The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 296 Positioning: Substitute!
Frankly speaking, Ye Qiu has always felt that he is definitely not like a businessman, because he lacks the character of a businessman.

Decisiveness, courage, commitment, courage, adventure... He has all these spiritual qualities that a businessman should have, but there is one thing that a businessman must have, but he doesn't have it, and that is ruthlessness!

For the sake of profit, he could sacrifice everything at critical moments, even including the people around him, which Ye Qiu couldn't do.

For Ye Qiu, affection is very important, not just family affection, love, and friendship, but even his relationship with the team, players, fans, staff, etc., as well as his treatment of employees and subordinates in the company. emotion.

From the point of view of being a human being, although Ye Qiu is not a good person, at least he can be regarded as affectionate and righteous. However, from the point of view of business, Ye Qiu is that kind of sentimental. For the leader of a company, not only Not a good thing, but a bad thing.

Therefore, Ye Qiu has never been involved in the company's management. He is well aware of his weaknesses and shortcomings, so he never criticizes him and leaves everything to Elisa, and the latter has not let him down. Both companies are well-managed and their businesses are growing bigger and bigger.

But now, after having a long talk with Eliza, he also feels that further formalization of the company is absolutely beneficial to the company, and the joining of professional talents can further improve the company's shortcomings and weaknesses.

With Ye Qiu's approval, Eliza also decided to let it go, and she also wanted to use what Ye Qiu earned from speculating in oil futures before, plus the money Ye Qiu injected into the company, in addition to leaving a part of the company In addition to business needs, there are more than 1 million euros left, and she plans to use all of them for short-term investment.

Now Ye Qiu's assets are already quite a lot. Leaf Technology, apart from a few domestic properties, has a fixed property in London and Dubai. Now the company is not small. In the future, if it can really lead to a hot sale, the market value must be dozens of times, or even a hundred times higher than it is now.

In addition, he also has stocks invested in Apple. He bought it at 7 yuan back then, and the total value is more than 1 million. Now Apple's IPOD can be said to dominate the world. Even computers are selling well, and the stock price is also rising. However, in the past two years, because of Jobs' cancer, Apple's stock price has plummeted, and Ye Qiu is still holding it in his hands.

Jobs has already decided to undergo surgery. If according to Ye Qiu's previous life, Jobs returned to the company in early 05, and then Apple split its shares into two, then Ye Qiu's current stocks will also become more expensive because of this. It is valuable, because at the beginning of 2006, Apple's single share price was close to 80 yuan.

In other words, by that time, Ye Qiu's Apple stock price may exceed 20 billion euros.

Of course, this is the history Ye Qiu is familiar with. It is still uncertain what will happen at that time, but Ye Qiu already has his own ideas. If we want to develop smart phones, and the scale is so large, no one knows what will happen when the time comes.

So he decided that he would sell the stock when Apple's stock price rose to almost the same level, so that even if he was crippled all his life, he would no longer have to worry about eating, drinking and having fun.

And he also decided that after selling off the shares in Apple, he will buy a football club of his own, and then rely on his own strength to gradually bring this team into the top giants in Europe!
On the second day after Chelsea arrived in Seattle, the team ushered in their first warm-up match in the United States.

To Ye Qiu's surprise, the fans in the United States didn't seem to react too strongly to this kind of football match. The scene of crowds that he was expecting did not appear. The stands were a little empty, and it seemed that they were not enthusiastic enough.

Against Martin O'Neal's Celtics, Ye Qiu didn't dare to be careless at all. The strength of this team is not bad.

The goalkeeper Van der Sar, the defense is Evra, Cannavaro, Terry and Gallas, the midfielder is still Davis and Makelele, and the front attack players are Ribery, Joe Cole and Rooney, the lone striker is Drogba.

This lineup is also the starting lineup for the first warm-up match, but right back Sun Jihai was replaced by Gallas.

Although both Davis and Makelele are defensive players, in fact Davis has a strong impact, a large defensive area, and has certain characteristics in advancing with the ball, while Makelele is more about scoring the ball. Very skillful, especially for the two-way ball.

Without Deco, Chelsea's midfield has obviously become faster and more impactful, but it lacks the calmness of Deco when he was in charge, and has a little more urgency, so Chelsea played against the Celtics at the beginning of the game. Launched a violent impact.

In the 16th minute, Franck Ribery broke through from the left and passed it to Drogba. The latter knocked back. Davis got the ball and quickly inserted it. He shot a long shot and pierced it 25 meters away from the goal. Celtic's goal, 1:0.

The Celtics were overwhelmed by Chelsea's strong offensive power, and O'Neal had to adopt a strategy of shrinking defense. In this case, the lack of changes in Chelsea's offensive routines was revealed.

In this game, O'Neill specially arranged for Petrov to suppress Joe Cole. The latter's range of activities was restricted, making Chelsea's entire offensive routine unable to do as he wanted in Oxford United, and lacking Deco's ability to transfer the ball in the midfield and In terms of sorting out the ball, Chelsea's midfield is a bit messy.

