The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 373 He's Actually Alone!

The six-goal sweep of West Ham United made Tottenham Hotspur the darling of the British media the next day. Even in the same round, Arsenal beat Reading 4-0 and Manchester United beat their rivals 2-0. Liverpool and Chelsea beat Portsmouth 2:1, but the Tottenham Hotspur game still occupies a very important page and a lot of space in the media.

It is a matter of course that Arsenal and Chelsea win, Manchester United wins Liverpool, this is also a natural headline, but Tottenham Hotspur beat West Ham United, which undoubtedly became the focus of most fans in this round Focus.

Maybe it's because Tottenham Hotspur's performance this season has always given people a bad feeling, or it's because all the fans have certain expectations for Tottenham Hotspur, looking forward to Ye Qiu's team The team was able to get out of the trough and rise strongly.

In addition to a lot of reports and comments on this game, the Daily Telegraph also specifically mentioned the outside world's impression of Tottenham Hotspur in a comment, that is, it is not too bad.

"Currently nine rounds of the Premier League have been played, and Tottenham Hotspur have three wins, two draws and four losses. Such a report card is really not good for a team that has always been aiming to hit the league championship, and it can even be said to be very bad, but Such a ranking is not unacceptable for a team that was originally only a mid-range team and has undergone a reorganization."

"The outside world has been hyping Tottenham Hotspur's poor performance, a large part of which is because of Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur's operation in the transfer market in the summer, but we also have to see Now that Ye Qiu has been away from the mainstream league for a year, it may take some time for him to re-accustom to the rhythm of the league."

"The fact that Tottenham Hotspur invested more than [-] million yuan is not objective, because Tottenham Hotspur sold a number of main core players, including Carrick, Lennon, Robbie Keane, The core players, including Ledley King, have a transfer income of over [-] million, which means that Tottenham Hotspur did not actually invest much in the transfer market."

"Then, some people may ask, why did the players change so much without investing much?"

"We should note that Tottenham Hotspur are playing a completely different style of play from their past. Tottenham Hotspur have always attached great importance to the continental style, from Santini to Joel. , and even Frank Arneson, who is the technical director, all follow the foreign aid route, but whether it is Santini or Joel, they are obviously more pragmatic."

"One of the impressive things about Ye Qiu's team this season is that the two biggest victories in the Premier League so far this season have come from them, 5-0 against the newly promoted Sheffield United, 6 :0 victory over West Ham United in the same city, and a 3-0 victory over Portsmouth Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur played very well in these three games."

"So, many people say that Tottenham Hotspur has no strength, which is completely wrong. This team is indeed capable, and they have played even better than Arsenal in these three victories. If you want amazing offensive football, the tide of offensive is almost unforgettable. If you don't believe it, you can ask the fans at White Hart Lane. They will tell you the real answer that you can't find in the media. !"

"Ye Qiu must have made a mistake. There is no doubt about it. He has been away from football for a year. He may have been too slack in the past year, which made him not handle many details well enough. Turnham Hotspur did not seem to show it. Fabregas and Mascherano are a fixed combination, but the No.3 midfielder is Yaya Toure or the veteran Davis. Ye Qiu seems to be still adjusting and Try and even play West Ham in the second half and his try turned out to be 4231."

"From these signs, we can all see that Ye Qiu is experimenting with lineups and changes, and this is not only now, even at the beginning of the season, he has been playing between Yaya Toure and Davis. Tried and tested, but the results were good and bad, and Davies played very badly against Chelsea."

"But everyone should not forget that the average age of this team is the lowest in the Premier League, and many of the main players in the team are around 20 years old, which means that this team still has a long-term potential to be tapped. Therefore, Ye Qiu said that the team can play better and better, this is definitely not empty talk, but a fact!"

"Of course, we must also see that with the current performance of Tottenham Hotspur, it is almost impossible for this team to make a difference in the Premier League this season. The top four are probably very difficult, maybe they can make a difference after readjusting next season!"

Compared to the Daily Telegraph, the Sun's commentary was very sharp. The headline was [Ye Qiu's fate, Tottenham Hotspur's fate]!
In this report, a reporter from The Sun believes that Tottenham Hotspur has only won three games this season, which is completely inconsistent with the team's transfer investment of over [-] million in the summer transfer market, and even Lived up to the expectations of all the fans, but this team is very hard-working, always playing a hearty victory at the most critical moment to resolve the team's crisis.

"I lost to Bolton in the first round, and immediately beat Sheffield United 5-0 in the second round. The team regained morale, but then it was either a draw or a loss, but this team soon won 3-0 again. Portsmouth slashed the Hammers 6-0 and turned the unfavorable situation for the team. We really can't think of anything else to say other than Ye Qiu and his team's fate."

"But we must also see that it is impossible to last the entire season purely by fate. If Ye Qiu does not solve the troubles and problems the team is currently encountering, I believe it will not take long. Sooner or later, the stamina will be exhausted, and Tottenham Hotspur will be in the top four, let alone the top ten will be a problem!"

