The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 475
The third round of the European Cup group stage is a battle of life and death for France and Italy.

In the first two rounds of the group stage, the French team had a draw and a loss. They were 0:0 to Romania, 1:4 to the Netherlands, and Italy also had a 0:3 loss to the Netherlands, and 1:1 to Romania.

Therefore, for the third round of the group stage, France and Italy can be described as a life-and-death duel. In addition to winning, it also depends on the face of the match between the Netherlands and Romania. Therefore, both sides in this match have the belief that they must win.

As the football head coach, Ye Qiu didn't follow all the games, it was a bit too much, he was more in the mood of traveling, wherever he went, saw, and played, he just took it as a way to relax, and By leaving the child to his parents to take care of, he can also enjoy the two-person world with his wife.

So in the third round of the group stage, he sat in the stands of the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich, waiting for the start of the game, and also looking forward to Ribery's outbreak, because when he visited the team before the game, Ribery told He was affected by injuries in the first two rounds and did not show his condition, but after adjustments, he felt that he was in good condition in the third round.

Franck Ribery's injury was left in the Champions League final, so in the first two rounds of the European Cup, he played with injuries, so his performance was not very satisfactory, and he was holding back his anger. The third round has a big fight.

Because this round is located in Zurich, the headquarters of FIFA, it also attracted quite a lot of FIFA bigwigs to the scene.

At the beginning of the game, Ribery played very actively. Although it was raining, in less than 30 seconds after the opening, he hit a long shot with his left foot in front of the goal, but it was blocked by Zambrotta After hitting the bottom line, Ribery has completely become the source of the French national team's offense, and he played very well after the opening.

Not only on offense, but on the defensive end, Ribery also showed great diligence and returned to the defense actively. His efforts finally paid off in the 19th minute. Single-handedly, Ribery easily pushed and broke the goal guarded by Buffon, 1:0!

The French team opened the scoring first, which made all French fans breathe a sigh of relief.

Ye Qiu met UEFA President Michel Platini and FIFA President Sepp Blatter before the game. They invited the couple to sit together on the rostrum. After seeing Ribery's outstanding performance, Prati Ni also made a joke with Ye Qiu, saying that this goal will at least cost Real Madrid another 1000 million euros.

Ye Qiu smiled and didn't answer, but he was answering in his heart, no matter how much money Real Madrid raised, he was not going to sell unless Ribery wanted to leave, but from what he said to Ribery last night During the conversation, he felt that Ribery had no idea of ​​leaving Tottenham Hotspur, at least for the time being, because he wanted to compete for the World Player of the Year at the end of the year.

Although the first half of the year and the European Cup are very important, the performance in the second half of the year is equally important, and Ye Qiu also revealed that if he stays at Tottenham Hotspur, the team will continue to use the offensive style of last season, coupled with big With the joining of Wei Silva, the team's ability to create opportunities will become stronger and stronger, and Ribéry will have more and more scoring opportunities.

Therefore, Ye Qiu can be sure that Ribery will not leave!

As the game progressed, Ribery became more and more active, especially in the frontcourt. He almost drove the entire frontcourt attack of the French national team by himself, but because of this, he gradually received criticism from his opponents. violation.

In the 29th minute, half an hour after his world-class performance, Franck Ribery fell to the ground after a kick against Zambrotta. At this time, Ye Qiu also thought that It was just a very common back-to-toe fall.

But soon, Italy kicked the ball out of bounds. The referee called the team doctor to enter the field. Ribery was holding his left leg on the field with a painful look on his face. Obviously, the injury was not serious.

"It's going to be okay?" Platini also looked concerned. After all, he is also a Frenchman.

Ye Qiu was also a little apprehensive, and shook his head. Franck Ribery's left foot was injured.

"Take me to have a look!" Huang Chu gently pulled Ye Qiu's hand.

Ye Qiu nodded, talked to Platini and others, then walked out of the grandstand, took the elevator to the dressing room passage, and saw the staff of the French national team carrying Ribe on a stretcher into the player tunnel.

"Don't move, let me see!" Huang Chu walked over.

Ye Qiu blocked the team doctor, "My wife is a professional doctor. She has seen Frank before, and she understands the situation."

"Mr. Ye Qiu!" The team doctor of the French national team seemed a little regretful. "I can be sure that it must not be a fracture, but the preliminary suspicion is that the ligament of the left ankle is torn. It must be diagnosed as soon as possible and undergo surgery!"

When Ye Qiu heard this, he felt like scolding his mother. Ligaments are the most troublesome kind of sports injuries for players, and their troublesomeness may be second only to the damn knee meniscus, because once the operation is performed, it will be very troublesome, and It is a long-term recovery process, at least a few months, even if no other problems arise.

Ribery on the stretcher also has a lot of news about sports injuries. He was dumbfounded when he heard that the suspected ligament was torn, because it almost meant that even if his operation went well and his recovery went well, he would have to Wait until September or even October to come back.

"How is it?" Ye Qiu asked his wife.

Huang Chu looked at Ye Qiu, then at Franck Ribery, and nodded, "It should be, but we'll check again!"