The first half ended with a score of 1:0, and Ye Qiu made a large number of substitutions in the second half.

Fabregas replaced Joe Cole and partnered with Davis and Makelele to form a midfield three. Sun Jihai replaced Terry on the right, allowing Gallas to return to the center to form a combination with Cannavaro. Rooney was replaced by Van Persie.

This series of changes made Chelsea's offense more threatening in the second half, especially the midfield led by Cesc Fabregas. The Spanish teenager has completed the combing of the midfield very well. Although he is young, he is very general Demeanor, holding the ball and passing the ball are very steady and calm, which allowed Chelsea to quickly break through the Celtics goal after the start of the second half.

In the 50th minute, Franck Ribery dribbled the ball continuously from the left, changed speed and direction, passed between the two defenders and knocked back. After stopping the ball, Drogba used his body to support the opponent's central defender, and volleyed into the net abruptly, 2:0!

Under the sculpting of the coaching staff, the Ivorian's shooting skills have improved a lot, especially in terms of stability.

After taking the lead, Ye Qiu continued to make substitutions. Gudjohnsen replaced Drogba, Parker replaced Makelele, Essien replaced Davis, and Robert Huth replaced Cannavaro , Messi replaced Ribery, who performed best.

Continuous substitutions made adjustments, but Chelsea's offensive power did not seem to be weakened. When Messi came on the field, he made a breakthrough pass from the left. Gudjohnsen stopped the ball in the penalty area and passed it diagonally to the right Van Persie used his ribs to insert into the penalty area, forming a single shot, pushing into the net, 3:0!

But the continuous substitutions also brought instability to Chelsea. The Celtics quickly took advantage of a missed corner kick in the 68th minute, and Beatty scored a goal to regain the situation for them, 3: 1!

But in the 87th minute, Cesc Fabregas in the middle of Chelsea sent a scalpel-like through ball. Van Persie cut into the penalty area from the right rib again, turned offside and scored a single goal again, 4:1!

The Dutch striker who scored twice was very emotional and rushed directly to the sidelines, cheering loudly. This scored twice showed his excellent competitive state, and at the same age as van der Vaart, Sneijder and Robben Ren has been selected for the national team successively and played in the European Cup. He obviously felt the pressure. Whether it is training or competition, he has more fighting spirit.

4:1, Chelsea played a good start in the first game of landing in the United States!

Pittsburgh, United States, Champions Tour Game 5, Chelsea vs Roma.

Ye Qiu continued to adjust the team's starting lineup in this game. Fabregas won the first start in the warm-up match and partnered with Makelele, while Davis, who started consecutively, was left on the bench by Ye Qiu. On the bench, Joe Cole, Rooney and Van Persie formed an attacking formation behind Drogba.

The defensive formation is Evra, Cannavaro, Terry and Sun Jihai, and the goalkeeper is still Van der Sar.

Cesc Fabregas, who was very eye-catching in the last game, was obviously not excited enough in this game, and his performance was very sluggish. Instead, Joe Cole, who was pulled to the left, faced two players at once in the 10th minute. When the defensive player was blocked, he made consecutive breakthroughs, successfully broke through, and hit a volley with his left foot in the small penalty area, 1:0!

Seeing Joe Cole score, Ye Qiu really wanted to ask, what does this guy mean?
I want to give him a good chance, but after his eye-catching performance in the first game, he was completely sluggish in the second game. Now that he is pulled to the side, he has shown his strength again. Is he suitable for playing the side?
Ye Qiu definitely wouldn't think so, because Joe Cole's lack of speed and impact on the wing was not a good thing.

However, after scoring a good goal, Joe Cole seemed to die down, and Chelsea's performance afterwards was also disappointing.

In the second half, Ye Qiu directly replaced Lampard who had completed the physical reserve training, replaced Joe Cole, and replaced Van Persie with Ribery. right road.

After Lampard returned to the team, Chelsea's offense was obviously more layered than before. After all, the cooperation between Lampard and Drogba was better than that of Rooney. In the 63rd minute, Ribe Ribery's breakthrough on the left, Lampard plugged in and received a cross from Ribery, and scored with a header from the near post, 2:0!

In the 69th minute, Lampard volleyed in front of the goal again, hit Roma goalkeeper Zotti and let go. Drogba followed up with a follow-up shot and easily expanded the score to 3:0!

In the three warm-up matches, Chelsea won all their opponents, and all of them were complete victories. This made many people see the strength of Chelsea. The status quo of the team is not satisfactory enough, because Chelsea is far from the best.

"We have just completed a high-intensity physical reserve in London, and many players have just experienced the baptism of the European Cup, which makes all our players feel tired. After coming to the United States, in just 5 days, we From Seattle in the west to New York in the east, across the entire United States, it also creates difficulties for our players."

"Yes, I am satisfied with the performance of the players, but I believe that we are far from being in shape so far, because we still have some players who have not returned to the team, and we still have some players who are working hard to adjust their status. Believe that we will show the best of Chelsea before the season begins!"

