The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 650 Start!
Ye Qiu's speech at the press conference for the foundation stone laying of the Guangdong Tottenham Football School quickly aroused huge repercussions all over the world, especially in China. The speech was highly praised, and even some official media came forward to comment.

"The value of Ye Qiu's speech this time is immeasurable. Although he talked about football, the value revealed at the core is applicable to all walks of life and everyone in society, including the government and officials. "

"All the teams that come to China are for the purpose of improving the team's image and obtaining commercial income, but Ye Qiu, the pride of our Chinese football, has brought back the most advanced football concepts from outside. In the process of groping, it pointed out a way for us!"

"In this era of materialistic desires, in this era of gradual solidification of social classes, in this era of money-only theory, what Ye Qiu conveys is a kind of equality, the equality of officials and citizens, the equality of rich and poor, there is no Who should be superior to whom, and no one should put on a domineering and superior attitude, isn't that what this society lacks?"

In addition to the official media and major media, fans and people from all walks of life also expressed their opinions on Weibo, WeChat and online forums. Almost everyone believed that Ye Qiu's remarks represented a kind of value that is lacking in society today. .

"Many people blamed Ye Qiu, thinking that he is now rich, prestigious, and has no back pain when he speaks, but have they ever considered that when Ye Qiu went to Europe alone, did they have the courage? Ye Qiu alone He suffered a cold reception at Ajax, but he relied on his own hard work and persistence to achieve success. Do they have such strength and determination?"

"Ye Qiu, the son of a snack bar owner in Xiamen, is an ordinary person who can only go to a third-rate university. With his own efforts, he has created a world in Europe, and more importantly, he has achieved great success in this society. During the experience and training, I have never stopped my pursuit, and I have never stopped my progress."

"This speech reflects Ye Qiu's summary of his coaching career and social experience over the past ten years, his current mentality, and his views on life, career, success and failure And experience, isn’t this worth learning for everyone? Isn’t it worth thinking about for the rich and the poor?”

The hot discussion caused by Ye Qiu is almost overwhelming in the country. All the newspapers, TV stations, and website forums can be seen everywhere people are analyzing and discussing Ye Qiu's words. There are even rumors that some central After seeing these words, the top leaders almost jumped up and applauded loudly.

Perhaps this remark is about football, and perhaps there are some problems with the narration and wording of this remark, but the meaning revealed in these words is worth thinking about by many people. Should think about it.

On the contrary, it was Ye Qiu who ended the press conference not long after he finished speaking, and then led the team to play a warm-up match against Hengda in Guangzhou. The result was Tottenham Hotspur 7-0 Defeating Hengda showed the strength and level of the world's top teams, and Tottenham Hotspur's warm-up match also ushered in four consecutive victories.

After the game ended, Tottenham Hotspur left Guangzhou and split into two teams. Players such as Sandro went to participate in the Brazil U20 National Youth Team, while other players went to Amsterdam to participate in the annual Amsterdam Invitational.

The two teams invited by Ajax this time are Juventus in Serie A and Borussia Dortmund in Bundesliga.

After Tottenham Hotspur arrived in Amsterdam, they took a short break and started a warm-up match. The first game was against Juventus. As a result, Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus, which has attracted much attention from fans, ended 0: 0's boring battle is over.

Not only that, but in the second cup game, Tottenham Hotspur lost 0:2 to the defending Bundesliga champion Borussia Dortmund.

Klopp said in the post-match press conference that the current Tottenham Hotspur team is not at its best, while Ye Qiu said with a smile that Dortmund's strength is indeed very good, and the team's The age structure is also very reasonable. I think Dortmund will be a very powerful rising star in the European arena.

After the end of the two only weighty and convincing games in the Amsterdam Cup, Tottenham Hotspur not only ended their glory days in Asia, but also attracted some fans' concerns, that is, this team After the North London team sold the entire midfield lineup, how much combat power does the reorganized team have?
As Klopp said, in the Amsterdam Cup Invitational, Tottenham Hotspur's state was not good, not only that, the team's main lineup also did not play, including Cavani, Messi and others who participated The players in the America's Cup match were all refrigerated by Ye Qiu, so this was a semi-main team of Tottenham Hotspur.

So far, Tottenham Hotspur has not shown its strongest main lineup to others, so there has been controversy and discussion about the strength of Tottenham Hotspur.

It's not that Ye Qiu is pretending to be mysterious, but it has a lot to do with Tottenham Hotspur's schedule in the new season.

The first round of Tottenham Hotspur this season is to sit at White Hart Lane and face Moyes' Everton. The Spurs travel to Manchester United and then host Manchester City.

