The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 360
In the head coach's office at the Carrington training base, Ferguson was staring at the news in a newspaper.

Arsenal and Chelsea finally reached an agreement. Ashley Cole announced his transfer to Chelsea, and the Blues exchanged Gallas. This incident caused a lot of trouble at the beginning, and even almost caused Chelsea to be suspended and deducted points. The transfer is finally over.

But it’s not just these things that made Ferguson dazed. Chelsea sold both Sigan and Pires to Villarreal. The former was a transfer, the latter was a free agent, and Bergkamp retired. Campbell's contract was terminated, Reyes went to Real Madrid on loan, all of which were telling Ferguson one thing.

This guy Wenger has finally made up his mind!

Some people say that when people get old, their hearts tend to soften, and they tend to lack fighting spirit, lack of fighting spirit and adventurous spirit, and want to be conservative.

Ferguson doesn't think so. He thinks that the older a person is, the richer his experience and qualifications will be, and the more thoughtful he will think about issues. Of course, this will inevitably lead to a conservative impression that lacks the spirit of adventure, but it is not easy to make major changes.

Ferguson clearly knows how difficult it is for Wenger to break everything that Arsenal has insisted on in the past few years. This is tantamount to overthrowing everything he has worked so hard to build in the past, without enough courage and determination , it is impossible for Wenger to take this step.

Of course, this also has something to do with Arsenal's poor performance last season. Although they reached the Champions League final, they almost missed the UEFA Champions League this season. Wenger should also change.

What about yourself?Should it change too?
Ferguson has been changing, but not completely enough. For example, he sent away captain Keane in 05, which in itself has sounded the signal of Manchester United's reorganization, but he knows very well that to reorganize Manchester United, he needs to send away one person, that is Fanny.

The Dutch striker has become the biggest obstacle in Manchester United's frontcourt. His incompatibility with Cristiano Ronaldo and others has become the biggest problem for Manchester United. Ferguson has decided to introduce Bulgarian striker Berbato from Bayer Leverkusen this season. Husband, this is the clarion call to change the front line.

Like Ruud van Nistelrooy, the player Berbatov has a small range of activities in the frontcourt, but his ball-handling skills are very good. Turning around with the ball, hitting the goal or passing the ball are all Berbatov's Strengths, and he has a good scoring ability. Using him to replace Ruud van Nistelrooy is more suitable for Manchester United's next offensive route.

To put it bluntly, if you want to play and insert, it is impossible to not have a tactical fulcrum in the frontcourt that can hold the ball!
Originally, what Ferguson wanted was Van Persie of Chelsea, but I heard that he was cut off by Ye Qiu, which directly caused him to have to spend more than 1000 million euros to introduce Berbatov. For this account, Ferguson I was still thinking about how to give this kid some revenge.

The idea of ​​adjusting the midfield has been around for a long time. Scholes retreated and participated in more organizational tasks. This has been confirmed in the past year, but Scholes alone is not enough, and there must be someone For him, he is responsible for sorting out the midfield and distributing the ball. Scholes' position is relatively high and he is not suitable for this kind of work.

Ferguson decided to take revenge on Ye Qiu because he had his eyes on Tottenham Hotspur's main midfielder, Michael Carrick, and he had already contacted Carrick's agent. No offer was made.

But Ferguson pretended to be good at keeping secrets. He didn't expect Ye Qiu to call directly on this day.

"I said, old ghost, you are too insidious, you actually poached my wall?" Ye Qiu launched an attack filled with righteous indignation on the phone.

Half an hour later, they met at a Chinese restaurant in Manchester. Ye Qiu brazenly ordered a lot of food, then pointed at Ferguson and said he would pay for it later. How could he look like a celebrity? It was nothing short of extortion.

"Come on, you can't keep Carrick, just tell me, how much is it?" Ferguson and Ye Qiu had been arguing on the phone for more than ten minutes, but when they actually met, the two didn't get angry at all, and they got straight to the point. Sit down and talk.