"Then send it back to London immediately, and send it to Wellington Hospital!"

Ye Qiu did what he said, and the French national team did not obstruct this aspect. Instead, they helped to contact the nearest flight to London. The group arrived in London early the next morning and were rescued by Wellington Hospital. The car was sent directly to the hospital, followed by a series of tests.

The final conclusion was similar to Huang Chu's initial guess, the left ankle ligament was torn.

What is even more unfortunate is that with Ribery's end, the performance of the French national team has declined sharply. Italy has pulled two goals in a row, completed a reversal, was eliminated from the European Cup, and stopped in the group stage.

The next morning, a number of Tottenham Hotspur executives, including Peter Kenyon, arrived at Wellington Hospital. Peter Brandt also rushed back to London from his vacation that afternoon to join the A treatment plan for Ribery is being drawn up.

In the end, that night, Ribery underwent ligament repair surgery at Wellington Hospital, and a steel nail was implanted. According to the plan, another surgery will be performed to remove the steel nail two months after the operation, and then there may be a period of final surgery. At least a [-]-day recovery period before returning to the training ground, followed by a lot of recovery training.

Ye Qiu didn't sleep all night last night, and sent Ribery back to London. He didn't go home until noon and went to sleep. He slept until eight o'clock in the evening before getting up. Get up earlier than him.

When Ye Qiu finished washing and left the room, she happened to see Ribery's wife Wahiba on the phone. The two families got closer to each other. Ron Gurley, Mauro Tassotti, Roland Shepas and others all gathered in the living room of Ye Qiu's house to discuss.

"Did Frank have an operation?" Ye Qiu asked in the first sentence after going downstairs in his pajamas.

"Well, the operation went well!" Peter Kenyon replied, "but...he will definitely not be able to catch up with the early games of the season!"

Ye Qiu was already mentally prepared for this, and angrily scolded "Damn it", and then thought, this will not have a great impact on Tottenham Hotspur, because there is still Arshavin, the Russian side Road, the effect is still okay, or Gareth Bell, this speed player is also good for left wingers.

"We were just discussing Barcelona's offer to Mascherano, what do you think?" Roland asked.

It is said that this is a deal handpicked by Guardiola, because he hopes that Mascherano can become the support of Barcelona's midfielder position, and after the introduction of Deco, Barcelona will continue to target the frontcourt As an offensive player, at least in Guardiola's eyes, Hleb cannot fill the vacancy left by Ronaldinho.

"The players have obviously been persuaded. After all, it's Barcelona, ​​and they offer a high salary that we can't give at all, so..." Ron Gurley's attitude is actually very clear.

Faced with the temptation of high salaries and a wealthy team, Mascherano is not tempted, it would be a bit fake.

Ye Qiu thought about it, the so-called twisted melon is not sweet, and if Mascherano is forced to stay, Tottenham Hotspur will have to pay more salary, which may break the current salary structure of the team, On the whole, it's a bit of a loss.

Ye Qiu wants to dig David Silva, and he knows how to get through the players first. Don't others?

It should be said that from any point of view, Mascherano's strengthening of Barcelona is beyond doubt. Ye Qiu feels that Guardiola alone is not enough. Maybe Cruyff is also behind the scenes. After all, the latter But the honorary chairman of Barcelona, ​​it is only natural for him to pursue his own affairs in his place.

In addition to poor overall situation and ball control ability, Mascherano is in line with Guardiola's requirements for midfielders. At least he has a very stable ability to shoot the ball around 15 meters, and he doesn't like to attack at all. .

Because of this, Tottenham Hotspur will pay a high price for letting Mascherano go. If Argentina's midfielder leaves, then Ye Qiu will definitely keep Lucas and support Yaya Toure. , but the Ivorian has always been unable to meet Ye Qiu's requirements for his midfielder position, or he has not corrected some of his problems.

"Twenty-five million euros is too little!" After deliberating for a while, Ye Qiu made up his mind, "Tell Barcelona that our captain needs at least 500 million euros!"

After hearing this, Peter Kenyon smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, let me handle it!"

Negotiations have always been Peter Kenyon's forte.

As the saying goes, fortune and misfortune depend on each other.

Franck Ribery went off due to injury, Van Persie performed very well, but it was Arshavin who was even more surprising.

The Russian tsar completely dominated the match in the third round of the European Cup group stage, and in the knockout match that followed, he almost defeated the Netherlands by himself and led Russia to the semi-finals. In the end, they lost 0:3 to Spain, and this game was replaced by David Silva.

Sometimes the world of football feels so weird, it's hard to fathom what it's thinking.

However, after the European Cup was completely defeated by Spain, Arshavin, who became popular with the European Cup, publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with his inability to play the main force in Tottenham Hotspur when he was interviewed by European media. The coach relied more on players like Ribery, Messi and Fabregas than on him.

Tottenham Hotspur's press officer, Robert Milson, immediately contacted Arshavin to find out how he answered the question, and finally came to the conclusion that Arshavin's answer was because the reporter had planted a trap for him in advance. Let him step on it.