Going into September, after a fortnight of international breaks, Tottenham Hotspur travel to West Ham, then home to Liverpool, then away to Wigan Athletic, then home to Arsenal, then away Newcastle.

This kind of schedule is definitely a devil's schedule, because Tottenham Hotspur almost touched all the strong teams in the Premier League in the opening stage of the league. Except for Chelsea, six of the eight rounds of the league were against the strong teams in the Premier League. , and even Wigan Athletic and Everton are equally capable teams.

Faced with such a schedule, especially in terms of winning the league championship, Tottenham Hotspur must play from the beginning of the league, otherwise, in the strong dialogue, Tottenham Hotspur will become very disadvantaged.

Because this kind of strong dialogue involves not only three points, but six points one by one. More importantly, this will have a huge impact on the team's morale to win the championship. Well, Tottenham Hotspur is likely to miss the championship and leave the championship ranks early.

At least, everyone is very clear that the fate of four consecutive Premier League titles has not been broken in the past 100 years of history.

Not only is the start of the league a monster, but the schedule in January, February and March is also a nightmare. It has encountered West Ham United, Manchester City, Wigan Athletic, Liverpool, Newcastle, Arsenal, Manchester United, Everton, Stowe Kecheng and Chelsea.

It can be said that if Tottenham Hotspur wants to win the championship, they must survive these two devilish schedules. If they cannot survive these two devilish schedules, then Tottenham Hotspur's ambition to win the championship will be difficult to realize.

Many Tottenham Hotspur fans, including the club's CEO Ron Gourley, expressed dissatisfaction with the team in the media after the schedule was announced, thinking that such a schedule would be harmful to Tottenham Hotspur. It is definitely a torture.

However, the FA has repeatedly emphasized that it is not intentional to trouble Tottenham Hotspur on the schedule, or to artificially create difficulty for Tottenham Hotspur to win four consecutive championships. "Our schedule is drawn randomly, no It is similar to the serpentine arrangement of Serie A, so our schedule sometimes looks chaotic and even lacks science."

"But we have reason to believe that the schedule is just a negligible factor for those teams that want to win the championship. If they are really strong, no matter what kind of schedule they encounter, they can still win the championship. , And those teams that blame the problem on the schedule often lose on strength!"

It does make sense, because the reason why Chelsea lost the championship last season, many people attribute it to the fact that they encountered three strong teams in a row before and after Christmas and ushered in a three-game losing streak, which caused the team's morale to drain. , Chelsea's strength itself is not enough, otherwise, how to explain the three-game losing streak?
After the schedule was released, Tottenham Hotspur began to consider the team's preparations for the start of the league and the period after the winter break. The race schedule draws up a detailed plan, and the plan even includes what type of training will be carried out at what time period, and there are very clear arrangements.

After the arrival of Meier Seman and Demichelis, as well as a group of experts from the former Milan laboratory, the manpower of the research center has also become abundant, so various research and preparations have been carried out. It all went well.

This summer's pre-season training was carried out in strict accordance with the plan submitted by the research center. Ye Qiu believed in his team, whether it was Peter Brandt or the newly joined Meier Seman, etc. People, they all have extremely rich experience, and I believe their plan can help the team better cope with this devil's schedule.

Returning from Amsterdam to London, the team has been resting at the Theobald training base. They are still rehearsing tactics for the new season and adjusting the status of the players, especially those who participated in the Copa America.

Soon, the team ushered in the Community Shield of the Premier League warm-up match, and the opponent was Mancini's Manchester City.

This season, Manchester City continued to strengthen the team's lineup, first poached Nasri and Clichy from Arsenal, then introduced Hargreaves from Manchester United in a free transfer, and introduced from Partizan Belgrade Savage, the strength and combat effectiveness of the entire team have obviously improved compared to last season.

At the very least, the thickness of Manchester City's bench is absolutely astonishing. As long as the team's main lineup is adjusted, it is believed that Manchester City will have a lot to do this season, and it is even very hopeful that they will hit the league championship.

It was in such a strong dialogue that Tottenham Hotspur lost 2:3 at Wembley Stadium, lost to Manchester City, and lost the Community Shield champion. The current situation of Tenham Hotspur is worried.

Ye Qiu still did not have the strongest main lineup for this game. The midfield configuration is Eriksson, Phil Jones and Pirlo, and the defense line is Alba, Nastasic, Kompany and Kay. El Walker, the front trident is Hazzard, Raul and Ribery, and the players who participated in the America's Cup still haven't played.

Although Tottenham Hotspur did not try their best, the team's performance was still good, and they still tended to attack. They fought against Manchester City uncompromisingly, and Pirlo's performance in the midfield Also won the affirmation, both goals are from his planning and director.

