The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 782 Let the whole world know our low profile!

How much did Cavani sell for?

This is definitely a topic that is being discussed all over the world, and even the German Bild newspaper predicts that this is likely to be an unsolved football case of the century, because Tottenham Hotspur does not need to announce it to the public, and Real Madrid does not want to announce it to the public.

But everyone knows that Cavani's transfer fee must exceed that of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Not much to say, just focus on one point, that is, Real Madrid is anxious to get this superstar, and has made concessions again and again during the negotiations, which shows that Tottenham Hotspur has an advantage in negotiations, Even three days before the official announcement, Tottenham Hotspur's head of news, Robert Milson, also vowed that the negotiations had broken down and Cavani would stay on the team.

During the entire negotiation process, Cavani and his agent did not come out to say a word, and Real Madrid's negotiations were very passive.

This is completely different from when Cristiano Ronaldo switched to Real Madrid. At least Mendes was very active in those years, and Cristiano Ronaldo's family members also frequently came out to speak.

Therefore, Ferguson has a hunch that this will definitely be a sky-high price!
But when Ferguson was expecting Ye Qiu to reveal the answer, this guy teased him with a heartless smile, "Guess!"

I guess I still have to ask you?

Ferguson was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, this guy is too disgusting, isn't he?
Seeing his angry look, Ye Qiu laughed loudly, "Actually, it's not a lot. The transfer fee for the four players this season, plus the second phase of the Chiswick Office Park project, is almost like this!"

Ferguson opened his eyes a little bit. The four players introduced by Tottenham Hotspur this season cost more than 5000 million euros, and the second phase of the Chiswick office park project has also been reported by the media before. It is said that the investment is [-] million.

Hey, you are so loud, 5000 million euros? !
Ye Qiu saw his shocked expression, not to mention how proud he was. In fact, he himself was surprised by this transfer negotiation. He didn't expect that Real Madrid would agree. Even as early as the beginning of the negotiation, Ye Qiu When Qiu called out the sky-high price of [-] million euros, Peter Kenyon thought it was absurd, because it was impossible, and Real Madrid stopped negotiating for a while because of it.

But later, when Real Madrid's price directly increased to more than 5000 million, plus Florentino's retention, and a lot of contracts waiting to be renewed, Real Madrid came to the door again, and Ye Qiu knew that [-] million was worth it, so After the negotiation, Peter Kenyon clung to this bottom line, and finally he insisted on grinding up the price.

Of course, at present, Real Madrid is directly paying 5000 million in one lump sum, and the remaining [-] million euros will be paid in half a year. Lorentino's credit and this transfer are indeed too amazing, so Tottenham Hotspur agreed and promised to keep it secret.

But soon, Ye Qiu was surprised, because he found that Ferguson was only surprised, but annoyed.

"I knew it earlier, I should have insisted!" Ferguson shook his head helplessly, with a look of regret on his face?
"What do you mean?" Ye Qiu didn't understand at once.

"When they wanted to buy Cristiano Ronaldo back then, David Gill asked me what price to offer, and I said £5000 million, let them go back, at least over [-] million, but David Gill At that time, I thought it was impossible, so I did not raise the price, but lowered the price.”

Speaking of this, Ferguson looked helpless, "Cristiano Ronaldo was only 23 years old at the time, and he was so outstanding. Compared with Cavani now, let alone surpass, but at least he is not much worse. If he If you are willing to pay 5000 million euros for Cavani, you must be willing to pay this price for Cristiano Ronaldo."

Ye Qiu had to admit this, and in fact, although David Gill did a good job in management, in fact, he was far behind Peter Kenyon in terms of team transfer and negotiation operations. At 01:30, this point can be seen from the series of transfer operations after Peter Kenyon left and David Gill took over the team.

Ye Qiu is very familiar with David Gill. He thinks that David Gill may be a very good director of the financial department, but unfortunately, he is not a qualified club CEO, because he lacks football club managers. Industry, a clear judgment of this market.

David Gill is always calm and rational. Many people even think that David Gill's transfer strategy is, no matter who your head coach wants, as long as it is within the budget and I can get it, I will buy it. get it.

But the problem lies precisely here. The vast majority of the football transfer market is not calm and irrational.

Just like Strowman, does Tottenham need him now?
There is no urgent need. Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti originally thought that one Matic would be enough, because Tottenham Hotspur have no shortage of midfielders, but the problem is that you want both Manchester United and Chelsea. Then I will grab it.

The players are young. After I snatch them, I will carve them for a few years.

This is the reality, the reality of professional football!
After Ye Qiu lost the ability of being a time traveler, Tottenham Hotspur would have to follow the path of Ye Qiuhua, and they would have to become like all the rich teams.

