The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 564 Fist is the last word!
On January 27th, in the No.20 round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Fulham 2-0 at home with the goals of Franck Ribery and Falcao, and continued to remain unbeaten. Tottenham Hotspur are already unbeaten in 22 rounds.

On January 2, Tottenham Hotspur challenged Birmingham in an away game. The goals of Messi and Thiago Silva helped the team reverse the opponent 1:[-] and scored three points again.

After 24 rounds of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur scored 63 points with an impressive record of [-] wins and [-] draws. With one round less, Tottenham Hotspur ranked first in the Premier League standings, followed closely by The most important are Chelsea and Manchester United. The performance of the Blues in the recent period is also quite good.

Further down the standings, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Aston Villa and West Ham United, these teams are currently biting tight, all competing for fourth place in the league and qualifying for the UEFA Cup.

But compared to the fierce competition in the Premier League, the transfer market during the winter break is a bit flat. Not only the Premier League, but the entire European winter break transfer market is relatively calm, which has caused Tottenham Hotspur’s football economy Although the forum was very successful, the trading volume fell to a record low, which felt like a lot of thunder and little rain.

However, if the current situation is carefully studied, it will not be surprising.

Four months later, the World Cup in South Africa will be held. For all the current international players who hope to participate in the World Cup, changing the team undoubtedly needs to bear the risk of losing their qualifications for the World Cup, because transfers often represent many uncertain factors. Being reduced to a substitute due to injury or incompatibility may cause their four-year wait to come to naught.

Because of this, almost all capable international players will not choose to transfer at this time.

Another factor is that the economy is indeed in a downturn, especially with the arrival of the European debt crisis, the team's business operations have indeed encountered problems. Under such circumstances, any team must be careful in signing It is not surprising to be cautious and tighten money.

The team that invested the most in the Premier League's winter break transfer was Birmingham City, which invested 600 million pounds. In the entire European transfer market, Russia's Dynamo Moscow invested the most, and they invested 320 million euros. And No.2 is Shakhtar Donetsk, who invested 1000 to [-] million euros.

Looking at the general trend of European football, it is not difficult to find that almost all teams are tightening their money, and even trying to save money, because with the advent of the economic crisis and the outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis, business operations will be reduced. It is getting more and more difficult, and open source has encountered problems. If the team wants to maintain a balance of payments, they can only cut expenditure.

So it can be seen that in the last two days of the transfer market, Manchester United secured the loan of six youth players at the Football Economic Forum at the Hilton Park Road Hotel in the east of London’s Hyde Park, while Liverpool, Arsenal The other teams are doing the same.

Manchester City sent away Robinho, the big salaryman who has been making trouble all the time, and returned to Brazil on loan, but rented Vieira from Inter Milan. The salary has also declined, but Mancini still wants to get Real Madrid Van der Vaart and Gago are just Real Madrid's strategy of no entry and no exit during the winter break of this season.

Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur also adopt the strategy of no entry and no exit, because neither of these two teams has any special needs to strengthen, and their overall strength is relatively good.

But throughout the winter break, transfers, loans and free transfers have undoubtedly become the mainstream, and this is also an effective cost-saving measure adopted by many teams to balance the team's financial budget. The number of transfers, such as loans or free transfers, accounted for a surprisingly high 80% of the transfer market.

Tottenham Hotspur didn't have much interest in throttling, because Ye Qiu's team had always done a good job in controlling the finances and salary structure, and the team's business development was in a stage of rapid development. Encountered an economic crisis, but Tottenham Hotspur can still make up for it by effectively developing emerging markets in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and other regions.

For example, around Christmas, Tottenham Hotspur successively signed licensing contracts with telecom operators in eight countries in the Middle East, which will bring huge licensing fees to Tottenham Hotspur every year, including Kuwait, Telecom operators in countries such as Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar can use the Tottenham Hotspur team logo and player portrait rights in publicity and promotion.

