The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 234 Target: All champions!

According to the usual practice, before the start of each season, the head coach of the Premier League will accept an exclusive interview with the media, so that the fans of the club can more clearly know the intentions and ideas of the head coach, and understand their own head coach.

In the past month, Chelsea's news department has accepted interview appointments for head coach Ye Qiu from hundreds of media outlets throughout the UK, because they all know that, as Europe's most rising player in the past two years, Hurry up, Ye Qiu's first exclusive interview in England will bring them huge sales.

The world is like this, many non-Chelsea fans are scolding this team, scolding the head coach Ye Qiu, saying that they are upstarts and disruptors in the market, but in fact, as long as there is news about them, as long as With their news, they will still pay attention to and buy crazily.

For Ye Qiu's first exclusive interview after taking office, everyone in Chelsea also paid attention to it, especially the news department.

In the British football world, the position of the head coach has always been very important, and the fans also attach great importance to the head coach. Although Chelsea seems to be full of big names, in fact, Ye Qiu is the most concerned about by Chelsea fans. Because they all know that big-name stars still have to be in the hands of an excellent head coach to be able to show their strength.

Because of this, Ye Qiu's first interview, the news department finally chose the Times carefully.

This is one of the most influential newspapers in the UK. This newspaper also promised to let their chief football reporter Martin Samuel personally conduct an exclusive interview for Ye Qiu, and gave him the treatment of a special football page and a cover advertisement. Martin Samuel For this interview, Samuel specially prepared some questions in advance and handed them to Chelsea.

Chelsea also contacted Ye Qiu's agent, Eliza Moon, and passed the question to Ye Qiu. After confirming it, he forwarded it to Martin Samuel, which surprised Martin Samuel. Yes, all his questions were passed by Ye Qiu, and there was nothing he couldn't ask.

You know, this is Ye Qiu's first exclusive interview in the UK, and to a certain extent, this is also the first time Ye Qiu has directly faced British fans, especially in an authoritative newspaper like The Times. As anyone, you will choose to avoid some issues, such as personal feelings, beliefs, politics and so on.

But Ye Qiu passed all of them. Martin Samuel was not only surprised, but also very curious. The first impression of this head coach from China must be his nationality and background. Does he need nothing? scruples?
Thinking of this, Martin Samuel has already figured out how to write the beginning of the interview. It must first appreciate Ye Qiu's candid attitude, no matter what his next interview will be like , but his cooperative attitude undoubtedly suits Martin Samuel's taste.

The exclusive interview was conducted in the hotel where Ye Qiu was temporarily staying on the second day after the team returned to London after defeating Reading.

Ye Qiu gave the team a day off today because they were going to play the third round of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers in a week.

Arriving at the coffee shop of the Skyline Hotel ahead of time, Martin Samuel found that Ye Qiu was already waiting here, while his manager was sitting on the sidelines. I couldn't help being amazed by Eliza Moon's stunning beauty.

He had already been fascinated by her voice when he was talking on the phone, and when he saw her, he stayed for a full three seconds.

Martin Samuel has never been a very pure football reporter. He is different from those who only report football. He cares more about football and the surrounding environment, especially for the worsening operating environment of football clubs that many people are worried about. He has been worried about this phenomenon many times.

If you just get to know Martin Samuel through newspapers, you will definitely feel that this guy is knowledgeable and comprehensible. talker.

You are good with the pen, but you can't do it with your mouth.

Seeing Martin Samuel sitting there hesitating and not saying a word, Eliza stood up, "Maybe it's my existence that makes our Mr. Martin Samuel a little restrained, I'll leave for a while!"

Needless to say, Martin Samuel stood up awkwardly to bid farewell to Eliza, looking very gentlemanly.

After Elisa left, the chief football reporter of The Times simply took out his notes and thought about the wording, "You know, Mr. Ye Qiu, you are from China, a person who is familiar to many British people. There are many, but relatively unfamiliar mysterious countries. In the Premier League, there are only a handful of Chinese players and coaches.”

"We would like to know, how do you think about political beliefs when you come from China?"

If Ye Qiu remembered correctly, Elisa wanted to get rid of this problem at the beginning, but he decided to keep it, because he knew very well that the more he avoided it, the more it would give people a feeling of trying to hide it.

"Some people like to divide socialism or capitalism. I don't have much impression of these. I think no matter which one is, as long as it can bring benefits to the people and bring progress to society, it is good. .”

Martin Samuel couldn't stop nodding after hearing this, which he also agreed with.

"But we have to admit that each country has different culture, history, background, etc., many different factors, so this will definitely create some particularities, as we often say, the possession of the ball in La Liga It won’t work in the Premier League, because the environment is different, and if the Premier League’s style goes to La Liga, it will definitely fail, and it’s still unique.”

