The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 398 Helping Manchester United Win the Championship

After the team returned to London from Cardiff, Wales, they directly sent the League Cup trophy to the fan souvenir shop for an exhibition, so that all fans who entered the store could see this championship trophy for themselves.

Just watch, not touch, because the outside is covered with glass, which also prevents someone from damaging this championship trophy.

This directly led to the overcrowding of Tottenham Hotspur fans' souvenir shops on the second day. Countless Tottenham Hotspur fans hoped to see the true content of the League Cup trophy, and they all hoped to be able to stand in front of this trophy. It takes a photo, takes a photo, and keeps it as a souvenir in the future.

And although Tottenham Hotspur did not mandate that all fans who enter the fan souvenir shop must consume, it still brought a hot wave of souvenir sales, which brought huge profits to Tottenham Hotspur. income.

Of course, compared with the giants, the bonuses for winning the League Cup and Tottenham Hotspur's fan consumption are very insignificant. In the words of the Premier League giants, winning a League Cup Their income is not as high as that of a Champions League group match, which is why they lack fighting spirit in domestic cup matches.

According to the operation of this season's Champions League, UEFA previously announced that the total revenue of this season's Champions League has been basically determined to exceed 7 million euros, which is a full increase of 5 million euros from last season's 6 million euros. It is more than 7 million, and the prize money of participating teams will also be greatly increased.

According to the division of the Champions League group stage, as long as they advance to the main match, all teams can get an income of about 200 million euros, and then every time they participate in a game, they can get nearly 40 euros in appearance fees, win another 40, and draw 20, you won’t get it if you lose, so even if you participate in the Champions League and don’t win a game, you can still get nearly 500 million euros in income.

And don't forget, this is only the appearance fee and bonus for the group stage, as well as the TV broadcast fee share, which is also part of the income from participating in the Champions League, and the ticket income on match days. You know, tickets for European events are not counted. Among the season tickets, the season ticket only includes league tickets, and all cup tickets are counted separately.

In addition, the stadium operation on the match day, such as the sales of fan souvenirs, beverages, food sales, etc., as well as the stadium advertisement on the match day, these are a series of huge income.

Relatively speaking, playing in the League Cup has the lowest income, while playing in the FA Cup is relatively better, playing in the UEFA Cup is better, and playing in the Champions League is undoubtedly the best. So for any team, can it Entering the Champions League is not just a matter of ranking, but a difference in income of 2000 million euros.

And this is not counting the increase in the team's influence brought about by playing European competitions, especially the Champions League, which in turn has led to an increase in the team's sponsorship income, as well as a series of other soft power improvements.

This is why many people feel sorry for Everton. After Everton entered the Champions League, it was originally a very good opportunity to rise, but the club did not pay enough attention to it. They are still half-dead, otherwise, they should have performed reborn long ago.

Relatively speaking, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea are all desperate to ensure that the team stays in the Champions League. Loss, once you leave the Champions League for a long time, it will be very difficult to return to the Champions League.

This is also the reason why Ye Qiu set his team's goal at the top four in the league from the very beginning, he wants to compete for the Champions League qualification!
When everyone in Tottenham Hotspur was immersed in the joy of winning the championship, the European media also paid attention to and focused on this League Cup final. After all, it was Ye Qiu who was in charge of Tottenham Hotspur. The first championship won by the stabbing, even if it is the weak League Cup championship, is enough to make Ye Qiu's fans feel proud and happy.

The British media have even given high praise, thinking that whether it is from the process of the game or from the meaning of this game, Tottenham Hotspur can beat Chelsea to win the League Cup, which is a great game in itself. victory.

Ye Qiu's counterattack against Mourinho in the media interview after the game was also heavily reported by the media. Many media even went to the Cobham training base the next day, hoping that Mourinho would respond to Ye Qiu's attack. This remark gave a counterattack, but Mourinho refused to appear in front of the media and reporters.

Former Liverpool star Alan Hansen, who was questioned because he said the same thing before, laughed and joked in the TV program he hosted [Daily Match], "From now on, I will finally no longer be alone, because I Should I be proud to be able to fight side by side with the great TheOne?"

Mourinho obviously chose to endure this time, because he didn't have any means of counterattack. Who made him lose?

Not only him, but Chelsea adopted a strategy of silence for this game. Everyone kept silent to the media and were not allowed to accept interviews casually. This also made the arrival of the media and reporters who were expecting a noisy feast boring.

This made Ye Qiu, who was sitting in front of the computer in the office and browsing various websites, couldn't help showing a gloating smile.

This group of media likes to make waves, but now that Mourinho and Chelsea have chosen to endure, they have no place to make moves, and in the end they can only let it go, and as long as they think that they can speak eloquently on weekdays, the dead can Mourinho, who was said to have come back to life, was so angry that he almost vomited blood, Ye Qiu couldn't say how happy he was.

He has endured Mourinho for a long time, and this time he can give him a good blow, and he is in a good mood.

Because the team won the League Cup, Ye Qiu gave the team a half-day holiday, and then began non-stop to prepare for the next round of the league. Tottenham Hotspur did not hold any celebration ceremony. .