"This number!" Ye Qiu raised three fingers, but in exchange for one of Ferguson's middle fingers.

Both of them burst out laughing, but Ye Qiu also knew very well that it was very difficult for Carrick to refuse the invitation from Manchester United, but he still chose to stay because in his opinion, Carrick was not indispensable to the team. , but it is not a player who must go.

"Now there are not many players like Carrick, do you think I will let go easily?" Ye Qiu shook his head and smiled and asked, "You deserve it, you old boy is begging me now, who told you to let Harvey go? Aaron asked for it?"

Harvey Alonso wanted to join Manchester United back then, but for some unknown reason, Manchester United did not introduce the Spanish midfielder in the end. It is estimated that this may also have something to do with the emotions of Keane and other midfielders.

Carrick's organizational ability may not be as good as Harvey Alonso, but his passing ability is not weak, and his long pass is also very good. What Ye Qiu said is absolutely right. Players like Carrick are now Less and less, Pirlo, Harvey, Harvey? Alonso, who else?It seems really hard to remember.

If you ask Ye Qiu, he might say, there is Cesc Fabregas, but the Spanish kid is not very famous now.

"If you really don't let it go, I'll train one myself!" Ferguson felt that 3000 million euros was too outrageous.

Harvey Alonso came to Liverpool from Real Sociedad for only 500 million euros, but now you pay 3000 million euros for Carrick. Do you really think I am Abramovich?

"Just train it, I really can't count anyone in your Manchester United team who can do this job, and, when you finally train one, maybe it won't be popular anymore, the day lily is cold, you can come here Time to hang out and drink the northwest wind?" Ye Qiu scolded him with a smile, "Besides, this money is not yours, so why do you feel bad?"

Ferguson couldn't say anything to this guy, so he changed the subject, "You made a special trip to Manchester to talk to me about this matter?"

Ye Qiu shook his head vigorously, "I'm going to Shrewsbury, and Manchester by the way!" He couldn't help laughing after he finished speaking.

"Get the hell out of here, Shrewsbury is in the northwest of Birmingham!" Ferguson immediately scolded with a smile.

Birmingham is between London and Manchester, and Shrewsbury is a little bit northwest of Birmingham. Even people with heads on their butts know that if you go to Shrewsbury from London, you have to pass through Manchester?What path is this taking?
At this moment, Ferguson knew very well that Ye Qiu really came here to talk about Carrick's affairs.

"Okay, okay, I won't be too wordy, let's talk straight to the point!" Ye Qiu finally put down his chopsticks and stopped talking to him, "You want Michael Carrick, and he also wants to go to Manchester United. Acceptable, you give me Fanny!"

Without waiting for Ferguson to agree or refuse, Ye Qiu said directly, "Don't talk to me about Ruud van Nistelrooy being very important to you, without Ruud van Nistelrooy's attack, how many goals did Ruud van Nistelrooy score in the Premier League last season, etc. Nonsense, I know your thoughts very well, and I also know Ruud van Nistelrooy's embarrassing situation in your team's tactical system, in a word, if you add money, I will nod!"

"What kind of logic is this for Ruud to exchange Carrick?" Ferguson really wanted to yell.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, as a world-class striker, scored 35 goals in 21 games in the Premier League last season. For a striker, such a score is absolutely top-notch. Although Carrick is outstanding, he is a midfielder after all. Players, if Ruud van Nistelrooy is exchanged for Carrick, Manchester United feel that they are losing money, and they still have to pay?
"Old man, the value of a player's transfer does not lie in his ability and level, but in how much you need him. You said that right?" Ye Qiu looked at Ferguson with a smile, he was not in a hurry.

One of the important reasons why he chose Tottenham Hotspur was that the players of this team were more valuable.

Tottenham Hotspur actually prefers a technical tactical style, which is related to their early Europeanization. Over the years, they have hired European coaches, such as the famous French coach Santini, and the Dutch coach John Er, etc., and European head coaches generally pay more attention to selecting stars with solid technical skills.