"A lot of people have some misconceptions about my country, you know, they think we're authoritarian, but I actually think we're very open, everyone can discuss politics, everyone has their own unique set of understandings, Of course, we still have a lot of shortcomings, but we are constantly improving and improving, but many people obviously don't notice this."

"Is this why you said you never considered giving up your Chinese nationality?" Martin Samuel asked.

Ye Qiu nodded, "Yes, I will never give up, not only me, but also my children in the future!"

"Why do you have this idea? Isn't Europe bad?" Martin Samuel asked.

"Europe is very good!" Ye Qiu said with a smile, "but, you know, I have stayed in Europe for many years, but sometimes, I still feel that there is still a big gap between me and here, and I have been Some discrimination, of course, I'm not saying that's true for everyone, but I'm just saying that it's everywhere."

"This is also a very serious social problem!" Martin Samuel did not deny this at all, "Because of this, it makes you miss your hometown and your motherland even more, right?"

"Yes, I love my motherland, but I will stay in Europe and continue to work hard, because I want to prove myself to all those who discriminated against me. I am from China, but I succeeded. This is not for showing off, but It is a kind of resistance from my heart, you say that I am from a weak football country, and you say I can’t do it, then I have to prove myself to you, I can!”

Martin Samuel laughed after hearing this, "In the eyes of many people, you have proved yourself." He was talking about the Champions League.

"But there are also many people who think that the Champions League is nothing, and in the eyes of many people, the Eredivisie is not representative."

Ye Qiu's words made Martin Samuel burst into laughter again, "Your words make me feel like you are living to prove yourself to someone."

"No, no, no!" Ye Qiu smiled and shook his head, "It's just part of it. My real heart is competition."

"compete?"

"Yes, you know, we live in a competitive world, people against people, teams against teams, countries against countries, competition everywhere, and I think football means nothing to me. Go beyond yourself, keep trying, breaking through, and surpassing your past.”

Martin Samuel recorded this sentence very carefully because he thought it was very important, "Can you tell me about your football beliefs? Many people are speculating whether you will become more conservative one day in the future, That is... when you achieve a certain level of achievement, you will inevitably want to protect some of your hard-won things and become conservative."

"I don't know, it's hard to say something like that, isn't it?"

After a pause, Ye Qiu smiled again: "I have always felt that football is great not only because of the game, but also because it is a team sport. You can win games and win games in many different ways. everything."

"It's like climbing a mountain. You can have many paths to reach the top of the mountain. Some paths are relatively flat, and some paths are relatively rough. It depends on your choice. Maybe the flat path is easy and fast, but the scenery is average. And some roads are rough and difficult, but the scenery along the way can make you linger, it depends on how you choose, right?"

Martin Samuel was really thinking about Ye Qiu's words, finally nodded and continued to the next question.

"When you were at Ajax, many fans thought your football was art. What do you think?"

"I am a very vulgar person. I have never had any artistic talent. I think it is a difference in the pursuit of angles. What is art? It may be art in your eyes, but it is rubbish in my eyes, and it may be in my eyes. Art is rubbish in your eyes, it’s purely a matter of personal pursuit.”

"In my opinion, offensive football can be an art, defensive football can also be an art, and pragmatism can also be an art. As long as you accept him, then he can become your art, but this only represents you. Can't represent anyone else."

"I believe that many fans who like you will not agree with this statement!" Martin Samuel replied with a smile, "So, who do you think has the greatest influence on your football philosophy? Michels?"

"Yes, Michels' Total Football, I think this is the greatest creation in football history, and Sacchi, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, I think their football has influenced me They're all huge."

"Cruyff said that Barcelona's failure to bring you to La Liga was their biggest mistake. Can you explain why you rejected the invitations of Barcelona and Real Madrid?" This should also be a concern of many people.

Ye Qiu thought for a while, "It's not what many people think. It has nothing to do with them. It's my problem. What I want to do now is to continue to stick to my football philosophy and continue to walk on this road. It requires me to have certain control over the team, and I need to form a team according to my wishes, so I think the Premier League will be more suitable for me."

"What about Chelsea? Have you considered staying in this team for a long time like Ferguson and Wenger did?"

"Of course, if the team continues to be like it is now!" Ye Qiu answered this question candidly.

Martin Samuel smiled, "Many people think that Chelsea spent more than 1 million euros in transfer fees this year, which is amazing, and Chelsea fans also feel that this team should be able to have greater ambitions this season and goals, what do you think?"

"It's absolutely fine!" Ye Qiu replied confidently.

"Then what is your goal?"

"All the champions!" Ye Qiu said with a smile, "Of course, this is a very bold statement. You know, no one will say no to the champions, and no one will say before the season starts, I don't want it." Win the championship."

"How about the Champions League? It's hard to say, but many people think that Ferguson's Manchester United and Arsene Wenger's Arsenal will be your strongest competitors in the Premier League this season. What do you think of these two opponents?"

"They're both good and good, but I'm only excited about it because I love playing against good teams and beating them!"