And many media have also analyzed that after Chelsea lost Deco and Ronaldinho in the two warm-up matches in the United States, the team's control has declined significantly, especially in terms of rhythm control. The impact of Ke's absence is still great.

"Cesc Fabregas is a very talented teenager. I am very optimistic about him. His future will be the top midfielder, but he is still young and needs to hone and improve his level, so we don't We should put higher demands on him, because he is already very good, as well as our Messi and Huth, they are both great and outstanding!" Ye Qiu defended his players as always.

The Daily Telegraph also commented that Chelsea is obviously different from last season, and now seems to be consciously pursuing a more aggressive style of play, no longer focusing on high-intensity oppression as in the past, which is reflected in the game There are more through passes and push-up passes.

"Perhaps because of Ye Qiu's adjustments and changes to Chelsea, but because of the absence of Ronaldinho and Deco, Chelsea exposed a lot of problems in the game, such as excessive pursuit of fast-paced passing and receiving, resulting in There were more turnovers and Chelsea would have conceded more goals if it hadn't been for the team's good defense."

But they also believe that the situation could improve nicely with the return of Deco and Ronaldinho.

Of course, Chelsea is not completely without problems, the most obvious being Joe Cole and Rooney.

If Rooney is a problem of adapting to the team and integrating into the tactical system, which can be solved by time, then Joe Cole's problem has always been there, that is, his performance in the current Chelsea seems to be both good and bad. Sometimes it's amazingly good, and other times it's so bad you want to sell him on the spot.

This problem has been around for a long time. Joe Cole's performance last season had some ups and downs. Many people have opinions on Ye Qiu's use of Joe Cole. They think that England's geniuses should be better able to use their talents. environment.

In the first match against Oxford United, Ye Qiu gave Joe Cole absolute freedom, and his performance shocked the whole of England, and everyone shouted. This season's Chelsea midfielder will be Joe Cole and Ronaldinho's two talents show, they will make Chelsea's offensive power even more amazing.

But after coming to the United States, they played against the Celtics in the second round, with the same tactics and the same lineup, but the difference was that the opponent was stronger and more targeted. Then Joe Cole went invisible. In the third game, Except for Joe Cole's impressive opening goal, the rest of the time was also lackluster.

Everyone can see clearly that this is not Ye Qiu's problem on the tactical level, but Joe Cole's problem.

"He still has to go to the side!" Ye Qiu made his own judgment on Ten Cate and the coaching staff when summing up after the game.

"The defense in the center is often relatively dense, and it is easy to be pressed and double-teamed by the opponent. The weakness in physical fitness and physical fitness makes it easy for him to disappear once he falls into the opponent's key marking."

Ten Carter also noticed this. At first, everyone was still wondering whether Joe Cole could improve, but the Englishman didn't seem to have much interest in it. His defense has not improved significantly even now. His physical fitness was not much better, and many people joked that Joe Cole was the type to put his hands on his hips and pant at halftime.

"But he lacks speed on the wing, his technique and his ability to combine the ball, let him go from the wing to the center, which is very good. The goal against Roma is obviously this pattern, but our frontcourt There is no room for another Ronaldinho!" Ten Carter expressed his worries.

A team's lineup needs to be weighed by the head coach from front to back.

There is already a Ronaldinho in the frontcourt. If there is another Joe Cole, then Chelsea's frontcourt pressing and defense will completely collapse, and then the team's entire offensive and defensive system will have to take a big break. In terms of cost, the price is too high.

So in many cases, the head coach also needs to make a choice, either let the players change themselves to adapt to the team, or the team adapts to the players tactically, there is no doubt that in Ronaldinho, Lampard, Dero With Ba, Deco and other players in charge, Joe Cole is not important enough for Ye Qiu to change everyone on the team to accommodate him.

After hearing Ten Carter's words, Ye Qiu smiled. Although he was very reluctant, he still had to admit that this genius who is known as England's most delicate skill may only be able to play as a substitute in his own team , as Ronaldinho's substitute.

The game against Oxford United's front midfielder was more due to the loose formation of Oxford United and little pressure on Joe Cole, which led to the Englishman's outstanding performance. But there is no way to play in the Premier League and the Champions League, so Ye Qiu can be regarded as a new round of positioning for Joe Cole, that is, Ronaldinho's substitute.

After coming to this conclusion, Ye Qiu also completed his preliminary inspection of the team. Apart from the competition between Franck Ribery and Rooney on the right wing, Ye Qiu has his favorite candidates for other positions.

The next step is to return to Europe from the United States and go to Amsterdam to participate in the Amsterdam Cup. Ye Qiu will continue to use the two Amsterdam Cup games and the three warm-up matches with Zaragoza after returning to London to further examine the team's main lineup.

Deco, Ronaldinho and Maicon will also meet up with Chelsea in the Netherlands. When everyone in the team is present, Ye Qiu can further examine the team's main lineup and make adjustments to tactical details.

(End of this chapter)