The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 693 Going to the Three Treasures Hall

To put it bluntly, Ye Qiu never took the match with Arsenal too seriously.

To Ye Qiu, Arsenal seems to be a team whose strength has declined to the point where they can only compete for the top four. The reason why they can still compete with teams such as Newcastle and West Ham with a strong lineup The higher strength is mainly because they still have Wenger, and they still have a system and background that they have insisted on for many years.

Otherwise, with this lineup alone, Arsenal will not be much better than Everton and other teams.

Sometimes, Ye Qiu also felt very strange, because according to the laws of football clubs, Arsenal should further increase the team's budget, increase investment, introduce high-level players, and further strengthen the team's strength. , at least to ensure the top four in the league, but they don't seem to plan to do so.

This is indeed a very puzzling thing, because if you cannot ensure the top four in the league and cannot participate in the Champions League consecutively, who will regard Arsenal as a giant after a few years?Where is the attraction of the Gunners to some high-level players?
But Ye Qiu will not get to the bottom of this issue, because he is very clear that no one in this world can know everything. Regarding the selection of Arsenal's board of directors and management, Wenger will not say, and neither will Ye Qiu. To ask, this is their own business.

As the head coach and chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, Ye Qiu's responsibility is to manage his three-acre land well.

Standing in the coaching area of ​​the visiting team at the Emirates Stadium, you can easily feel the anger from the Gunners fans in the stands behind you. Maybe they are not only angry at Tottenham Hotspur, the rival team, but also venting their anger. With anger towards the club management and even Wenger.

Several seasons have passed. It has been almost six years since we moved to the Emirates Stadium in 06. The financial reports of each season clearly show that the team is not completely poor enough to sign. Why did it lead to today's This kind of result?

Is it a management problem?Or Wenger's problem?Or, is there a problem on both sides?

"Hello, Mr. Ye Qiu!" An Englishman who was about the same height as Ye Qiu walked out of the player tunnel.

It seems that he should have specially taken the player tunnel under the elevator in the stands, and he must have notified Arsenal in advance.

"Oh, Mr. Pierce!" Ye Qiu turned around and saw Stuart Pierce, the head coach of the England U21 national team, who was also a native of England.

Pierce's most glorious years were in Nottingham Forest. It should be regarded as another representative player of Nottingham Forest after two consecutive Champions League championships. Nottingham Forest fans regard him as one of the team's greatest captains. Like the players, Pierce also failed to die in Nottingham Forest, wandering in Newcastle, West Ham United and Manchester City later in his career.

There is a very interesting phenomenon in English football, that is, they are very supportive of local coaches, so similar to Pardew, Allardyce, Redknapp, Pierce and other local coaches, no matter what their previous coaching performance is, and regardless of their What is their strength? All in all, they will definitely be able to get laid off soon and then get a job again, with high salaries and good treatment.

So some people joked that England's head coaches are just like civil servants in China, they are all iron rice bowls.

Stewart Pierce is undoubtedly a rising star among England's local coaches, even though he is already in his 40s.

"What a wonderful game!" Stuart Pierce praised with a smile.

Ye Qiu smiled faintly. He didn't doubt that Pierce would be hypocritically flattering, because the head coach of the England U21 national team had expressed his admiration for Tottenham Hotspur many times, and this game Tottenham Hotspur The performance is also really good.

"I didn't expect you to appear in the stands. Otherwise, I believe many players would perform better!" Ye Qiu said with a smile. second largest figure.

And this year's situation is a bit different. England is the host of the London Olympics. This time England is ambitious and wants to make a difference. All rookie players of the team's age are recruited to form a team to compete for the Olympic championship.

I still remember that in China, many so-called experts and journalists said that foreign countries do not pay attention to rankings and achievements. This is absolutely nonsense. They also pay attention to rankings and championships. After many years of professional football, it is more rational to look at many issues.

Just like the United Kingdom, for this London Olympics, they proposed to gather the most outstanding young people from the four regions of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to compete in one team and strive to win the championship at their own home court.

Sometimes Ye Qiu thinks that this is actually a kind of inferiority complex. He regards some ordinary problems and shortcomings as his own national inferiority, and thinks that other people's must be good and perfect. A kind of extreme inferiority complex.

Going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, Pierce would not come to meet Ye Qiu for no reason, so after the two joked for a while, they got straight to the point, he was obviously here for the Olympic team.

"How is David doing recently?" Pierce and Ye Qiu stood side by side on the side of the court. The players of both teams had already gone back to the locker room. staff member.

Ye Qiu took a look at Pierce. Pierce had included Beckham in the 35-man roster for the Olympic team, but only 18 could participate in the Olympic Games, and Beckham's most promising was three overage spots.