However, Ye Qiu also understood in his heart that with the rapid rise to popularity in the European Cup, wouldn't Arshavin have any thoughts in his heart that he would not be willing to continue playing as a substitute?Will he continue to be willing to return to Tottenham Hotspur as a substitute?
Sure enough, after Russia was eliminated from the European Cup, Chelsea was the first to stand up and publicly express their interest in Arshavin. Russian rich man Abramovich introduced Russian superstars. Such news is indeed full of hype and gimmicks, and Chelsea It is also true that a player with excellent personal ability is needed to fill the weakness of the team's current skills and tactics.

But Tottenham Hotspur quickly clarified that Arshavin was not for sale and would not consider selling it.

However, such a declaration is undoubtedly a temptation for many potential buyers. Soon, Ferguson publicly stated that Manchester United is interested in acquiring Arshavin at a price of 500 million euros, but Ferguson's words were quickly rejected by Tottenham. Hotspur rejected it, and Peter Kenyon publicly stated that 500 million could only buy one shoe from Asavin, but not anyone.

What is different from his previous life is that Arshavin has performed well in the Tottenham Hotspur team in the past two years, especially last season. It can be said that the attack of Tenham Hotspur, the team was able to reverse Manchester United in the end, and Arshavin contributed a lot.

Under such circumstances, Arshavin's strength no longer needs to be doubted. Coupled with the rapid rise to popularity in the European Cup, it is impossible for him to compare his current worth with his previous life.

Ferguson immediately called Ye Qiu after he made a public statement. He didn't want to get Arshavin at all, but because he had a good personal relationship with Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu pulled him out to feint.

Ferguson's offer of 500 million euros was rejected in one breath. What about other teams?I really feel embarrassed to mention a lower price than this, so this is equivalent to raising the transfer fee in one go.

Tottenham Hotspur also paid the price, because both Tottenham Hotspur scouts and Manchester United scouts were eyeing a native English young player, a player Ye Qiu had never even heard of in his previous life. , but Ferguson is very optimistic about it now, so Tottenham Hotspur will not compete with Manchester United. This is a private agreement between Ye Qiu and Ferguson, in exchange for Manchester United to build momentum for Tottenham Hotspur.

Sure enough, with the intervention of the Manchester United Lions, many teams with insufficient financial resources, including Arsenal, chose to withdraw one after another. In the end, only Chelsea and Barcelona were left in the transfer market.

At this time, the British media also spread news again that the Manchester City team, which is being acquired by the Abu Dhabi consortium of the United Arab Emirates, also wants to make an offer for Arshavin. It is estimated that the initial offer may reach 4000 million euros.

This almost shocking transfer news immediately deterred many buyers, especially Barcelona. They have introduced many players and are currently in the process of negotiating with Tottenham Hotspur about the transfer of Mascherano. Negotiations, if Arshavin is really offered a sky-high price, then between Arshavin and Mascherano, they can only choose one of the two.

Seeing that only Chelsea will be left in the transfer market, news broke out in the Italian media, saying that in an interview, the management of Tottenham Hotspur made it clear that they were unwilling to transfer Arshavin Sell ​​it to the arch-enemy Chelsea to strengthen the strength of the arch-rival.

It seems that this rumor stimulated Chelsea's desire to acquire, or that Abramovich really had a conversation with Arshavin, or that there was a promise, Chelsea quickly raised the offer, and it was a breath Directly raised Asavin's transfer offer from the original 500 million to 500 million euros.

Tottenham Hotspur did not hesitate this time, and directly agreed to Chelsea's offer. Two days later, the team finally sold the Russian star Arshavin for a transfer fee of 500 million euros. The latter switched to Chelsea. The salary has been greatly increased, and both parties wish each other good luck, which is obviously a peaceful breakup.

Less than two days after Asavin's transfer was completed, Tottenham Hotspur announced that the team's main left-back Vargas had switched to Real Madrid for 500 million euros, and the main midfielder Javier Mascherano had been transferred to Real Madrid. Forty-five million euros switched to Barcelona.

For a while, the whole of Europe was taken aback by Tottenham Hotspur's successive sell-offs, because this new champion who had just won the Champions League sold three players in the team in one summer, and Every player sold for a high price.

Although the fans have strong concerns about the team's selling, they all understand it, because everyone knows that Tottenham Hotspur will submit a new sum of up to 1 million euros to the Olympic Organizing Committee in September. Stadium money, and after selling these three players, just over 2000 million was raised. If you add in the [-] million euros for the introduction of David Silva, the financial pressure on the team appears to be very relaxed.

Therefore, both the media and the fans have generally given understanding and support to Tottenham Hotspur's selling behavior.

Moreover, they were sold at high prices one after another. Instead of reducing their reputation, Tottenham Hotspur's reputation has been greatly improved, and many professionals have even ridiculed it as the number one black shop in Europe.

However, I'm afraid even Ye Qiu himself doesn't know that there are indeed people in this world who are not afraid of the dark, so even if everyone says that Tottenham Hotspur is a black shop, there are still some people who are willing to stare at this black shop.

(End of this chapter)