This also has a lot to do with the regional nature of telecom operators, so when contacting sponsors, Tottenham Hotspur also treated them separately and did not sign an exclusivity clause, in this way to maximize benefits.

With little pressure on the salary structure and steady improvement in business operations, coupled with a reasonable team lineup, Tottenham Hotspur did not need to do anything during the winter break at all, but with Peter Kenyon and Moon During the discussions with Rob Newman of the sports service company, everyone is very sure that the situation will still not change much when the summer transfer is expected.

In other words, even with the impact of the World Cup this summer, it is still hard to expect a transfer boom.

But there will definitely be some exceptions, such as Real Madrid and Barcelona. These two membership teams do not need to worry about financial pressure at all. Their only purpose of making money is to introduce stars, so it is estimated that they can continue to spend a lot.

In addition, transfer predators such as Manchester City and West Ham United are the most likely to continue to strengthen their strength. As for Chelsea, which was so prosperous back then, even if it has sent away the big salaryman Shevchenko this summer, it is a pity that Barcelona Luck is still on the team, and Chelsea's salary increase in the past few years has become a foregone conclusion, and the operating pressure will still be great. It is still difficult for Abramovich to invest heavily in signings for Chelsea.

To be honest, rich people are not stupid. On the contrary, each of these rich people is smarter than the other.

It seems that the Qatar consortium that was rumored to buy Manchester United not long ago, after being frightened by the high price of the Glazer family, shifted its target to Liverpool, but also encountered some problems in the process of acquiring the Red Army, and was forced to shift its target again , and this time, the possibility of their success is very high.

"I just got the news that the Qatari consortium has basically reached an agreement with Newcastle's shareholders. It is expected that the acquisition of Newcastle will be completed in April. Once completed, there will be another strong team in the Premier League!" Rob? Newman, the CEO of Moon Sports Services, has a better channel than anyone.

After Ye Qiu and Peter Kenyon heard this, the expressions on their faces were not relaxed.

Newcastle is currently at the top of the English Championship, and the possibility of being promoted to the Premier League is very high. If the Qatar consortium takes over and Newcastle returns to the Premier League, it is bound to cause a storm in the transfer market. For the Premier League and the European transfer market, there are indeed huge benefits, but for competitors, that may not be the case.

Now there are many strong teams in the Premier League. Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool are the top five. Among them, although Tottenham Hotspur is a newly promoted team, its strength has also been proven and affirmed. , The strength of the other four teams should not be underestimated, after all, they all have their own solid foundations.

Further down, Manchester City and West Ham United are upstarts, relying on waving the pound in their hands, they are also rapidly strengthening their own strength, plus Everton, Aston Villa, etc. The team, the pressure of competition in the Premier League is very high. If Newcastle is added next season, it will be a nightmare.

"Is the news reliable?" Ye Qiu asked Rob Newman cautiously.

"Basically almost!" The latter replied, but didn't say much.

Peter Kenyon laughed wryly after hearing this, "It seems that the Premier League will become lively in the future!"

The Qatar consortium will not do loss-making business. Although the specific acquisition amount is not clear, it should not be too expensive. However, the Newcastle they acquired is a traditional strong team in the Premier League, and the Magpies have the largest number of fans in England. It is also the most popular local team. The popular team even has a fairly high reputation all over the world.

If it was in the early years of the century, Newcastle would be the traditional powerhouse of the Premier League!
Not only that, Newcastle itself is a well-known big city in the UK, the political, commercial and cultural center of northern England, and the most popular city in the UK, and the Newcastle Club is the symbol and banner of the city.

Starting with Newcastle at this time is indeed a carefully calculated transaction, because first of all, Newcastle has been relegated to the English Championship. Although there is financial support from the Premier League parachute, the team itself is very poor financially, and the relegation makes Newcastle almost desperate. This is undoubtedly a very good bargain hunting opportunity.