Even after the 6:0 massacre of West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League standings are only 13th, but the overall strength of this team is still quite optimistic, at least everyone thinks, There is no problem in the top ten, but it is very difficult to enter the top four, because the performance and strength of Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool are very strong.

And Tottenham Hotspur still has a very serious problem this season, that is, there are too many ups and downs.

When the performance is good, they can play hearty victories, but when the performance is not good, they can even score goals. In addition to being strong enough, the most important thing is to have a stable score.

Moyes' Everton was able to reach the top four at the beginning because they scored enough points. If they are not stable, don't expect to make a difference in the long season. This is something that no team, including Chelsea and Manchester United, can achieve. Avoided.

After playing West Ham United, the team ushered in the first game of the League Cup in the middle of the week. The opponent was the former mad gang Wimbledon, but now it is renamed Milton Keynes, and many dissatisfied with the team's migration to Milton Keynes. The fans reorganized a new crazy gang, and this team is still playing in the low-level league.

Even if it moved to Milton Keynes and changed its name, this former Premier League team still couldn't get rid of the predicament. It is currently playing in League Two, which is the fourth level in England after the Premier League, the Championship and League One. league.

Even though Tottenham Hotspur sent a pure substitute lineup in the away game, they still defeated Milton Keynes 5-0 in the away game and successfully advanced to the next round, and the opponents in the next round were not strong. Port Vale in League One.

Being able to avoid the powerful Premier League teams in the draw of the round of [-] knockout rounds, Ye Qiu is still very satisfied with the draw of Tottenham Hotspur. For this reason, he still said with a smile in an interview that Goddess of Luck still Favor Tottenham Hotspur, at least not like some other Premier League teams are fighting against each other, such as Arsenal against Everton, Chelsea against Aston Villa.

Of course, there are also some unlucky Premier League teams that were upset and eliminated, such as Blackburn, Portsmouth, Bolton, etc., were upset and eliminated in the first game played by the Premier League team. Hotspur is pretty good.

But good luck obviously cannot last for a long time. After returning to the Premier League, it ushered in the 10th round. Tottenham Hotspur challenged newly promoted Watford away. As a result, the main players rested for a week. Tottenham Hotspur once again Played a wonderful offensive feast. Although there were only two goals, they kept Watford clean.

With four wins, two draws and four losses, Tottenham Hotspur scored 14 points and still ranks No.13 in the Premier League.

In the middle of the week, they ushered in the second opponent in the UEFA Cup group stage at home, Bruges, Belgium, Tottenham defeated the opponent 3:1 and won the group's two consecutive victories. Through these two games, Ye Qiu also discovered One thing is that the teams playing in the UEFA Cup don't seem to be strong, or they don't play hard.

In fact, Tottenham Hotspur didn't really care too much, but Ye Qiu's team generally had one characteristic, the bench lineup was relatively thick, so the rotation was relatively generous, and they didn't have to deal with manpower issues.

But back to the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur challenged Manchester United in an away game. Tottenham Hotspur started the game very well. In this game, he performed very well, and the central defender combination of Ferdinand and Vidic also showed a threat.

Manchester United has performed well this season and is currently occupying the top of the league table. A very important factor is the joining of Vidic, Carrick and Berbatov as a central axis. This has almost revived Manchester United, allowing the Red Devils to get rid of the past The persistent illness for a period of time can almost be said to be completely reborn.

But when Tottenham Hotspur was about to use offense to tear apart Manchester United's defense, Scholes made a long pass. Berbatov stopped the ball and knocked back. Cristiano Ronaldo quickly inserted, The Portuguese's sprint speed is very fast, especially Vargas' side gave him the sprint distance, which directly made the Portuguese almost soar.

All the way to the penalty area of ​​Tottenham Hotspur, knocked horizontally, Giggs then inserted his left foot and pushed, 1: 0!

And even at the end of the game, Tottenham Hotspur failed to equalize the score, but from the perspective of the whole game, Tottenham Hotspur obviously performed better, whether it was from possession rate or threatening shots In the number of times, Tottenham Hotspur are ahead of Manchester United, but in the end they lost the game at Old Trafford.

This made Ye Qiu helplessly ridicule Ferguson at the press conference after the game, saying that he should be the one who has a hard life!
And Ferguson was not stingy, he was in a good mood after defeating Ye Qiu, and directly took out his collection of red wine at Old Trafford.

"I thought you'd refuse to drink with me after a loss!"

While pouring the wine, Ferguson looked at Ye Qiu with a smile. This old guy always had a red face, but this smile was very, very annoying in Ye Qiu's eyes at this moment. The urge to pour out a glass of red wine, but considering that this is Old Trafford, he endured it!
"It's true that I don't have the habit of drinking with others after losing a game, but since you're so sincere, I'll refrain from doing it!" Ye Qiu said with a laugh, as if drinking with Ferguson was to save him face, and the intention was to make him sick people.

Ferguson chuckled and did not refute. He poured a glass of wine, drank it down, and sighed.