"I can only say that if you give him a chance, he will definitely repay you!" Ye Qiu also has no way to guarantee Beckham's state at that time. To be honest, Beckham is not young, he hasn't played many games, and his state There is no way to guarantee it, but he still insists on coming to the training ground to train hard every day, with only one purpose, the European Cup and the Olympics, especially the Olympics.

He is the image ambassador of the London Olympic Games and a banner figure in the British sports world.

"You know, sometimes to form a team, what you need to see is not only the state, but also a kind of spiritual strength!" Ye Qiu said this not only to remind Pierce, but also to help Beckham intercede. "Some teams are very strong, but they lack the desire to win and lack fighting spirit. They don't care about the Olympic Games. How much can such people play in the game?"

"I have no way to say how much state David can maintain, but I can be sure that he will be the most desperate and hardworking one. Even if you keep him on the bench, he will try his best to show you !"

For this, Pierce is very sure. Beckham said as early as when he joined Tottenham Hotspur that year that he only had one purpose in returning to the Premier League, the national team and the Olympics. At that time, Beckham was in the The last glory of his career, especially the half season after joining Tottenham Hotspur, almost played his peak state.

But that half-year looked a bit like a flash in the pan, and then he quickly became a substitute, and as more and more high-level players joined, Beckham's position in Tottenham was getting deeper and deeper. , can only get the chance to play in some tasteless games and cup games, but his performance is still very conscientious.

"Actually, I'm also in a difficult situation!" Pierce sighed helplessly. He is also under a lot of pressure now.

The whole country hopes that he can lead the team to win the championship. At the same time, it brings together young rookies from four regions of the UK. If formed, it will definitely be the most powerful British Olympic team in history.

Gareth Bale, Ramsey, Walcott, Wilshere, Kyle Walker, Sturridge, Cleverley, Smalling, Phil Jones, Gibbs, Andy ? Carroll, Rodwell and others are all players with rich experience in the game and have been fully trained. They form an Olympic team. They are well blended, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the strongest.

But it is precisely because of how powerful the team is that the outside world places high expectations on the team. Pierce naturally has a heavy burden on his shoulders, which puts him under tremendous pressure, but the most important thing is the restrictions on players.

Of course, Ye Qiu knew what Pierce meant. His embarrassment was not just about whether Beckham was selected for the final squad. The discussion on this issue was currently divided into two factions. One faction supported Beckham's selection and believed that he was the most influential in the UK. The star of the team is also the spiritual strength of the team, but the other faction believes that Beckham's poor form will only drag the team down.

But what really made Pierce difficult was the selection of materials.

"During the BJ Olympics, many teams sent their strongest lineups, and they all achieved good results, so the FA is willing to form such a national Olympic team to participate in the local Olympics. But the current resistance shows that it is very difficult to proceed!" Pierce said to Ye Qiu, as if he was looking for support.

Ye Qiu smiled when he heard it. During the BJ Olympics, Argentina, Nigeria and other teams played their main players. Argentina even sent out Messi. In addition, Aguero, Riquelme and other superstars also participated in the competition. In the end, Argentina won the final.

Of course, many people look at BJ's Olympic men's football team and only think that the Argentina Olympic team and the Nigeria Olympic team are very good and have reached the finals, but they don't see that they are the most powerful main lineup. But other teams are not, which leads to a big gap in strength between each other.

The FA has also learned from the experience and lessons of the BJ Olympics. In addition, this time the Olympics will be held in London. They hope to win the championship locally. Therefore, they proposed to gather players of the right age from four regions of the UK to participate in the competition and form the strongest team. A large lineup to compete for this Olympic champion.

It should be said that ideals are good, and ideas are also good, but Ye Qiu is unlikely to agree, not only him, including Ferguson, Wenger, Benitez and others, as long as there are players of the right age in the team to play the main force. , basically it is impossible to agree, the reason is very simple, the schedule.

2012 is a very sad year, the European Cup will be held in June, the Olympic Games will start at the end of July, that is to say, there is almost no break between the two, and the Premier League will start in mid-August, in other words It is impossible for the players to have enough rest time, and they may even be unable to return to the team in time before the league starts because of the Olympics.

It is as if in the current Tottenham Hotspur team, Kyle Walker and Phil Jones are both international players of the England national team and players of Olympic age. Among them, Kyle Walker is still the main force, and all countries that will participate in the European Cup Team competition, and if they play the Olympic Games again, it almost means that they will not get rest throughout the summer and miss the team's training camp.

If it's just like this, then it's not a big problem. After all, neither Kyle Walker nor Phil Jones is irreplaceable in the Tottenham Hotspur team. Alves is the team's main right back, and Phil Jones For the time being, I can't play the main players, let alone the core players, so the impact on Tottenham Hotspur is not very big.

But the real problem is that if this hole is let go, the Brazilian Football Federation has previously demanded that Neymar, Coutinho, Sandro, Lucas Moura, Marcelo, Alves and Thiago? In addition, Uruguay also hopes to allow Cavani to participate as an overage player of the team.

