The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 507 The first defeat of the season
As a football fan, Ye Qiu has always admired an interesting tradition in English football, that is, working without a license, that is, without a professional coaching certificate, but serving as the head coach of a Premier League team. Later, he summed up his experience and thought about it. Think, this is a kind of rebellious psychology, a rebellion against managers!
To some extent, people do need to be managed, because not everyone can clearly know what they want, and often many people don't know until they miss it or get it. Well, oh, it turns out that's what I want, and only a handful of people know how to get it.

It is useless to talk about what I want, what I want, the key is to know how to get it, and that will be helpful to human beings, because everyone can say it, but not necessarily do it.

Just like in the world of football, many people will say, and there are even many people who say it in a big way, but in the end it turns out to be a precedent for nothing, such as Grant at Chelsea, or this one who is sitting next to Ye Qiu now , former England international Gareth Southgate.

Southgate is another example of working without a license in England. He was once highly praised by the English media, thinking that his career is a very good central defender. After retiring, he can become a rising star in English football. Handsome, but the facts have proved that Middlesbrough has been tepid during his coaching years.

Many people say that coaching a wealthy team is not a skill, but coaching a mid-lower team can show its true skills. The reason is simple. A mid-lower team can neither win nor win the championship, but at the same time it cannot Relegation, in the middle and lower reaches of the team where the quality of players is generally not high, the head coach can play his own tactical role.

Ye Qiu felt that this was a bit of nonsense. He dared not say which one was better as the head coach of the middle and lower teams or the top teams, but he could say with certainty that the middle and lower teams were more capable of embodying the role of head coaches. If so, it is nonsense.

And when he really understood the tactical knowledge, management level, etc. a lot of things required for the position of head coach, he really realized that working without a certificate is actually a very stupid and backward appointment method.

The reason is very simple, it is as if you handed over all the power of a listed company to a person who has no business management experience at all, or like the US government, handing over the core position of the president, the national power, to a person who does not even manage alone People who live in a city, this is called absurdity, not boldness!
In a listed company, there are at least many different departments, as well as the board of directors, and other executives who can form constraints, while in the US government agencies, not to mention the big financial groups behind the scenes, there are government agencies Quite a number of departments form constraints on the power of the president, which can ensure that they will not mess around.

But in a football club, who will restrain the head coach?
Everyone knows that Middlesbrough's current lineup is actually not bad, and I dare not say that they can rush to the forefront, but at least they don't need to enter the relegation zone as they are now, because their team is no matter whether it is the defense or the midfield. , all have top Premier League stars with good strength, including Downing, Robert Huth, Adam Johnson and so on.

But now, Southgate will only announce time and time again that the team has no problem and he has found a solution to the problem, but the game has proved time and time again that he cannot solve the problem at all.

The Middlesbrough fans who came to the White Hart Lane even sarcasm in the stands, thinking that Southgate lost only one thing, and that was the trust of the club chairman Gibson. In addition, he even wore underwear. All lost.

To use the cartoons of Middlesbrough fans, it is Southgate who took off his clothes and covered his face with a pair of underwear with Gibson's trust, which shows that Middlesbrough fans are dissatisfied and chilled by him.

When the team is in a good state, you win the game and take down the opponent. This is not your ability. The real measure of a head coach is how you help the team out of the predicament in adversity and crisis.

Compared with Middlesbrough, which just defeated Liverpool 2-0 at home in the last round and won a week of rest, Tottenham Hotspur's situation in this game is obviously more unfavorable because of their long-term multi-line battle , and just lost to Manchester United in the League Cup final and missed the League Cup championship, morale is undoubtedly at a low point.

In this case, before the game, many media felt that Middlesbrough was not completely without the possibility of an upset.

But Ye Qiu made the most daring changes and adjustments in this game. He resolutely chose to let Ribery, who had just returned from injury, return to the starting lineup, but he did not appear in the left winger position he is most familiar with. Instead, let him play the right winger, the left winger uses the teenager Eden Hazard to start, and the single forward is Cavani.

After replacing the starting trident, the midfielder maintained the combination of David Silva and Cesc Fabregas, the midfielder switched to Lucas, and the defense consisted of Arbeloa, Kompany, Thiago? Silva and Kyle? Walker, the goalkeeper is still Peter? Petr Cech.

Such a set of semi-main lineup surprised and amazed quite a few people before the game, because they all knew that this game would be crucial to Tottenham Hotspur, but in this At that time, Ye Qiu chose a large rotation, and he also won the best Messi, Van Persie and Alves, which is really puzzling.

But it was such a lineup that beat Middlesbrough 4-0 at White Hart Lane, pushing Southgate's team further into the abyss of relegation, and it was Tottenham who scored the goal for Tottenham. Cavani opened the scoring, Eden Hazard scored the second and Ribery followed with a brace.