But the weak link in the midfield caused by the single midfielder Pirlo, and the double central defender combination of the young Nastasic and Kompany in the defense, all made Tottenham Hotspur's first appearance in England very difficult. There are problems, but more people still feel that with Thiago Silva playing, Tottenham Hotspur's defense will be strengthened.

But how to solve the problem of midfield?Does Vidal have the strength to play?Can his arrival strengthen Tottenham Hotspur's midfield configuration?What about making Tottenham Hotspur's midfield more offensive and defensive?

This is also the concern of all fans, including Tottenham Hotspur fans.

After the team lost to Manchester City, Ye Qiu, as usual, accepted one-on-one interviews with The Times and The Guardian, saying that he thought the team’s preparations so far had gone smoothly, and he was impressed with the current situation of the team. Satisfied and feel relieved about staffing.

"You know, being a manager is not the same as being a fan or being a reporter, the problems we see are different, it's because we stand in different angles, I need to think more, and even I need to make some decisions at some point. At the same time, I need to know how to adjust the state and psychology of the players so that they can play a threat in important games.”

"Of course, I don't mean to criticize the fans and reporters. For the fans, I want to say that I like England fans, but for some people who attack us as soon as we lose, it seems that we have to be rendered as if we are going to be relegated. As a football journalist, I can only say that the only thing I agree with you is your right to speak."

Regarding the devil's schedule for the new season, Ye Qiu also said in an interview that he really attaches great importance to it, because this schedule is just at the beginning of the league, and if it is not played well, it will affect the entire league.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, many Tottenham Hotspur fans hope that you can continue the team's unbeaten record. You must know that you are currently unbeaten in 58 games, which is far from the record set by Chelsea you led back then. Also, the [-]-game unbeaten record of AC Milan coached by Capello is very close, what do you personally think?"

The famous young reporter Sean Ingle of the Guardian interviewed Ye Qiu in his office.

"If I say that I don't value this record, you will definitely call me hypocritical!" Ye Qiu's words made both himself and Sean Ingle laugh, "And I believe that Tottenham Hotspur fans No one wants to hear such words, but I still say that, sometimes we have to make trade-offs."

"Of course, we will go all out in every game, we all want to win every game, but sometimes we have to think clearly, because as the team's head coach, I need to stand on a more Think and look at all issues at a high level."

"So, for the record, I can only say that we will go all out!"

Sean Ingle nodded after hearing this, "A reader wrote to my column, and he asked me to ask you, in the 100-year history of England's top league, no team has ever won four consecutive championships. Do you think your team has this possibility? Or, how much confidence do you have in winning this season?"

After hearing this, Ye Qiu thought about it, "I can't answer this question right now, because the league hasn't started yet."

"I have always felt that the league is a process of building confidence, so I said that the start is very important, because a good start can bring us stronger self-confidence, and we have undergone some major changes this season. It's going to get better, but it's going to take games, real games to show that."

"I want to say that I am confident that I can help the team win the championship, but the league is very long. I don't know what will happen in this process, but I still believe that I, my players, and our entire coaching staff, They were able to overcome all difficulties well and win the league championship!"

Four days after Ye Qiu accepted the exclusive interview, the Premier League finally kicked off gradually.

The opening game of the league is Wigan Athletic sitting at home against newly promoted Southampton.

The Saints led by Ko Adrianse have achieved the feat of being promoted every year in the past two seasons, and this young team has also emerged a group of outstanding youth players, and Ah Driance didn't make too many signings this summer. He still chose to stick to the lineup he had in the Championship, but only adjusted some positions.

However, in the first game of the league, the Saints still drew 1:1 with Wigan Athletic in the away game.

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United beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 away but paid the price of Nemanja Vidic's injury, while Tottenham drew 1-1 at home to Everton to make their debut Messi scored a goal and Raul, who started as a center forward, contributed an assist.

Thiago Silva's comeback has consolidated Tottenham's defense, and with Alves' comeback to play on the right, Tottenham's overall strength has been strengthened, but the midfielder's The problem still hasn't been resolved, and the midfield composed of Ramsey, Phil Jones and Pirlo is still a bit frizzy and weak.

But Manchester City was the most popular in the first round. Mannich's team defeated the newly promoted Swansea 4-0 at home and jumped to the top of the Premier League standings.

But for this round, the fans and the media generally did not pay much attention to it. On the contrary, in the second round of the Premier League, there were two strong dialogues between Arsenal and Liverpool at home, and Manchester United played Tottenham Hotspur at home, which undoubtedly detonated the new season Premier League football market!

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