"I really thought you wouldn't come back again!" Ferguson felt a little bit of a hero. For him, it is very lonely and helpless to have no opponent, especially in the Premier League. As it is now, With so many opponents, it is indeed a very exciting thing.

"How is it possible?" Ye Qiu smiled and shook his head, "I told you, I will definitely come back!"

Ferguson took a deep look at Ye Qiu, but there was something different in his eyes, "The same people who are concerned by public opinion are about the same age, but the two of you are far apart!"

"Who are you talking about?" Ye Qiu just took half of the wine glass and stopped.

"Didn't you read the news?" Ferguson poured himself another glass of wine. "I have received news that Real Madrid is considering whether to renew his contract. If not, he may be forced out of the Bernabeu!" said After finishing, Ferguson sighed deeply again, picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one breath.

"I thought the two of you had an enmity!" Ye Qiu didn't expect it, because he knew that Ferguson was talking about Beckham.

"Enmity?" Ferguson shook his head and smiled after hearing this, "How is it possible?"

After a pause, Ferguson laughed at himself, "Believe it or not, when I sold him, I hesitated!"

When Ye Qiu heard these words, he felt sympathy for some reason in his heart. He once thought that Ferguson was tough and tough. He even told himself that he should never go the way of Ferguson, because that would So impersonal, so emotionless.

For the sake of Manchester United's achievements, he drove away players such as Beckham, Keane and Ruud van Nistelrooy that he had single-handedly selected and cultivated.

Many people think that the flying boot incident is the main source of conflict between Beckham and Ferguson. In fact, they are wrong. The core conflict between the two is that Ferguson wants to make tactical adjustments to Manchester United, while Beckham, Keane, Fan Ni and the others couldn't adapt to such an adjustment at all, and it would be a matter of time before they left.

Even if there is no flying boot incident, there must be other things that will cause conflicts between the two.

Ferguson never mentioned these things in front of the media or the public, and even after he drove Roy Keane away, no one knew that he ever secretly cared about the former Manchester United captain, and all of this he sucked In my heart, if it wasn't for Eliza's strong relationship in English football and well-informed news, I wouldn't know about this at all.

"Actually, he is very similar to me, at least in many ways. For example, neither of us is willing to admit defeat. No matter what we are facing or how difficult it is, we will not easily admit defeat, but many people They all just noticed his glamorous side, but didn't notice how much he paid behind his back."

"I also know he's a really good professional, and what happens to him off the court rarely affects what he does on the court, but, you know? As someone who's seen him mature, as a A person who used to think that he should achieve higher and better grades than now, but sees that he has not received any recognition from the outside world and has become a vase in the eyes of everyone. I must remind him that I must also put him Bring it back."

When he said this, Ferguson's eyes were red, and he was very excited after drinking.

"I have told him more than once that players are just like the head coach, everything must be based on the performance on the football field, but his wife obviously doesn't think so, and this is the biggest contradiction between the two of us. "

After hearing this, Ye Qiu somewhat understood.

Perhaps it is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong in this kind of thing. After all, even in ordinary families, there will be many conceptual conflicts and contradictions between parents and sons and daughters-in-law, and it is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong Yes, this is the generation gap.

And the reason why Ferguson is emotional now is because as an elder, he heard the news about Beckham and watched him go to La Liga for three or four years, but he didn't win a championship. Instead, he was likely to be kicked out of the Bernabeu. , his heart is not feeling well.

After Florentino stepped down, the new Real Madrid chairman Calderon invited Capello to reform and rejuvenate the team. Players such as Beckham, Ronaldo, and even Raul were included in the purge. The list, while Beckham's contract expires after the end of this season, the two sides are currently deadlocked on the issue of contract renewal.

Ferguson should have received the news that Real Madrid may not be prepared to renew the contract with Beckham, and if Real Madrid does not think that they will not get the last penny, the most ideal way is to force Beckham to transfer during the winter break. Saving Beckham's salary for half a year, and getting a transfer fee that is not a small amount, it is conservatively estimated that there are 1000 million euros in terms of two aspects.

"Have you considered bringing him back to Manchester United?" Ye Qiu asked casually.

Hearing this, Ferguson took another deep breath, and his expression quickly returned to normal. For a person like him, a brief gaffe is very rare. After returning to normal, he shook his head, "He doesn't Fits Manchester United right now!"

Ye Qiu really wanted to say that after Beckham left, Manchester United's midfield was out of order, and you later brought in Carrick at a high price, but in fact, Carrick's role is not the same as when Beckham moved to the middle, and even Not as good as Beckham?
But in the end he held back, because he could see that Ferguson was no longer willing to talk more about this topic.

But from this gaffe of less than a few minutes, Ye Qiu also noticed that Ferguson was not as tough, cold-blooded, and emotionless as he thought in the past. He was actually alone!

"Come on, I respect you!" Ye Qiu finally picked up the wine glass, leaned over to it, slammed the wine glass in Ferguson's hand like a doctor, and it was done!

(End of this chapter)