With the acquisition of the most popular team in England, the Qatar consortium will undoubtedly gain both fame and fortune. Not only can it use Newcastle to build its own popularity and brand, but it can also use Newcastle to land in the UK for multi-faceted investments, such as real estate and Some basic industries, these are industries that the Middle East consortium is very interested in.

From an investment point of view, although buying Manchester United can create huge influence and momentum, it is also difficult and requires a lot of investment. Instead, it is better to simply buy Newcastle. The difference in the purchase price of the two teams exceeds one billion euros. It can be guaranteed that after the acquisition of Newcastle by the Qatar consortium, a superstar will be introduced every year for ten consecutive years.

Just imagine, which kind of acquisition method is more advantageous?Which acquisition method is more beneficial?

From the perspective of a bystander, the Qatar Consortium undoubtedly made a shrewd deal, and from the perspective of a fan, it is natural to welcome the Qatar Consortium, a large consortium with total assets of tens of billions, to enter the Premier League, because it can bring more There are many stars, but Ye Qiu is not without worries from the perspective of a competitor. After all, the pressure of competition is heavy, and it will not be of much benefit to Tottenham Hotspur.

In fact, many people have not noticed that the reason why Tottenham Hotspur was able to defend the Champions League last season and won the Premier League championship was actually related to the fact that the pressure of competition in the Premier League was not very strong. The competition has become fierce, and it will have a great impact on Tottenham Hotspur's multi-line operations.

But before the new stadium is in hand, Ye Qiu will definitely not adjust the current team's business strategy, so if he wants to strengthen his strength, he has to dig out from the team itself, such as youth training, for example, the introduction of some that meet the needs of the team, such as Wumart. Inexpensive players, etc.

But in general, you have to be hard on yourself, and Tottenham Hotspur still have to ensure the strength of the team. This is the kingly way!
While Ye Qiu was worried that with the acquisition of Newcastle by the Qatari consortium, the competition in the Premier League would become more and more intense. At the same time, Tottenham Hotspur finally stopped their unbeaten record.

January 27th, [-]th, February [-]rd, February [-]th, February [-]th, this is the schedule of Tottenham Hotspur in the past period, of which the game on February [-]rd is ten Eight rounds of make-up matches, and if you count Tottenham Hotspur's intensive schedule in January, the team's schedule after the winter break is indeed very intensive, almost double matches a week.

In such a dense schedule, Tottenham Hotspur won Blackburn 2-0 in an away game on February 7, and then on February 1, they beat Aston Villa, currently ranked seventh in the Premier League, 0-1 at home. Pull, but on February 19th, the team finally had a problem. They lost [-]:[-] away to Wolves. The latter is currently ranked No. [-], and the loss is indeed useless.

In the case of Tottenham Hotspur's first defeat of the season, the team scored 26 wins, three draws and one loss in 22 rounds, with an amazing performance of 69 points, ahead of Chelsea's 58 points and Manchester United's 57 points. An almost absolute advantage leads the Premier League standings.

If it was just leading the standings, perhaps there would not be such a surprising performance. More importantly, Tottenham Hotspur is not only the most attacking team in the Premier League and Europe, but also the most powerful team in the Premier League and Europe. The team with the best defensive ability, coupled with the fact that Tottenham Hotspur have achieved an impressive record of complete victories against strong teams this season, has made Tottenham Hotspur's outstanding performance this season full of gold.

Looking at the Premier League scorer list this season, many people say that it is Tottenham Hotspur's internal competition. Colombian center Romedal Falcao has scored 26 goals in 28 rounds, shockingly ranking first in the scorer list. The first place, and the second place is Messi. The Argentine has scored 7 goals in total, including two big four goals. The most recent one was the team's 1:[-] victory Ston Villa game.