Moreover, after the introduction of Strowman, Ye Qiu has enough midfield reserves. He can arrange different tactics and staffing according to different tactical needs and opponents. Moreover, this group of players is still very young. Outside of Luo, the oldest is Vidal, 25 years old, Matic will be 24 years old in August, and all the others are born in the [-]s.

If you count the frontcourt and backcourt, as well as the entire lineup and foundation of the team on loan, what Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti left behind is a huge lineup that aims to hit the championship. After the team enters the new stadium, they can spend tens of millions of euros in transfer fees every year. Is there any doubt about the strength of Tottenham Hotspur?

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Manchester United failed to poach corners in front of Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea's plan to poach Luke Shaw and Azpilicueta also failed, and even Mourinho personally gave Ye Qiu On the phone, blood and tears accused Ye Qiu of seizing love with a knife.

Barcelona failed to poach Neymar, Newcastle and West Ham United failed to poach Lucas Moura, and Manchester City also failed to poach Nastasic. Tottenham Hotspur's entire summer training is like this environment started.

Although the team's training camp was after the Confederations Cup, all the Brazilian internationals, Neymar, Thiago Silva and Marcelo returned to the team for the first time to participate in the training camp, especially Neymar. After the Confederations Cup ended, he participated in Brazil's championship celebration and immediately returned to London to prepare for the new season.

It was sunny in London on this day.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the sun has begun to scorch Theobald's turf unscrupulously.

All the players who walked out of the locker room saw Ye Qiu standing on the training field early, waiting for them to come out.

For a long time in the past, the division of labor between Ye Qiu and the coaching staff was very clear. He participated in the team's tactical drafting and framework design, while Mauro Tassotti was in charge of training and arrangements, and basically assumed the overall responsibility of the team. Various matters, large and small, including the renewal of some players, as well as some external activities of the team.

This is a transitional process. Although Mauro Tassotti is still the chief assistant coach, he has actually assumed most of the duties of the head coach. The only difference is that the person standing on the head coach's command seat is Ye Autumn.

It was really rare to see Ye Qiu standing on the training ground waiting for them like this morning, so, except for a few newly joined players, everyone else quickly ran to the training ground, and everyone who passed by Ye Qiu In front of them, they would all smile at Ye Qiu, shout, "Boss!", and get a slight nod from Ye Qiu, and run aside to warm up.

After everyone in the first team arrived, Ye Qiu didn't say a word. After they finished warming up, they stood in front of Ye Qiu consciously one by one, and all the coaching staff and staff stood behind Ye Qiu. .

Ye Qiu looked calm and calm, looking at every player in front of him, some were familiar and some were unfamiliar, but no matter what, the way these people looked at him gave him a feeling that was hard to describe. Clear satisfaction.

Yes, he can control and even dictate their future to some extent, even though there is only one year left.

But at the same time, he's carrying the kind of pressure these guys put on him.

This world is like this, it is impossible for you to take all the benefits, if you want to get something, you have to pay something.

"As you have read in the newspapers, or heard outside, this is my last season as the head coach of Tottenham Hotspur!" Ye Qiu said in a very calm tone. Saying this, even if there is still a year.

But in the eyes of many players below, these words are very unusual, especially for Ribery, Messi and others. Bailey, he is not young anymore, unless there is another accident, otherwise, he will retire at Tottenham Hotspur.

There are also many people whose careers have just begun, and Ye Qiu may even just occupy the beginning of their careers, such as Mitrovic, but this does not prevent them from looking at Ye Qiu in the eyes , contains a kind of respect, a kind of admiration, and more importantly, a kind of reluctance.

"A few days ago, Mr. Robert Milson, who is the head of the club's press and public relations department, asked me if I should make the final season more grand and louder!" Ye Qiu said Hehe smiled and shook his head, "I don't think it's necessary, I told him, let's keep a low profile."

After a pause, Ye Qiu couldn't help making fun of Ferguson again, "It's like Ferguson, who clearly agreed to retire in 2012, but he didn't win the championship in the end, so he didn't retire again, and insisted on staying until 2013 , I guess he saw that if he continued coaching, it would still be useless to win the championship, so he simply retired in despair!"

Everyone burst into laughter after hearing Ye Qiu's words. In fact, before the 2011/2012 season, Ferguson did say that he would retire after winning the championship, but it was a pity that Manchester United failed to win the championship that year. Stayed for a year, and in the 2012/2013 season, Manchester United's performance did not improve much, but was a bit bad, so Ferguson retired directly.

This can be described as regretful retirement!
"To be honest, I'm very worried. I don't know if my last season will be like Ferguson's." Ye Qiu said with a wry smile. In fact, this is not under his control at all, the key lies in the players.