Martin Samuel responded with a burst of affirmative laughter to Ye Qiu's undisguised thoughts, "Many Chelsea fans are not satisfied with one of your transfers, that is, you sold Hasselbaink and brought in Drogba, what do you think?"

"You know, every player doesn't play alone on the pitch. They work together to benefit each other. I think the arrival of Drogba will make everyone including Lampard, Ronaldinho, Davies , Deco and other players have greatly benefited and made the whole team stronger, but Hasselbaink wants to participate in all games, and I have no way to promise."

"There is another thing that makes Chelsea fans not very satisfied, that is, they are very painful to find that the team they love has become the ugliest team in the Premier League. What do you think?" Martin Samuel was very mischievous asked with a smile.

"Ugliest?" Ye Qiu would not be able to react for a while.

Martin Samuel patted his face, "It's about appearance, think about it."

Ye Qiu suddenly realized that it meant that Chelsea had become the team with the ugliest players in the Premier League. Thinking about it seriously, Drogba, Ribery, Ronaldinho, Davis, Makelele... Well, it seems really ugly.

"They said that you deliberately brought in a group of ugly players to complement your own handsomeness."

Ye Qiu laughed out loud when he heard this, but he didn't notice this, but now that he was reminded, he realized that his team is really the ugliest team in the Premier League, "I really have this idea !"

Martin Samuel was suddenly amused.

"I want to say to all the fans who think we are the ugliest, we may be the ugliest team in the Premier League, but we will play the sexiest and most charming football in the Premier League!" Ye Qiu said confidently.

"Can you talk about your family and your usual hobbies?" Martin Samuel changed the subject again.

"Of course, I just got married, everyone knows!" Ye Qiu said with a smile, "I've recently become obsessed with swimming."

"Swimming?" Martin Samuel laughed. "Are you good at swimming?"

"It's bad because I can only dog ​​crawl, which is breaststroke, and I find that I'm swimming very, very slowly."

"Is this a weakness?"

"Of course, of course, I am an ordinary person with a lot of weaknesses and shortcomings. Sometimes I even think that without my wife to take care of my life and my agent to help me with my work, I would definitely madly!"

Martin Samuel immediately laughed along with Ye Qiu, "Many men are like this, but some people don't want to talk about it."

"Is this comforting me?" Ye Qiu's words made both of them laugh again.

After laughing, Martin Samuel looked at the time and withdrew his smile, "The last question, how confident are you that Chelsea will achieve your goal this year?"

Ye Qiu didn't hesitate much, "One hundred percent!"

"Huh?" Martin Samuel was a little surprised.

"Yeah!" Ye Qiu was very sure and confident.

Turning off the recorder and putting away the notes, Martin Samuel stood up with a smile and stretched out his hand, "Thank you very much for accepting our interview. It was a very pleasant experience. I am very grateful for your confession." !"

"Thank you!" Ye Qiu smiled and shook hands with Martin Samuel.

After a few words of politeness, Ye Qiu sent Martin Samuel away. He thought he was quite an interesting person. Maybe his eloquence wasn't very good, but he didn't give people the kind of paparazzi typical of British journalists. The image of the team, his problems are often enough, without any grandstanding.

"You know, generally speaking, he only interviews famous coaches like Arsenal's Arsene Wenger and Manchester United's Ferguson!" Eliza walked back to the coffee shop and sat down next to Ye Qiu. , drinking her cold cup of coffee.

"Are you complimenting me?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Eliza nodded, "That's right!" After saying that, she handed a document to Ye Qiu, "Master, I should have watched all the videos I gave you last time, pick a few!"

The last time Eliza gave Ye Qiu a lot of game videos of Brazilian players, she hoped that Ye Qiu would help her choose a few suitable players and send them to Ajax. Add value in hand.

In Europe, the ownership of quite a few players is not actually in the hands of the club, even in the four major leagues.

For example, Rooney of Everton, part of the ownership has been mortgaged to the bank, and some other players, some are in the hands of agents, and some are in the hands of some investment companies, which is very complicated.

Ajax sold Lucio to Bayern Munich and Keivu to Roma this summer. Although both transfers have brought Ajax huge transfer income, the position of central defender is attractive. However, the aid has not yet been finalized. Kolo Toure, who was originally placed high hopes by Van Basten, is likely to join Arsenal, so they need to introduce a central defender.

Moreover, with the departure of Maicon, Lucio and Kivu, Ajax's defense is also in short supply, and Abidal may also have to transfer, because Ajax still needs to keep Robben and Van der Fara There are core local players such as Te and Sneijder, so it is necessary to supplement the defense.

Ye Qiu finally ticked off the names of the two players and handed them back to Eliza, "If these two players are well-crafted, they will become the number one star in Europe in the future."

Hearing what he said, Eliza became interested. She opened the folder and saw the names of the two people that Ye Qiu had brought up.

Marcelo and Thiago Silva!
(End of this chapter)