The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 222 The Coaching Staff

January 2003, 6, at 18 o'clock in the morning.

The press conference at the Stamford Bridge Stadium gathered over a hundred media and reporters from the UK and Europe.

Just now, in the middle of the Stamford Bridge Stadium, they personally took over a Chelsea blue jersey from the club's new owner Roman Abramovich with his name printed on the back. Beginning, officially entering the era of Ye Qiu.

After the signing ceremony was over, everyone moved to the press conference site. Ye Qiu, accompanied by Abramovich, walked into the venue, and the spotlight suddenly flickered. The focus of attention fell on Ye Qiu, and there is no doubt that he will become the object of discussion among fans all over the world in these two days.

A black suit with a white shirt, coupled with the iconic short hair, the whole person appears to be indescribably energetic, very clean and tidy, coupled with the smile that is always on the lips, it is easy to win the presence Goodwill from all.

"I'm very happy. Today, when Chelsea has just entered a new era, we have welcomed the most outstanding head coach in Europe in the past few years. Ye Qiu has just won the European Champions Cup. He knows very well how to do it. Building a brand-new, full-fledged team, he is also very good at training a top team."

"I am very happy to announce to all Chelsea fans that today, we welcome Ye Qiu, and I believe that in the next few years, he will bring us pleasing football and bring us all unprecedented Achievements and glory, because he and I, like all Chelsea fans, believe in the same thing, we all strive for the best!"

"Finally, on behalf of Chelsea and all Chelsea fans, I welcome Ye Qiu!"

After finishing speaking, Abramovich turned to Ye Qiu, who was slowly getting on the stage, in the midst of everyone's applause. He firmly held his hands together. The applause at the scene became extremely warm, and everyone was vigorously taking pictures. .

After shaking hands with Ye Qiu, Abramovich took the initiative to step aside, allowing Ye Qiu to face all the reporters alone.

"I am very grateful to Chairman Abramovich for his praise, and I am also very happy to be here." Ye Qiu politely turned around and expressed his thanks to Abramovich.

"Starting today, I will start a new adventure at Chelsea. I know that there have been all kinds of concerns and doubts about our team in the past few years, but I can tell everyone with certainty. , from today, you will see a brand new Chelsea!"

"Our goal is as clear as ever, that is, we only want to be the best! In the Premier League, we want to be the best. In the European arena, we still want to be the best. I know it's not easy, but I have enough. Confidence that we can do it and make all Chelsea fans happy!"

Ye Qiu's speech also received a round of warm applause from everyone present, and then Chelsea's press officer directly announced that the press conference had entered the questioning session, and immediately over a hundred reporters at the scene all raised their hands high, causing The entire press conference site is like a forest, which is extremely spectacular.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, I am a reporter from The Times. We have just heard you say that you only do the best. Then I believe that many readers and fans like me will be interested. Will you continue to insist on your work in Aja The attacking football advocated by Alex?"

Ye Qiu smiled and waited until the reporter sat down. He took this opportunity to think about his wording, "You know, the Premier League is different from other leagues. The competition here is more intense than the Eredivisie. The rhythm here is higher than that of Serie A, La Liga and The Bundesliga is faster and has a stronger impact, this is a relatively unfamiliar league environment for me!"

"I will work very hard to adapt to this environment. I believe that I can adapt to it quickly, but there is one thing that I will never change. That is my pursuit of offensive football. I hope my team can play the best football. Beautiful football brings the most pleasing and passionate enjoyment to all the fans who support me, this is my unshakable belief!"

"Of course, we will have all kinds of problems, we will have a lot of troubles, for example, the football environment in the Premier League is completely different from that of Eredivisie, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga, but I believe we will be able to overcome it! "

Ye Qiu's answer received another burst of applause. After all, in the current football environment, there are not many head coaches who dare to boast that they will insist on playing offensive football, and Ye Qiu has just won the European Champions Cup, which undoubtedly makes him popular among many. Considered by fans to be an icon of attacking football.

Now, his answer has once again strengthened everyone's views on Chelsea's direction.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, hello, I am a reporter from the Guardian. We are all very happy to hear that you insist on the idea of ​​attacking football, and we also want to know, what do you think of the current Chelsea team? You are in charge of the ball. After the team, will there be a substantial reorganization of the lineup as the outside world speculates? And, are you worried that this will affect the results?"

Ye Qiu couldn't help nodding, "That's a very good question. The first thing I want to answer is that stability is the foundation for any team to achieve results and achieve brilliance. Without a stable environment and long-term accumulation, any ball The team can't win the championship, so stability is very, very important."

"But we must also see that whether it is the Premier League or European competitions, the competition is very fierce. We must keep pace with the times and keep the team highly competitive at all times, so as to ensure that we can compete with strong opponents." Competition, which requires us to strengthen and improve in some weak positions, which requires signings."

"Because I don't know much about the current situation of the team, so I can't answer more detailed questions for the time being!"

