The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 709 The Heart of Warcraft
In Theobald on a summer morning, the air is filled with a faint fragrance of grass and flowers.

Early on, the staff cleaned the asphalt road of the training base, as if it had been washed by heavy rain.

Although the Tottenham Hotspur first team got a morning break because of finishing the league and completing four consecutive Premier League titles, Theobald's staff didn't get a break because of it. Still came to the training base to perform duties.

Therefore, walking along the asphalt road from the gate of Theobald, you can see that there are security guards on duty in every guard box, either sitting inside or standing straight outside. They are the most loyal and hardworking of Theobald guard.

When you come downstairs to the training building, you can clearly hear the discussions and even the voices of arguments from the second floor.

"Judging from the performance in the German Cup, their defense is a very serious problem. It is absolutely unimaginable that Dortmund scored five goals!" The voice of the person who said this was not loud, but very strong .

Anyone who is familiar with it knows that this is the voice of Mauro Tassotti. He stayed up at home last night to watch the German Cup match between Bayern Munich and Dortmund in Berlin. At this moment, sitting in the coaching room There are also three people that Ye Qiu specially arranged to go to Germany to watch, including scout Peter Dewissel and two tactical analysts.

They flew back to London overnight from Berlin to attend this coaching staff meeting.

"Alaba, Badstuber and midfielder Gustavo are all in a sluggish performance. From the perspective of staffing, Bayern Munich has the most indispensable wide players. Contento may play, and Lahm can also play. On the left, let Rafinha play on the right, but the problem of central defenders may be more serious."

Following the introduction from the tactical analysis team, Mauro Tassotti said again, "Ram will not go to the left. The most stable attack line for Bayern Munich this season is the right of Ram and Robben. Now that Lahm has gone to the left and dismantled the strongest attack line, it will be difficult for their offense to be effective."

"That's right!" Peter Dewissel also spoke out, his voice was softer, typical of an old man's voice, "Bayern Munich conceded 22 goals in the Bundesliga, and the defense is really good, but it's not the same. Only limited to the Bundesliga, in fact, the performance of this team in the Champions League is not as strong as it seems on the surface, especially the defense."

In the group stage, they met Naples, Villarreal and Manchester City. Bayern Munich conceded five goals in six games. In the first round of the top 0 knockout round, they lost 1:7 away to Basel in Switzerland, but defeated their opponents 0:2 at home. , and in the quarter-finals, they met Marseille 0:2 at home and away. After that, they won Real Madrid 1:1 at home in the semi-finals, but it was more dangerous.

From this series of data, Bayern Munich is at least not as strong as it seems. Their ability to reach the final has a lot to do with the luck of the draw. At the same time, their home game is quite good, but their away results are not ideal. .

So far in this season's Champions League, Bayern Munich has won all six games at home, while they have two wins, one draw and three losses in six away games.

If according to some fans and the media in the past, the Champions League will only appear on those teams that have not lost, then Bayern Munich has already been eliminated, so there is not much convincing for Bayern Munich to reach the final due to the poor away record force.

"I have to remind everyone that the Champions League final will be held at the Allianz Arena!" Fatty Luo usually doesn't speak, but when he sees the coaching staff analyzing Bayern Munich's home and away games, he reminds with a smile. The final was played at home.

Everyone smiled at this, they took advantage of the home game.

"Actually, Bayern Munich may not be on the defensive in the final!" Rene? Meulenstein also said a possibility.

Mauro Tassotti nodded, "That's right, in fact, watching all the home games of Bayern Munich, they insisted on taking the initiative to attack to win, including the game against Real Madrid, they had more ball possession than Real Madrid 9% of the ball possession time, regardless of the pass success rate or the intensity of the attack, are significantly higher than the away game."

"So, I think that Bayern Munich may not be able to contain our offense defensively, but they may conversely, take an offensive, use their home advantage to attack us, and take over the initiative of the game!"

It should be said that there are only 10 and [-] minutes in the final, and there is a chance for any possibility for both sides. Even the tactics of this game may adopt some unexpected and fresh elements. Heynckes' coaching level is still quite good , No one knows what kind of tactics he will adopt in this crucial battle.

While the coaching staff and the tactical analysis team were discussing, Ye Qiu walked up to the second floor, stood at the door of the coaching room, and lightly opened the door of the coaching room a few times, facing the assistants. Smiled, "Don't be so nervous, it's just Bayern Munich, nothing special!"

Everyone laughed when they saw how easy he said. Their team has a lot of experience in the Champions League, especially in the finals. They have at least two or three finals experience, with both successes and failures.

"The people in the analysis team will give me the most detailed analysis report of Bayern Munich before today, as well as their most likely starting list, as well as the technical analysis of each player, and make it as soon as possible. Analyze the video, in the next few days we will focus on analysis and targeted training for Bayern Munich!"