In addition, Franck Ribery is also in the top ten of the standings, and the French Scarface is also the first player in the assist list. The second assist king is Cesc Fabregas, the third assist king is Messi, and David ?Silva, Alves and others also performed very well. In addition to the battle against Aston Villa, the left back Marcelo performed very well. The entire offensive system of Tottenham is impressive. Incomparably surprised, it brought disaster to all opponents.

Therefore, for the unexpected loss to Wolves in the away game, the media hyped, thinking that Tottenham Hotspur may have begun to decline, but the reaction of the fans was relatively mild. Combat physical fitness is not sustainable, and it is justifiable to lose the away game.

Ye Qiu also gave the home team a fair evaluation of the team's loss to Wolves, thinking that Wolves performed better, while Tottenham Hotspur encountered some problems, the players did not show the strength they should have, and This also has something to do with the relatively large rotation when he played against the Wolves.

But no matter what, if you lose, you lose, and Ye Qiu didn't defend too much.

After playing Wolves, Tottenham Hotspur ushered in the FA Cup. Tottenham Hotspur challenged Bolton away. As a result, Tottenham Hotspur, which is dominated by young players, played 19 with Bolton, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the Premier League: 1 draw, Ramsey scored an equalizer for Tottenham in the second half.

But only three days later, Tottenham Hotspur ushered in the first round of the UEFA Champions League round of 3 knockout round, and challenged Porto away, but the team had a bad start and was pierced by Porto's opening attack in less than [-] minutes , Although soon afterwards, Ziglinski took advantage of a free kick and headed Tottenham Hotspur to equalize the score.

But in the second half, Porto striker Barrera made another victory and helped Porto beat Tottenham Hotspur 2:1 at home.

This battle has completely aroused the outside world's worries about Tottenham Hotspur, and many media have even said that Tottenham Hotspur has no chance to play in the Champions League this season, because in the past Champions League knockout history, most The champion team remains unbeaten in the knockout rounds.

Therefore, this defeat of Tottenham Hotspur, especially to a team like Porto, has made many media believe that it is difficult for Tottenham Hotspur to make a difference in the Champions League, although 1:2 Tottenham still had a good chance of winning at home, but the team's poor state was indeed a difficult problem for Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu is very clear in his heart that the multi-line battle has caused many problems for the team, but when he was interviewed by the media, he repeatedly said that losing is not a disaster, and he still firmly believes that the team can solve the current problems very well. to the difficulty.

"We are a mature team, and I believe that no one will be intimidated by the current difficulties!"

Relatively speaking, Manchester United has been in better and better form since Christmas, and their performance in the Premier League is not a big deal. However, in the Champions League, they reversed AC Milan 3-2 away in the first leg and won all the applause. The trident in the frontcourt and the team's midfielder helped the team win this wonderful reversal battle.

3:2, the Red Devils and Manchester United returned triumphantly from the San Siro Stadium. This battle almost sentenced AC Milan to death. At least their hope of advancing from the knockout round of the sixteenth round was very slim.

Tottenham Hotspur lost away and Manchester United reversed away. There is a huge difference in the fate of the two teams. There are even quite a few media reporters and professionals who believe that the downturn of Tottenham Hotspur in the past few games It is worrying and may become a turning point in the two major competitions of the Premier League and the Champions League.

Porto coach Jesuardo Ferreira said in an interview with the Portuguese media after the game that Tottenham Hotspur was not as good as many people imagined.

"Many people told me that Tottenham Hotspur has the strongest offense in Europe and the most difficult goal, but after today's game, I found that Tottenham Hotspur's offense is always out of sight, and their The goal is as big as the open roof over Dragon Stadium!"

It is clear that the Porto coach is taking the opportunity to make things worse for Tottenham Hotspur, preferably by provoking their opponents.

Facing the provocation and humiliation from their opponents, Tottenham Hotspur did not respond in any way, and Ye Qiu also insisted not to quarrel, because he believed in one sentence, losing is not qualified to justify, fists are the last word!

(End of this chapter)