However, winning the League Cup also brought another benefit, that is, in the next round, the team will be a guest at West Ham United's Upton Park Stadium. It is bound to further increase its status and influence in the minds of the London City Council and the Olympic Games Preparatory Committee.

To put it bluntly, they definitely hope that the team that will continue to use the Olympic Stadium after the Olympic Games will be as strong as possible, so this time is a very good opportunity for Tottenham Hotspur. Prepare.

As a result, Tottenham Hotspur's start at Upton Park looked very depressed. West Ham striker Carlos Tevez seized an opportunity to break the deadlock first.

However, Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur were clearly prepared, followed by Ruud van Nistelrooy to equalize the score for Tottenham Hotspur.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. With the goals of Beckham, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Hangeland, Tottenham Hotspur reversed West Ham United 4:1. In this game, the performance The most eye-catching one is not Ruud van Nistelrooy, who scored twice, but Beckham, who made a pass and a shot.

The performance of the Englishman in the recent period has indeed become more and more eye-catching. If it is said that he won the best player in the League Cup final against Chelsea and brought him strong confidence, then in this game against West Ham United, He used the facts to prove that he did have the ability to decide the game.

Ruud van Nistelrooy's goal to equalize the score occurred in the 31st minute. After Tottenham managed to stabilize the situation, it was after Beckham took the ball to attract attention and gave it to Fabregas. It was stuffed to Ruud van Nistelrooy at the front of the penalty area, and then the Dutch center turned around and kicked the ball to equalize the score for the team.

In the second half, he took the lead in taking advantage of an opportunity to get the ball from the front of the penalty area, and hit a long shot with a curve ball, which went straight to the dead corner. The opponent's England goalkeeper Robert Green was powerless against Beckham's long shot. With the ball into the dead corner, he could only angrily fish out the ball from the goal line, and kicked hard towards the midfielder.

Afterwards, Beckham went forward and scored the ball to the left, handing it over to Vargas, who cooperated with Ribery and made a pass. Ruud van Nistelrooy grabbed a point in front of the goal and expanded the score to 3:1 again.

After conceding two goals in a row, West Ham United gradually showed the tough temperament unique to the Hammers, and began to foul frequently. As a result, Beckham once again took advantage of an opportunity to set the ball in the frontcourt and assisted Hangeland in front of the goal. The header scored and the score was locked at 4:1. This also caused West Ham United to be dissatisfied and booed by the fans at their home court.

Because all the fans of the Hammers know very well that the disastrous home defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur will not only allow the team to continue to be the deputy squad leader of the league, but also allow Tottenham Hotspur Get more initiative in competing for the new stadium.

If in the past they could say that Tottenham Hotspur had so much money left, and organized the City Council and the Olympic Preparatory Committee to negotiate and negotiate with Tottenham Hotspur in the name of money, then now, the results will undoubtedly be great. It has become an important basis for the left and right teams, and Tottenham Hotspur is currently ranked fifth, while West Ham is ranked No.20.

After losing at home, West Ham United will continue to rank last. Even if they succeed in relegation in the end, who can guarantee that they will not be relegated in the future?Who can guarantee that after the Olympics, the Olympic Stadium will not fall into the hands of a team from England's second-tier league?How will the world view London then?
After the 29th round of the league ended, Tottenham Hotspur ushered in the first round of the UEFA Cup top 16 knockout round. The opponent was the Braga team from the Portuguese Super League. The team had to challenge their opponents away in the first round.

And this time Tottenham Hotspur defeated Braga cleanly 2:1 away, and the possibility of qualifying is very high.

But when the team returned to England from Portugal and sat at the White Hart Lane Stadium to welcome Manchester United in the FA Cup quarter-finals knockout round, they played against Manchester United 3:3 at home, which made Ye Qiu feel very helpless.

Tottenham Hotspur's starting lineup for this game has been adjusted. Because of the continuous battle, Ye Qiu arranged for Kompany to start at the central defender position, Gareth Bale played at left back, and the midfielder was Yaya Toure replaced Mascherano, and Ashley Young, Asavin and Van Persie all got starting qualifications on the wing.

The reason why Tottenham Hotspur did not try their best is because there is still a second round of the UEFA Cup round of [-] knockout match in the middle of the week, but Manchester United's Champions League round of [-] knockout has already finished and is in a truce, so Ferguson A large number of main lineups were arranged to play.

To say that the game was indeed very exciting, the two sides fought back and forth, Manchester United did not hold back at all, because they were playing away, while Tottenham Hotspur was hindered by the team's poor defense , Kompany this time under the impact of Berbatov and Cristiano Ronaldo in turns, embarrassed.

Not only him, but Thiago Silva, who partnered with Kompany, also performed poorly. He almost scored a goal in front of the team and conceded the goal not long after. You come and go, and finally scored a big score of 3 :3.

Ferguson, the old guy who always takes advantage and doesn't lose money, grinned from ear to ear after the game. He repeatedly said that he was very satisfied with such a score in the away game. promotion.

Ye Qiu was once again a player who defended himself. He expressed his trust in Kompany, Thiago Silva and Yaya Toure who performed poorly in this game. At the same time, he also believed that the team did not perform well. The best is not only due to the players, but also other factors, such as the fatigue caused by the team's multi-line battles.

