Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti, both of them felt that He missed the training session without any reason and must be given some punishment. He will receive an internal suspension for two games, which means that he will miss the first two games of the team's most critical Christmas Devil schedule.

"You are part of the team, Paul, and you must learn to abide by the team's rules and disciplines!" Roland Schepas patted Pogba on the shoulder. "Believe me, the coach did this for your own good. , He is not trying to punish you, but he wants you to learn from these things.”

Pogba gritted his teeth and nodded. He stood next to the training ground and watched his teammates walk by one by one. Many people did not look at him. It was obvious that they were dissatisfied with his previous actions. That was a player who would lose the game. It is very irresponsible behavior to shirk the responsibility on teammates.

"Want to hear my opinion?" Drogba was the last person to walk past Pogba.

Perhaps because they are both of African descent, and Drogba also played in Ligue 1 before and almost joined Marseille, the relationship between the two is relatively close. Pogba had a calm expression and said nothing.

"No one will be happy when something like this happens, but don't let the agent come forward at this time. It will mess up the matter. It's best to do it yourself. The boss's office is always open. He may just need it. You apologize, and so do all your teammates. If you want to reintegrate into the team, you must apologize sincerely."

At the end, Drogba laughed, "This is my own experience, I believe it will be helpful to you!" After that, he punched Pogba's chest to show encouragement, and walked towards the locker room.

Pogba stood there, turned around, looked at Ye Qiu's office on the second floor, opened the window, and didn't know if he was there. In his heart, he was hesitating whether he should take this step.

Perhaps, this step is easy and simple for others, but it is difficult for him!