"Understood!" Several members of the analysis team nodded and agreed. This is also their most important job on weekdays.

After all, no matter how nervous you are, it’s the Champions League final, which only happens once a year. Many teams and many head coaches can’t even play a final in their entire lives, and their assistants are happy that the team can participate in the final. Can you ignore it?
In Ye Qiu's words, the Champions League final is the kind of game that you don't need to mobilize or motivate at all, and everyone will pay enough attention to it.

"Roland!" Ye Qiu looked at Roland Shepas, "Send a ticket to the Champions League final to all the players and the youth team, even our players on loan, and give Delo Ba and Nesta sent tickets, next season, they will be our players!"

When everyone heard the news, they were surprised at first, but soon became happy.

Drogba performed very well at Chelsea this season, especially in the second half after he decided not to renew his contract. He played another wave of outstanding state, while Nesta is the main central defender of AC Milan, but currently There was also the issue of renewal.

These two players are very good veterans, they are not young, but they can be used again, and more importantly, Raul has decided to go to Qatar to play, and the joining of Drogba can ensure the strength of the team's center position , and Nesta's joining is to give the team's central defender a stable third person.

Of course, everyone knew very well that there was another level of consideration for Ye Qiu's introduction of these two veterans, and that was statistics.

Undoubtedly, the veteran veterans, their bodies are indeed bad, and some of their skills have degenerated, but they are the most shrewd and smartest players in football. Their awareness of playing football is undoubtedly the highlight of their careers. the pinnacle.

"Mauro!" Ye Qiu looked at Mauro Tassotti again, "Starting from this training session this afternoon, we will adopt closed training, and no one is allowed to enter the front line of Theobald Training Base In the team training area, I hope to give the team a peaceful preparation period, we need to lose everything we have achieved in the past season, including the championship!"

Mauro Tassotti was well aware of the necessity of this, so he nodded in agreement.

If the players are still immersed in the joy of winning the league championship, if they are still immersed in the surprise of the team's 9-0 victory over Barcelona in two rounds, then they will be in a fog in the Champions League final where they cannot see the situation between the enemy and ourselves , Only by letting go of everything you have achieved in the past, can you know what you are going to face next and how to face it.

After explaining these things, Ye Qiu took a deep breath, "Everyone, for a match like the Champions League final, tactics, skills and personal strength are not the key factors that determine the outcome of the match. The key lies in the passion and willpower of the players. We need to stimulate the passion and willpower of the players in the next five days, and let them regain their hunger for the Champions League. This is the focus of our next work !"

Ye Qiu's experience in the Champions League final is too rich. He knows better than anyone else that tactics, technology and personal strength are indeed some important factors for a team to win, but these are not the key points, because it is the Champions League final. The Battle of Tianwang Mountain.

In this kind of game, the strength gap between the two sides will not be too big, because those who can pass five levels and kill six generals will appear in the Champions League final. If you say that the strength is poor, who will believe it?Therefore, the outcome of this kind of game will not depend on the tactics and the strength of the team, but on who is more passionate, who has more fighting spirit, and who is more tenacious.

Because of this, Ye Qiu specially arranged for Roland to prepare a killer move.

"I sincerely look forward to being able to win the third Champions League in team history with everyone!"

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Many people say that Drogba has become Chelsea's biggest and most troublesome problem.

For this, the Elephant King of Côte d'Ivoire is proud and proud of himself, because there are not many people who can do this.

As early as half a year ago, Drogba suspended the contract renewal negotiations with Chelsea, but that was more of a negotiating tactic to express his dissatisfaction with the conditions offered by Chelsea, but Chelsea also decided to stop negotiating with Germany. The renewal of Robba's contract turned to intend to introduce Drogba's successor, especially when he went to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations in January.

But with the return of Drogba, he began to rely on his own hard work and diligence, as well as maintaining a good state. Although he often could not play the main force in the league, in some key games, he relied on the support of Warcraft. Let Chelsea win the game by showing off their power. For example, Chelsea can beat Liverpool to win the Europa League championship, relying on Drogba's frequent goals in the knockout rounds and finals. This championship has also become Chelsea's fig leaf this season.

Countless Chelsea fans have publicly appealed on the official website and Stamford Bridge Stadium, hoping that the team can renew the contract of Drogba and keep the Ivory Coast king instead of letting him leave the team. Many people even think that Drogba is currently The state is even more reliable than Torres, who was introduced at a high price.

But after the team won the Europa League, CEO Pini Zahavi announced that Drogba had refused to negotiate with Chelsea on contract renewal, and Drogba's agent also said that Warcraft would Leaving this summer.

This has also become the most attention-grabbing news in European football. Drogba's free agency will undoubtedly trigger a battle for many teams in the transfer market. As previously disclosed by the media, the relationship between Drogba and Chelsea The clause of not being able to switch to the rival team in time was eventually proved to be a false rumor, and Drogba has publicly declared more than once that he hopes to return to play under the command of his mentor Ye Qiu.