"No, head!"

"Definitely not!"

"This is absolutely impossible!"

"Don't worry, head, it won't happen at all!"

The players answered Ye Qiu's words very resolutely. Although many of them felt conflicted and didn't want Ye Qiu to retire, they also felt that Ye Qiu must not be allowed to make the same mistakes as Ferguson did, because they It's Tottenham Hotspur, not Manchester United!
"So, today I am here, and to each of you, I have only one sentence to propose our goals for the new season!"

Ye Qiu pointed to the players in front of him, "That is, let the whole world know our low profile!"

There was a burst of applause from the players in the audience.

Sometimes, low-key itself is the most high-profile thing, especially for a team like Tottenham Hotspur, it is almost impossible to keep a low profile.

In fact, Ye Qiu meant another level, that is, this season Tottenham Hotspur will be more pragmatic and focus on the game. He hopes that all players can agree with him and the team's goal, focus on the game, and play in football. On the field, use your strength to tell everyone to defend Tottenham Hotspur's golden sign.

This is undoubtedly not an easy task, especially for Tottenham Hotspur, which has reached its peak in the past two seasons, it is almost difficult to continue its glory this season.

Almost everyone believes that the most important thing for Tottenham Hotspur this season is to complete the succession of the post-midfielder Pirlo era and the handover between Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti, as long as these two things are completed , Tottenham Hotspur's glory can be continued.

This is not easy, because Pirlo has been the core midfielder of Tottenham Hotspur in the past two seasons, and Ye Qiu has been the soul of Tottenham Hotspur in the past seven years. As far as the team is concerned, turmoil will inevitably occur.

How to minimize this impact is also a major test for Tottenham Hotspur.

So when Ye Qiu said low-key, he was actually asking the team to try their best to match the team's results and performance when operating and promoting. After all, if the promotion was too high-profile, it didn't come true in the end, which would be unsightly.

Just like Mourinho, in his first season back in the Premier League, he said that he would challenge Ye Qiu's Tottenham Hotspur and win the championship, but he couldn't even make it to the semi-finals. After the season ended, he was ridiculed by countless media, This is not a good thing.

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Perhaps it was stimulated by Ye Qiu's encouraging remarks before the training camp, or maybe it was really hoped to leave a brilliant mark on Ye Qiu's last season, so during the pre-season training camp, except for a few veterans in the team In addition, all the players are particularly hardworking. As for the veterans, the most important thing for them is to maintain their form and help newcomers.

After training in Theobald for a period of time, the team set off for China to conduct training in Guangzhou.

This is also another trip to Asia after Tottenham Hotspur's trip to North America last summer. With two consecutive seasons of Premier League and Champions League double crowns, Tottenham Hotspur has aroused great repercussions in China, especially Many fans knew that this was Ye Qiu's last season, and they all wanted to keep him.

Outside Tottenham Hotspur's training ground, some domestic fans shout slogans every day, hoping that Ye Qiu can continue to stay and coach, but Ye Qiu is very determined this time. Before the game against the Guangzhou team, he was interviewed by the media At the time, he once again emphasized that his determination to retire has been made for a long time.

"My wife and friends, as well as my family and children, all hope that I can spend more time with them. In fact, I have made the decision to retire for two or three years, but I have been procrastinating because I have been I can't bear to leave!"

Ye Qiu spoke highly of his successor, Mauro Tassotti.

"I don't think Mauro has anything to prove. He is a great player and will be a great head coach. At the same time, I want to reiterate that he will not be the second Ye Qiu, nor will he To be anyone, he will only be himself, Mauro Tassotti, just like his playing career."

"I will not plan anything for Mauro in advance. I think that everyone should have his own choice in everything he does. I respect and understand Mauro's choice. I also believe that his choice can bring him all I want to achieve the purpose, so once I leave, I will not ask about anything on the sports level of the team."

This can also be regarded as Ye Qiu's statement, because any head coach, no matter if he succeeds Ye Qiu or a famous coach like Ferguson, they will often have a kind of pressure and worry, that is, will Ye Qiu and Ferguson criticize him behind his back? Giving pointers?

No one wants to hear this kind of voice, and is willing to accept such a puppet status, so Ye Qiu will step down this time, and he will step back very thoroughly. He will not be involved in all matters of the team's games and team management, at best It is to provide some suggestions and analysis of your own when necessary.

But all of this is based on the willingness of the head coach.

As for his life after retirement, Ye Qiu said with a smile, "I hope that after retirement, I can build a bridge to help more young Chinese players go abroad at the right time to European teams. Going to train and playing there because I believe that if I can make it there, they can too."

"After retiring, I think the one thing I want to do the most is to take my wife and travel around the world!"

(End of this chapter)