Obviously, Tottenham Hotspur did not lose their competitiveness because of the large rotation. On the contrary, because of the large rotation, Tottenham Hotspur performed quite well in the game, especially Eden? Hazard has almost become Tottenham Hotspur's most threatening player. Although Ribery scored two goals, his performance was not as good as Cavani and Eden Hazard.

So, at this very moment, at White Hart Lane, when the reporter asked Ye Qiu whether he was absolutely confident that he could win Middlesbrough before the game with regard to the large rotation in this game, Ye Qiu said that he Confident but not sure.

"Sometimes we can't play cards with complete certainty, because the game hasn't been played yet, and no one knows the result, but before the game, I have already felt that many players in the team need to rest , because they are at a critical point, both physically and mentally, and they need to relax!"

"Mr. Ye Qiu, Ferguson's Manchester United have performed very well recently. At present, the gap between them and Tottenham Hotspur is only four points, and everyone in Manchester United is ambitious and said to reverse. What do you think? Woolen cloth?"

Ye Qiu laughed after hearing this, "If I thought so, I would definitely say, they are dreaming!"

Everyone present laughed after hearing this, and felt that the words were a bit harsh, but they were relieved.

"What I want to say is that we have indeed encountered a problem recently, but we are already a mature team. I think in our current situation, it is difficult for our opponents to have the opportunity to challenge us. We There is only one enemy, and that is ourselves!"

Another reporter raised his hand, "I think, Mr. Ye Qiu, you are right, but it is true that in the past period of time, your team has also encountered many problems due to multi-line battles, just like the League Cup. Like losing to Manchester United in the final."

"You don't need to emphasize our loss, I know it!" Ye Qiu reminded this reporter who was obviously trying to uncover the scars of Tottenham Hotspur in a more relaxed and joking tone, "but That's all in the past, we are still advancing on the two fronts of the Champions League and the Premier League, I am full of confidence in the future!"

After playing Middlesbrough, we ushered in the second round of the knockout round of the Champions League round of [-] in the middle of the week.

Tottenham Hotspur still use the starting lineup for the first round of the game. The only change in the starting eleven players is at the left-back position, replacing Marcelo with Arbeloa and freezing Robben.

As a result, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Real Madrid 2:0 at their home court, which had completely lost hope of promotion, and eliminated Real Madrid from the Champions League with a total score of 7:0, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

On the second day after the game, UEFA held a draw ceremony at the headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Ye Qiu did not attend this time. Club CEO Peter Kenyon participated on behalf of the team, while Tottenham Tottenham's opponent in the knockout round of the quarterfinals was Sporting Lisbon from Portugal.

This is considered to be the weakest team among all the teams that have reached the quarter-finals, and it can also be regarded as a compensation for Tottenham Hotspur after encountering Real Madrid in the first round of the knockout round. There's also the matchups between Manchester United and Porto, England and Portugal.

The upper half is a duel between England and Spain. Barcelona met Bayern Munich, and Arsenal met Chelsea. The team has the opportunity to monopolize the semi-finals.

But everyone already has a very deep understanding of the strength of the Premier League. In the past two seasons, the Premier League has occupied three seats in the semi-finals of the Champions League, and this season is also very promising to occupy three seats again. With the decline of Serie A, it is very obvious that the Premier League is alone.

After playing Real Madrid and returning to the Premier League, No.20 in the ninth round, Tottenham Hotspur challenged Martin O'Neill's Aston Villa away. Ye Qiu also continued to make a proper rotation for the team and successfully In the opening game, Fabregas and Cavani scored successively to take the lead 2:0.

But in the second half, Aston Villa made several threats, the most threatening one was striker Abang Lahor's one-handed goal, almost in a one-on-one situation, and he was about to be caught It passed, but Cech resolutely abandoned the goal and attacked the ball from Abang Laho's feet, and also tripped Abang Laho.

But the referee thought it was a beautiful attack, so Cech was not penalized for a foul, and Tottenham Hotspur also relied on Cech's saves at critical moments to keep the record of No. 16 consecutive games without conceding a goal.

Cech's clean sheet in this game also made Cech famous. Relying on his 1 consecutive clean sheets, he successfully reached the second place in FIFA's world goalkeeper record list. The active No.1977 is only behind the [-] Vasco da Gama goalkeeper Mazzarope, and it will take at least five games to break Mazarpe's record.

Because there is a one-week break between the No.20 nine rounds and No.30 rounds, Tottenham Hotspur also specially arranged a series of activities to celebrate Cech's record, and arranged for Cech to accept the official website and the media. interview.