Next, Ye Qiu answered some questions from the reporters. Basically, they all revolved around Chelsea's plans for the new season. However, Ye Qiu was already familiar with how to deal with the media. He was no longer just taking over Ajak He is a young child at that time. In the past few years, after being tempered by the media, he has already been able to deal with it skillfully.

"Yes, Ferguson and Wenger are very good world-class managers, Manchester United and Arsenal are also the most competitive teams in the Premier League, but I don't think they are invincible, I am confident that we can do it Better and better than them and personally I'm looking forward to playing Manchester United, Arsenal, it will be very interesting."

"Mr. Ye Qiu, what do you think of your predecessor Ranieri?" The question asked by the reporter of The Sun is just like the style of this newspaper, which likes to create conflicts and conflicts.

Ye Qiu smiled, "We have many, many differences, even complete opposites, but Ranieri is a very good head coach. I think he is far underestimated by the outside world and deserves everyone's respect, including me. Inside."

And when another reporter stood up and asked Ye Qiu about the team's goals for the new season, Ye Qiu replied with a smile, "Championship!"

The words were concise, but everyone present felt Ye Qiu's high fighting spirit.

Youth and enthusiasm have always been the two labels that the outside world admires most about Ye Qiu. The former gives Ye Qiu endless energy, while the latter allows Ye Qiu to maintain a strong desire to fight anytime and anywhere. Will not give up the tireless pursuit of the championship.

Through this press conference, all the reporters on the scene could clearly feel that even though Ye Qiu had successfully won a Champions League trophy, Ye Qiu still did not let his passion fade away. Victory is full of desire and pursuit.

Impeccable, this is everyone's impression of Ye Qiu's debut in Chelsea!
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After the press conference was over, Ye Qiu continued to discuss with the club's management without stopping.

After Abramovich entered Chelsea, Betts' old departments left one after another, resulting in a power vacuum in Chelsea's management. At present, many CEOs are doing things by Abramovich himself, and the Russians have also successively Installed his cronies in Chelsea to consolidate power.

In the field of competition, Ye Qiu monopolized the power, and Abramovich only asked him for one thing, the championship!

Meetings are actually communication. Ye Qiu expresses his thoughts and requirements to the management, and the management responds. It's very simple.

After the meeting, Ye Qiu returned directly to the Elizabeth Hotel in central London.

At this time, in the Elizabeth Hotel, several assistants who arrived in London from Amsterdam had already arrived.

With Van Basten coming to power, he will definitely want to have his own coaching team, and it turned out that Ye Qiu entered the Ajax club empty-handed, which made it impossible for all the coaching staff who had partnered with him before. Members are willing to leave Ajax, such as Bobby Hames, Rick Link and Blind chose to stay.

Bobby Harms is still a high-ranking old courtier of Ajax, Rick Linke will become the youth training director of De Tokmoster, and Blind will be Van Basten's right-hand man. All three are basically reused by Ajax.

The only ones Ye Qiu could take away this time were Roland, Meulensteen, Moniz and Peter Brandt.

Roland has partnered with Ye Qiu for the longest time, and he also understands Ye Qiu's needs best. In many cases, Ye Qiu doesn't even need to say anything, he knows how to do it. Maybe this Dutch fat man has various deficiencies, but another point is that other coaches What the group members lack is gregariousness.

Sometimes Ye Qiu felt that gregariousness seemed to be the monopoly of all fat people, and Roland was a likable fat person.

Technical sculpting and technical analysis, these are the forte of Meulenstein and Moniz. These two direct disciples of scientific training have already classified themselves into Ye Qiu's faction after they partnered with Ye Qiu for three or four years. Now, and with Van Basten coming to power, as the saying goes, one emperor and one courtier, they are definitely not as popular as Ye Qiu's time.

As for Peter Brandt, this person who is good at physical training and targeted analysis is Ye Qiu's key poacher. He promised to give Peter Brandt better facilities and more advanced equipment in Chelsea. , Of course, there is also a higher salary package.

In this way, Ye Qiu's coaching staff is basically the same, but Ye Qiu still feels a little lacking.

"We still need a goalkeeper coach, and a chief assistant coach who is responsible for training the first team and instilling tactics!" Ye Qiu met this group of old partners in his room, and directly said what he needed.

The goalkeeper coach has always been a defect of Ye Qiu's coaching staff, because he used to use Ajax's goalkeeper coach to preside over the work, but now that Ranieri has left, there is a vacancy for Chelsea's goalkeeper coach, and he needs Find someone yourself to fill the void.

In the past, when Ye Qiu was designing tactics, both Bobby Harms and Rick Link were able to assist from the side, and these two people had always been Ye Qiu's right-hand man at Ajax, responsible for the training and training of the first team. Targeted tactical drills and indoctrination, but now, they all choose to stay and help Van Basten.

Ye Qiu understands and feels sad about this. After all, in the eyes of Bobby Hams and Rick Link, Ajax is more important than anything else, so they are not planning to leave Ajax, especially Bobby Harms, he has played for Ajax all his life, how could he leave when he is old?