"Being able to play for Ye Qiu is the most honored thing in my career, even if it doesn't cost me money!"

Drogba's public outpouring of favor is also seen as a positive signal by the outside world, but Chelsea, including Lampard and Terry, are calling on the top management to keep Drogba, but unfortunately, the persuasion of these players Neither worked.

And when the season ended, Chelsea announced that Mourinho would return to Stamford Bridge. On the day the latter returned to London, he made an appointment with Drogba. .

"Didier, I hope you can stay. I have already told the management that I can give you a two-year fixed contract and a one-year floating contract. At the same time, we can also talk about salary. What do you think? "

Coaching Inter Milan in Serie A has put Mourinho under tremendous pressure. His hair and beard have become gray and he looks much older, but it adds a few old charms, especially when he speaks, without Instead of the vigor of the past, it has added a bit of restraint and maturity.

Drogba played under Mourinho, and he has a good relationship with Mourinho, and Mourinho knows how to use him, but he still shook his head, "I'm sorry, Jose, I There is no way to promise you!"

"I know!" Mourinho nodded, "You made an agreement with Ye Qiu, but it was just a verbal promise, if you are willing to stay, we can give you all the conditions that Tottenham Hotspur promised you, including salary In terms of the length of the contract, I believe that with their style of work in the past few years, it is impossible to give you a high salary. At the very top, it is a weekly salary of [-] pounds, oh, no, it must not be that high."

Drogba smiled bitterly. It has to be said that Mourinho knows Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur very well.

Indeed, after switching to Tottenham Hotspur, Drogba's salary has dropped a lot, but that is what he is willing to do.

"If you're willing to stay, I'll be the bad guy. I'll talk to Ye Qiu in person. I believe he won't object!" Mourinho thought that he would be able to convince Drogba with such a high salary.

But who knows, after he finished speaking, Drogba shook his head, "I'm sorry, Jose, I can't agree!"

After a pause, the Ivorian smiled naively, showing his white teeth, "You know, I respect Ye Qiu very much. As I said, I would like to play in his team even if I don't pay him money. So, For me, to finish my career at Tottenham Hotspur is a fantastic thing."

He will never forget that it was Ye Qiu who brought him from Ligue [-] to the Premier League back then, and again and again, when he was under pressure, he always believed in him and helped him get rid of his problems one after another And defects, so that he eventually became the world's top center, became the nightmare beast in the eyes of all defenders.

Without Ye Qiu, there would be no Drogba!

"Of course, I also respect you very much, and I am very happy to cooperate with you, but, Jose, if you came to the team half a year ago, I would definitely promise you to stay, but unfortunately, now I only have one idea , that's going to Tottenham Hotspur."

When Mourinho heard Drogba say this, his attitude was so firm, he knew it would be difficult to make Warcraft change his mind.

He knows Drogba very well. This person is very courageous, big in stature, tough in body, but very careful in his heart. Every time he makes a decision, he must think carefully, and once he makes a decision, then he He would not easily change his decision, especially when the matter involved his respected Ye Qiu.

Mourinho is well aware of Ye Qiu's status in the hearts of some Chelsea players, such as Lampard and Terry.

The reason is very simple. It was a preconceived complex. It was Ye Qiu who led them, a group of second-rate players in the eyes of everyone, to complete the transformation from second-rate to first-rate and then to top superstars, so they were very grateful to Ye Qiu in their hearts, and even Think of him as your lifelong mentor.

Under such circumstances, no matter how well Mourinho did and how good he was to them, it would be difficult to change this complex in their hearts. He already had a deep understanding, so he told Villas-Boas that his biggest regret was arriving late at Chelsea.

Although Mourinho doesn't know why Ye Qiu uncharacteristically wants to introduce several veterans, such as Raul before, Pirlo last season, and now Drogba and Nesta, but he knows very well that in the average For Tottenham Hotspur at such a young age, veterans can also play a huge role.

So his first thought was that after Drogba left, Ye Qiu must not have the opportunity to persuade Lampard and Terry again, so he decided that the first thing after coaching Chelsea must be to stabilize the situation. Live two veterans, they are the cornerstone of Chelsea.

"Didier, when you see Ye Qiu, remember to tell me that next season I will challenge him for the supremacy of the Premier League!"

After a pause, Mourinho said again: "Also, remember to tell him not to leave the position of head coach so early, otherwise the Premier League will not be fun!"

"Oh, by the way, help me get some tickets to the Champions League final!"

After finishing speaking, Mourinho smiled a little bit.

Second Monk Drogbazhang couldn't figure it out. Is this still the same Mourinho who is always with Ye Qiu?

(End of this chapter)