At present, Tottenham Hotspur is arguing with these football associations. If Ye Qiu comes forward to support and appeal for Stuart Pierce, what will other football associations say?What reason does Tottenham Hotspur have to refuse?

Of course, as a player of the right age, if the Olympic team wants to be recruited, then Ye Qiu has no way to refuse. What he can refuse is an overage player. But the problem is that, similar to Cavani, there are no games throughout the summer and he is resting. Ye Qiu had no way to refuse the request to participate in the Olympics, because it would be very difficult for any head coach to prevent players from playing for their country.

This is also where Tottenham Hotspur are currently contradictory, and this has too much impact on the start of the next season.

Under such circumstances, all Ye Qiu could do was to manage his own affairs, instead of pleading for Pierce. At least the British Olympic team had nothing to do with Ye Qiu, and he had no need to stand up for Pierce.

"Stuart!" Ye Qiu further drew himself closer to Pierce, "I can promise you, Kyle Walker, Phil Jones, or even Ramsey, if you want to be recruited into the team, I can do it." Let them go, and even allow them to participate in two major competitions, but for a period of time in between, they must participate in the team's training camp!"

This is already Ye Qiu's bottom line. If he hadn't considered the good relationship with the Football Association in the past, Ye Qiu would definitely not have done this.

Of course, if Ye Qiu made such a promise to Pierce, Ferguson would definitely be furious, because his team also has many players of the right age for the Olympic team, and Rooney is likely to be transferred to become an overage player.

Pierce thought about it for a while, and it was not a big problem. With Kyle Walker and Phil Jones in charge, plus Welsh Ramsey, the strength of England's entire midfield has been consolidated and strengthened. These three players His strength is the best among his peers, especially Kyle Walker and Ramsey, both are outstanding players in their respective positions.

After thinking of this, Pierce chuckled, "Originally I planned to give one of the overage quotas to right back Richards, but if Kyle Walker is willing to participate, I hope Beckham can also participate, what do you think?"

Is this reciprocal?

Ye Qiu nodded and smiled, "You can figure it out yourself!"

"By the way, how about Nick Powell?" Pierce asked.

This young player has played many times this season. He can play multiple positions in the midfield, but he plays best in the middle. They are all optimistic about him becoming Pirlo's successor. Even Pirlo has praised Nick Powell many times, thinking that this young player has unlimited potential.

"There's nothing wrong with playing in the Olympics!" Ye Qiu gave his answer with a smile.

This young player has been ruthlessly carved in Tottenham Hotspur for several years. Now he has excellent skills and awareness, but his body is weaker. A playmaker in Turnham's midfield isn't out of the question either.

Of course, judging from the current ranking, Sandro, who has been stimulated to a certain degree of organization and passing ability, is more advanced. From the perspective of potential, Pogba, who is tall but skilled, also fits Ye Qiu's taste , Ye Qiu also tried to let him play in the midfield organization, and his performance was also very good. This is another development path for Pogba.

This is also a characteristic of training young players, that is, try more, observe more, and finally find a path that is most suitable for his development, because some players may be mediocre in a certain position, but they may become geniuses in another position.

"I'm also considering adding him to the roster!" Pierce said with a smile.

After Ye Qiu sent Pierce away, he was still wondering, do all England's famous football teams have such a hobby?Or, do they all have such preferences?

During the World Cup in Germany, Eriksson controversially brought in the young Walcott, who had almost no professional game experience, and then almost every major competition had to hype a few local rookies to see who would become The next Owen, Rooney or Walcott.

Now that Pierce wants to bring 17-year-old Nick Powell into the Olympics, Ye Qiu thinks this is a kind of gamble?But considering the current situation in England, Ye Qiu feels that players like Nick Powell are indeed what England needs and lacks.

Many people have been wondering why England has so many stars, but the results of the competition are so bad?

They feel that this is a star-making project of the British media, which exaggerates the role of local stars too much, but looking at the entire European arena, almost local players are expensive, which is a common phenomenon, and the star-making project, which country? The media doesn't make stars?If they don't make stars, what do they eat?What to drink?
In the final analysis, it is still a word, the lack of technical players, especially the lack of midfield playmakers.

Even the best Carrick, Gareth Barry and others in the UK, compared with the same type of organizational midfielders in Europe, the gap is still quite obvious. If it is in the Premier League, their British midfielders The flaws are not so obvious, but if it is enlarged to the European arena, the flaws and deficiencies will be exposed.

Today's Premier League is gradually integrating into the European continental system, whether it is in terms of technical and tactical styles or referee enforcement standards, but the lack of organizing midfielders cannot be reversed overnight.

Wilshere can be regarded as Wenger's best local work since he came to the Premier League more than ten years ago. Nick Powell is the best local rookie in Tottenham Hotspur's youth academy. They almost all represent the future of England's midfielders. trend.

(End of this chapter)