"Goalkeeper coach, I have a candidate."

Ye Qiu looked at Roland, "Tell me, who is it?"

"Frans Hawke." Roland said.

Ye Qiu frowned and shook his head, "I've never heard of this name, who is it?"

Whether it was Mullenstein, Moniz, or even Peter Brandt, they all shook their heads vigorously. Obviously, this is not a very famous person, at least not very famous.

"It's not surprising that you don't know him, because before you came to Ajax, he went to Barcelona with Van Gaal!" Roland said with a smile, this fat man is a little proud, as if he is the only one in the world Knowing, "He trained Van der Sar when he was at Ajax, and Stekelenberg was also very influenced by him. After going to Barcelona, ​​​​he trained Reina and Valdes. .”

"Oh, I remembered!" Peter Brandt was the first to react. "He has written many books. The Dutch Football Association, UEFA and FIFA all regard many of his works as official textbooks. Although he is only in his 40s now, he has more than ten years of experience."

"Yes, that's him!" Roland immediately nodded with a smile.

"However, he has always been Van Gaal's right-hand man!" Peter Brandt also expressed his worries.

Roland shrugged, "Van Gaal has already dismissed get out of class, and now he is unemployed at home. Frans Hawke is also unemployed now, and he needs a job very much. You know, usually the wages of us assistants are relatively low!"

"Are you making excuses and complaining to me?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Everyone burst into laughter. Leaving Ajax and coming to Chelsea, Ye Qiu won them a much higher salary than at Ajax. After all, this is the Premier League, one of the top four leagues. .

"I have a little friendship with Frans Hawke. I know he needs to work now, and his training method is very different from other goalkeeper coaches. I think he is very similar to your tactical characteristics. He is not just a goalkeeper. Put it outside the team's tactical system, but think that the goalkeeper can contribute both defensively and offensively in addition to catching the ball."

Ye Qiu's tactic is to adopt a high-position defense, and adopt an active midfielder pressing and oppressive tactics. This will inevitably bring omissions to the defense, which also requires the goalkeeper to expand his defensive range. Therefore, Ye Qiu chose Van der Sar at the beginning. , because Van der Sar can adjust and change his position and touch the ball according to the actual situation of the team.

He can not only help the defender block the space behind him, but also launch an appropriate counterattack after holding the ball, and he is also the last link in the team's ball control system, which makes Van der Sar, as a goalkeeper, in the entire back. Plays a big role in the defense system.

Of course, fans generally don't notice this. In their view, the return goalkeeper is just a choice that is forced to make when the offense is invalid. They don't know that the goalkeeper is absolutely all players on the field. The one with the widest field of vision here, he can understand the situation on the court better than anyone else.

Hearing what Roland said, Ye Qiu remembered.

In his previous life, he had read a piece of news, which mentioned the explosion of Spanish goalkeeper talents, and believed that the Spanish goalkeeper talent reserve was the largest in the world, so some reporters went to dig out the training methods of Spanish goalkeepers, but found that the goalkeeper training methods in the whole of Spain included A large part of it is left over from Van Gaal's time in Barcelona.

In the end, according to the introduction of Deportivo's goalkeeper coach Sambad, who was in charge of the goalkeeper coach training course of the Spanish Football Association at the time, all these were learned by the Spaniard from Van Gaal's assistant Frans Hawke.

"He let us discover that the goalkeeper can also play a major role in the team's offensive and defensive system, and his training method surprised us all, and let us discover that the goalkeeper can also train like this!"

And later Frans Hawke accompanied Van Gaal to Bayern. He has always been Van Gaal's right-hand man, and he has done a very good job, but it is only due to the ups and downs of Van Gaal's coaching performance, coupled with the position of goalkeeper coach Frans Hawke has never been well known due to his obscure reputation.

But it can be said that his role in promoting the position of the goalkeeper to be more in line with the requirements of modern football tactics is very huge, at least a large number of Spanish goalkeepers including Casillas, Reina, Valdes, De Gea and so on. Emergence, all have his direct or indirect credit.

But more importantly, his style was very much to Ye Qiu's taste. On this point, Ye Qiu and Van Gaal were in agreement.

"Are you familiar with Frans Hawk?" Ye Qiu looked at Roland and asked.

"It's okay!" Roland said with a smile.

Ye Qiu nodded, "Okay, you go to contact him and say that I am willing to hire him to join my coaching staff with a higher salary than he has ever had, but there is one condition, that is, before the contract expires , he has to concentrate on staying and helping me, I don't want to see him switch to Van Gaal immediately after Van Gaal returns to the coach."

Roland thought for a while, then nodded, "I'll go and talk to him."

After getting the goalkeeper coach, Ye Qiu also has a good candidate for his chief assistant, but it will take some time to convince this person, but if he is willing to join, the strength of his coaching staff will be better than that of Ajax in the past. A set is only high but not low.

(End of this chapter)