Regarding his own record of not conceding a goal, Cech said that he did not take it too seriously, "What I think about most now is how to help the team continue the current unbeaten record and winning momentum. I firmly believe that we will definitely win this season." able to succeed.”

"Being able to break so many records and achieve such results, I feel that I need to thank my teammates and the head coach the most. Without their support and help, I would not have been able to get this honor, so I hope to use more Better performance to repay them, and repay the fans."

Perhaps it was because there were no matches and no news during this week, so the outside media tried their best to dig up news everywhere, but they didn't expect to be dug up by them.

The so-called pervasive Sun reporter photographed Manchester City CEO Gary Cook and transfer consultant Joorabchian going south to London on Wednesday, and talking to Tottenham Hotspur CEO Peter The news of Kenyon's private meeting also released a series of photos and evidence of the meeting.

According to the excavation by the reporter of The Sun, a potential transfer has officially surfaced, that is, by this summer, Leo Messi, the number one star in the Tottenham Hotspur team, will pay 5000 million The super sky-high price of euros to Manchester City will be a super sky-high price that breaks all transfer fee records, and Manchester City will offer Messi a huge salary that is twice as high as he is now, making him completely current in all aspects No.1 in football.

The Sun, this is a well-known newspaper in England. They poached the inside story of Beckham's transfer at the beginning, and provided photos of Peter Kenyon, who was working at Manchester United at the time, meeting with Real Madrid executives, and they also broke out many times. Some explosive inside stories are called pervasive by England fans.

This news from The Sun immediately ignited the global media. On the one hand, everyone was amazed by Manchester City’s big money, and also surprised by Tottenham Hotspur’s operation. In the past few years, Tottenham Hotspur Selling people almost every year, but the overall strength of the team has not been affected at all, instead, the results have been rising steadily.

The number one black shop in Europe, this must be a well-deserved hat for Tottenham Hotspur.

And Ye Qiuwuwu is the most valuable black shopkeeper in this black shop, because without his piercing eyes in scouting players, how could Tottenham Hotspur dare to guarantee that they can sell their star players casually? Woolen cloth?

Regarding the rumors from the outside world, Tottenham Hotspur directly denied it, saying that the team had not received any offers, nor had any contact with Manchester City, but such a statement was obviously not convincing.

Soon, Real Madrid also joined the battle circle. Spanish media revealed that Florentino intends to return to Real Madrid this summer to reshape the Galacticos, and Messi is a vital part of Florentino's superstar strategy , the former chairman of Real Madrid hopes to pack the three superstars of Messi, Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo in one breath, and reproduce the glorious peak of the Galacticos period.

In addition, Barcelona is also joining the fray, but relatively speaking, Barcelona has no way to compare with Real Madrid in terms of transfer fees, let alone the rich and powerful Manchester City, so what Barcelona can give is sincerity and the ability to persuade players. Emotional offensive, so many Catalan media are rumored that Messi will return to Barcelona this summer.

In addition to Messi, there are many players in the Tottenham Hotspur team who are targeted by opponents, such as Gareth Bale. It is reported that Ferguson intends to sell Cristiano Ronaldo. Nam Tottenham introduced Gareth Bale, and from these two transfers, Manchester United should be able to net around 5000 million euros.

But there is also news that Ferguson is already preparing to introduce Lyon's talented striker Benzema, and Chelsea's England star Wayne Rooney is also in Ferguson's consideration. • Ronaldo's money to restructure Manchester United's trident.

In addition, Van Persie, Cesc Fabregas, Alves and Yaya Toure, who has performed very eye-catching this season, have all become popular in the transfer market and have been targeted by many competitors, but Tottenham Tottenham Hotspur have denied these transfers one by one, saying that Tottenham Hotspur have no plans to sell people.

Obviously affected by the overwhelming news hype from the outside world, Tottenham Hotspur played against Guus Hiddink's Chelsea at home in the No. It's terrible, the offense lacks threat, and the defense is not doing very well.

The best performers in the game were two players, one was Beckham who replaced the injured Cesc Fabregas, the Englishman helped Tottenham win Chelsea 1-0 with a direct free kick, while The other was Peter Cech, who performed the best in the game, and he kept Tottenham Hotspur's goal.

In this round, Manchester United lost 0:2 away to Fulham, and they took the lead in falling off the chain.

But in the No.30 round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur's goal finally declared a miss. When they played away against Allardyce's Blackburn, the team paid the painful price of Messi's injury and Kompany's red card. They lost 1:2 to Violence Ben in the away game, and to Ye Qiu's frustration, it was McCarthy who scored the goal for Blackburn.

This Mourinho disciple almost exclusively scored goals against Tottenham Hotspur, which can be called a Tottenham killer!
And this is Tottenham Hotspur's first loss of the season.

(End of this chapter)