This is also the concern of many media about Tottenham Hotspur, because this season Tottenham Hotspur has been fighting on the four fronts of the League Cup, FA Cup, Premier League and UEFA Cup. Relying on a good bench lineup, Tottenham keep all four lines going hand in hand, but no one can guarantee when they will fail.

So many media speculated that Ye Qiu used the FA Cup to train his troops, at least when he played against Manchester United, he almost played as a substitute lineup, but Ye Qiu himself refused to admit it.

In the middle of the week, Tottenham Hotspur attacked Braga at home with a full main lineup. The Portuguese Super League team lost 0:2 at White Hart Lane in the away game, and finally lost to Tottenham with a total score of 1:4. Tottenham were eliminated from the UEFA Cup, while Tottenham advanced to the next round smoothly.

And this time, Tottenham Hotspur's opponent is Osasuna from La Liga.

After playing the UEFA Cup, they returned to the Premier League and ushered in the No.30 round. Tottenham Hotspur continued their previous outstanding performance and development. They beat the visiting Watford team 5:1 at home and continued to push this team The team based in Hertfordshire, north London, sifted and kept him at No.19 in the league.

While all the Tottenham Hotspur fans at White Hart Lane were still immersed in the atmosphere created by the tide of home offensive, a piece of good news came from distant Liverpool and Birmingham.

"To all Tottenham Hotspur fans, we have just received news from Birmingham and Liverpool, Everton beat Arsenal 1-0 at home and Aston Villa drew 0-0 at home Liverpool!!!”

In the loud shouts of the commentators on the scene, all the Tottenham Hotspur fans who were still reveling in the team's victory over the opponent obviously did not realize what this meant. The stadium was still full of people, but soon, Some people are starting to wake up.

Liverpool lost to Manchester United at home in the last round, causing the ranking to drop to fourth place, one point less than Arsenal, and Arsenal lost to Everton in this game, Liverpool tied again, resulting in a tie between the two teams. The points are the same, but they are only five points more than Tottenham Hotspur, who are currently ranked fifth in the league.

Everyone in the White Hart Lane stadium cheered, five points, they finally succeeded in quickly narrowing the points gap between themselves and the top four in the league to only five points.

Now, everyone knows that it is almost impossible to catch up with the two leaders of the league, Manchester United and Chelsea, but the team still has a great hope of reaching the top four of the league, so when they received such a letter Good news, tens of thousands of Tottenham Hotspur fans immediately cheered in unison.

After this round, the league will usher in a two-week truce, but during the truce, the team must play an FA Cup play-off with Manchester United, challenge Manchester United away, and then Liverpool and Arsenal will usher in a truce. In a deadlock, the venue of the match is Anfield Stadium. That is to say, no matter who wins this match, in the end, as long as Tottenham beats their opponents, they will be able to shorten the gap with them and catch up again. Find out the gap between yourself and No.4 in the league.

This is excellent news for everyone in Tottenham Hotspur. Even Ye Qiu was very happy to say at the press conference after the game that Tottenham Hotspur will maintain the current With this momentum and state, they reached the top four in the league.

"For a long time, no matter how the team performs, I have never shaken my confidence in the players and the team. I firmly believe that my players can perform well, and I also believe that we can finally rank among the top teams in the Premier League. Because we have the strength."

Regarding the expectations for the next round of matches, Ye Qiu said with a smile, "It would be best for the two teams to draw, so I think it will be the best ending!"

All the reporters on the scene were immediately happy. If the two teams are tied, then Tottenham Hotspur will catch up with the two teams in one breath, regardless of who is behind. Tottenham can replace them, and even hope to surpass two teams in one breath.

And when the reporter asked Ye Qiu who was more likely to win the Premier League this season, he smiled and said that he was more inclined to Manchester United.

"Ferguson's team is obviously more varied and more attacking. I think Manchester United is the most promising team to win the championship because they are currently the most attacking team in the Premier League!"

But soon, a reporter reminded Ye Qiu with a smile that Tottenham Hotspur only scored 2 fewer goals than Manchester United in the Premier League, but conceded more goals and lost more games. Tottenham are significantly behind in the standings.

Ye Qiu said that he didn't really care about it.

"I have always believed that the standings are not very meaningful. Any team must get rid of the shackles of the list, play one game at a time, and strive for victory in every game. Only in this way can we have a better future. ranking."

Interestingly, some reporters immediately realized that because Tottenham Hotspur's No.30 league match this season is an away game against Chelsea. Ye Qiu's response to this was, "Mourinho said, I You can't win anything with a bunch of kids, and I actually won the Carling Cup from him."

"I also once said that if Chelsea's biggest goal this season is to win the championship, then my biggest goal is to snipe them and prevent them from winning the championship, so I hope Manchester United can work hard, bite the points, and drag it to the last round. Me and my players will help them get the three points and help them win the championship!"

For a moment, all the reporters in the press conference hall of White Hart Lane were in an uproar. Ye Qiu's words were too powerful and domineering!
(End of this chapter)