Unfortunately, this type of player is more popular in the Premier League and has a higher value.

Therefore, Ye Qiu would rather spend more money to acquire Tottenham Hotspur than choose the cheaper West Ham United. There are many different considerations involved.

Compared with a midfielder like Carrick, it is easier to find a scorer, especially for famous coaches like Ye Qiu and Ferguson, unless they are very characteristic and powerful forwards, otherwise, they will generally not There is only one goal. For example, Ferguson wants a striker who can hold the ball in the frontcourt. Van Persie and Berbatov are both his preferred strikers.

Ferguson was also very aware of this point, so after Ye Qiu finished speaking, he thought about it for a while, and finally shook his head helplessly, and asked, "Then tell me, how much should you add?"

Ye Qiu chuckled, "1000 million euros!"

"Are you crazy?" Ferguson shook his head directly, "I will add 500 million at most!"

"That depends on how sincere you are, 1000 million, not a penny less!" Ye Qiu also insisted.

Ferguson was also angry. This guy simply killed himself like Abramovich. Doesn't this clearly treat him as a fool?Are you that stupid?Big deal Carrick no more!
"Five million, not a penny more!"

"I'm really disappointed in you, Sir Alex Ferguson, you don't have the heroism of treating money like dirt in my mind! And think about it for yourself, now that Carrick is gone, Manchester United's midfield problem can't be solved, Ben The season championship is still out of the question, and Mourinho has to be on top of his head, if you don't believe me, just wait and see!"

Ye Qiu also said, I believe you will have a wise judgment, but this is purely to remind him, "In a word, the last offer, we each make a concession, 800 million euros, if you want it, if you don't want it, I will leave!"

After finishing speaking, Ye Qiu added, "I can assure you that if you missed Carrick today, you will regret it in the future just like you did for missing Harvey Alonso."

Ferguson was really hit by Ye Qiu. Missing Harvey Alonso and Ronaldinho really made Manchester United miss many, many opportunities. Originally, Manchester United should not be like this, but It was because of repeated hesitation that missed opportunities, which eventually led to problems in the team's replacement.

When thinking of this, Ferguson finally gritted his teeth, damn it, isn't it just 300 million?

"Deal!" Ferguson slapped the table. He knew that once this transfer was announced to the public, many people would definitely question him, thinking that he had made a deal that was too bad to see his grandfather, but only those who really understood him would I know what kind of meaning is hidden behind this transaction.

"Refreshing!" Ye Qiu stretched out his hand and held it with Ferguson.

With their handshake, Tottenham Hotspur will exchange Michael Carrick for Luther van Nistelrooy, and Manchester United will add 800 million euros to Tottenham Hotspur.

After Ye Qiu took over Tottenham Hotspur, the operation of this team was also fully launched.

From the very beginning, he drew up a very detailed plan for the team, and divided things into priorities. In order to cope with the next season, the transfer must be dealt with as soon as possible, and the signings and sales should be carried out at the same time. On the other hand, Ye Qiu also asked Eliza Moon to select a suitable new training base for the team.

This is not something that can be chosen randomly, because the training bases generally occupy relatively large areas, such as Arsenal's Kearney and Chelsea's Cobham, the two major training bases cover an area of ​​around [-] and [-] acres. , if it is close to London, let alone whether there is such land, even if there is, how outrageous the price will be?
Cobham is in the southwest of London, and Kearney is in the north of London. They are both in the suburbs. Such land is relatively cheap.

Like all big cities, although London is crowded, once you reach the suburbs, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the land in many places is not valuable, and the training base generally prefers to choose a place where the transportation is more convenient, but it is relatively quiet and will not be crowded. The place where the outside world disturbs casually, so it is generally in the suburbs of small towns in the suburbs.

It is conceivable that buying land in such a place would not be too expensive.

On the second day after Ye Qiu went south from Manchester, Eliza took him north again, but this time he would not go too far, just north of Enfield in the northern suburbs of London, in the middle of the border with Chessant, The traffic here is very convenient. There is an intersection on the M25 highway, and the road is very convenient.

The surrounding area is full of middle class people, and the security is relatively good, because generally speaking, the security of some small towns on the outskirts of London may be better than that of the urban area. For example, the small village of Totridge where Ye Qiu lives, the security There is nothing to say.

Both Cheshunt and Enfield are places where the middle class lives. The Lee River Valley Whitewater Center, an Olympic venue specially prepared by the British government for the canoeing torrent event of the London Olympics, is located here, but it has not yet planned to start construction.

The surrounding area has beautiful scenery, convenient transportation, and dense forests on both sides of the road, which itself is the best natural barrier.

More importantly, it is very cheap here, even though he is separated from the Enfield area of ​​London by the M25 highway, but this is the territory of Hertfordshire, and Hertfordshire is also very supportive of Todt Nam Tottenham came to their southernmost point to build such a training base.

Coincidentally, Arsenal’s Kearney training base is also located in Hertfordshire, but they are located in Kearney in the west-central part of Hertfordshire. The field is separated by a wall, while Chelsea are in the extreme south-east corner of Hertfordshire.

Both the two major Premier League teams have built their training bases in Hertfordshire, and the policies given are naturally similar, with preferential treatment for land purchases.

Ye Qiu's idea is that in addition to the first team training ground, the youth team training ground, and their respective training buildings and venue facilities, he also wants to build an indoor training ground, which will undoubtedly require more funds to operate, and at the same time The land area also needs to be larger, so this time Tottenham Hotspur directly won 250 acres of land, which is about 1510 acres.

Perhaps because they were worried that Tottenham Hotspur would not be satisfied with the preferential treatment given by the government, they told them about the planning of the surrounding area, which is just across the B198 road from them, the famous new school of St. Mary's College in the UK. address will be located here.

In the UK, public schools are 25 particularly good private schools called public schools, which can also be understood as elite schools.

According to the standards of public schools, one is that it has a long history, the other is that it pays attention to humanities education, the third is that it has classical and religious courses, the fourth is that it pays special attention to sports activities, and the fifth is that the tuition fees are very expensive.

The reason why Eliza decided to go here is that besides the convenient transportation and beautiful environment, it is because the neighbor next door is St. Mary’s College. She feels that Tottenham Hotspur can cooperate with St. Mary’s College in an all-round way to help They promote sports and then put their youth players in this school.

You must know that sports are highly valued in the UK. Otherwise, the selection criteria of public schools would not include sports activities, and football is undoubtedly the most popular sport in England, so such cooperation is entirely possible of.

Ye Qiu also felt that this would definitely benefit Tottenham Hotspur in the long run, so in the end it was decided to choose the team's new training base here, and at the same time let Eliza negotiate with St. Mary's College , to discuss cooperation matters.

The 1510 mu of land cost Ye Qiu 200 million euros, but the land is surrounded by green trees, forming a natural barrier. The system not only provides convenience, but also makes the entire training base more natural.

Ye Qiu was even thinking that he would hire someone to specially design the architecture and planning of this training base, make full use of the natural environment here, and try to create a building not inferior to Kearney and Cobham, and even surpassing these two so-called five-star training bases. Star modern training base.

And he has always had a lot of ideas about the training base, but he didn't put them into practice because Cobham had already taken shape, but now he feels that he should think about how to apply it to his own training base. It belongs to its own property and site, everything must be done to the best, and strive to build the most outstanding training base.

And all these things naturally fell on Eliza's head.

This poor woman has no way to resist except for her resentful eyes, so she can only mischievously think that in a few years, St. Mary's College will come in, and the London Olympic venues will be built. The land value here will definitely skyrocket. , when the time comes to sell this guy's painstaking efforts, will it be very enjoyable?

Thinking of this, she seemed to see Ye Qiu's miserable look, and couldn't help but smile wickedly over there.

(End of this chapter)