The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 579 The Privileges of the Champion
In front of the exit of the player tunnel at Old Trafford, Manchester United’s main force and the substitute lineup went up together. Before the exit of the player tunnel, the left and right teams stood neatly. The referee and the linesman stood closest to the exit of the player tunnel. The place.

This is a tradition in the Premier League. Manchester United lined up to welcome the defending champion Tottenham Hotspur, who successfully won the championship in advance, at their home court. Although this is an unacceptable and extremely depressing thing for Manchester United However, whether it is Ferguson or Manchester United players, they all said before the game that they would line up to greet them.

You know, in the history of Premier League football, Manchester United is the team that has won the most championships. Ferguson's team has won three consecutive championships twice and has dominated the Premier League for a long time. It is really uncomfortable to line up to meet the Premier League upstart Tottenham Hotspur, who won the championship in advance, on their own site.

But tradition is tradition. Ferguson is a head coach who attaches great importance to tradition. So when he was interviewed by the media earlier, he hoped that Chelsea could beat Tottenham Hotspur and delay the North London team's early championship. The spirit of Tottenham Hotspur, but on the other hand, it means that Manchester United will maintain their demeanor.

"It's the prerogative of the champion, isn't it?"

When the Tottenham Hotspur players walked out of the tunnel slowly under the leadership of captain Beckham on the field, the whole Old Trafford stadium sounded for a while, which was not very obvious, but it made the inside of the stadium All the fans could hear the boos clearly.

He was expressing dissatisfaction with Tottenham Hotspur, because Ye Qiu actually arranged such a substitute lineup to play at this time.

Joe Hart in goal, Coentrao, Ziglinski, Kompany and Kyle Walker in defense, Ramsey, Phil Jones and Pogba in midfield and Haza up front Germany, Falcao and Beckham.

Obviously, Tottenham Hotspur did not intend to give their all in this game. Ye Qiu concentrated all his strength on the second round of the Champions League semi-final next Wednesday.

Not only Tottenham Hotspur, but also Manchester United's game. It can be seen from the clothes of this group of Manchester United players. Many players are wearing game uniforms, while some players are wearing substitute training uniforms , including Rooney, Benzema, Sneijder, Lars? Diarra and other players are not planning to play.

Manchester United's captain for this game was Vidic, but his partner was Evans, Ferdinand and Gary Neville didn't even make the squad. Obviously, Ferguson's calculations were similar to Ye Qiu's.

Beckham's return to Old Trafford in this way is indeed a bit special, especially as the captain of Tottenham Hotspur, he led his teammates out of the player tunnel and into the pitch, There was a burst of boos at the scene, but there were not many people. It was obvious that some Manchester United fans vented their dissatisfaction with him.

But soon, there was an even more enthusiastic cheer on the scene. It was obvious that some rational Manchester United fans took the initiative to defend their former heroes when they saw someone booing Beckham, and the cheers became more and more enthusiastic. , In the end, someone even shouted Beckham's name.

Not only that, many of Beckham's former Manchester United teammates, including Scholes and Giggs, shook hands with Beckham and hugged, congratulating the former teammate on his achievements in Tottenham Hotspur .

Although in these two seasons, Beckham has gradually faded out of the main lineup as he grows older, and even the substitute position has been threatened by young players including Ramsey and Pogba, but Beckham's appearance performance Has been very good, and this is also because he hopes to be able to win the qualification for the World Cup in South Africa through performance.

This is also the reason for the hard work of many Tottenham Hotspur players. For example, Portuguese international Coentrao has performed very well recently. Although his position in the Portuguese national team is very solid, he still needs to improve through performance. Win the trust and affirmation of the head coach.

Moreover, Beckham has always been one of the few offensive pillars in the England national team. During the period when Beckham was given up, the performance of the England national team was not satisfactory. The offense lost its threat. I miss Beckham's free kicks and long pass assists, so there is basically no suspense about Beckham playing in the World Cup in South Africa.

However, he himself is very cautious, especially when it comes to injuries. He even conducts a physical examination every day like the wounded, just to ensure that he can go to the World Cup in South Africa with a healthy body.

Ye Qiu is also very supportive of Beckham, so in many cup matches, or some weak competitions, he arranges for Beckham to go up to find his condition and keep his body warm. This is good for him to play in the World Cup in South Africa in the summer.

The welcome ceremony before the game was very lively. The atmosphere of the meeting between the players of both sides was very harmonious, and there were no major conflicts or disputes. However, during the game, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United did not hold back at all. , the two sides confronted each other directly, and went to war directly.

Although it is a game that is not taken seriously, the head coaches of both sides obviously pay more attention to the second round of the Champions League semi-final next week, but the substitutes and young players don't think so, they all try their best to want to prove yourself.

Therefore, this game was played very well. No one on both sides was polite. You came and fought against each other.

In fact, Manchester United's offensive ability is not weak, especially when Scholes, Giggs, Fletcher and other players who are familiar with Manchester United's off-the-ball passing and cutting system appear on the court at the same time, Manchester United's offensive power is also very strong. Pretty good.

But obviously, Tottenham Hotspur's ability to create opportunities and seize opportunities is better than Manchester United, but this is not because the overall strength of Tottenham Hotspur players exceeds Manchester United, but because Tottenham Hotspur's overall strength is better than Manchester United. The tactical system is more aggressive and creative, and with Falcao in front, Tottenham beat Manchester United 3:1 away.

Romedal Falcao also scored his No.40 goal in the Premier League this season in this game.

Such crazy scoring data also made the Colombian star famous. Many fans even began to list him among the top centers in the world. After all, he can score so many goals in one season, even in the so-called attack In the most powerful Tottenham Hotspur team, everything is very, very difficult.

But there is another very important reason why the media hype Falcao is that he has scored more goals than the two ace superstars Messi and Ribery, which provides the media with resources for hype, although Messi, Franck Ribery, Falcao, Cesc Fabregas, David Silva, Alves and Thiago Silva were all on the shortlist when selecting the official player of the season in the Premier League. But everyone knows that Messi's election is almost without suspense.

But the media is like this, they will not tell you anything else, they will only tell you that Falcao suppressed Messi and Ribery because of the number of goals he scored, which is what the media is best at doing.

Tottenham Hotspur defeated Manchester United 3:1 away, ending all the strong talks in the Premier League this season. The opponents in the last two rounds are Bolton and Burnley. Both opponents are very difficult for Tottenham. Spurs pose a threat, and the championship trophy will be awarded to Tottenham Hotspur after the No.30 league game against Bolton at home in the seventh round.

There is no doubt that no one will pay attention to a game that has been abandoned by the coaches of both sides in advance. All media attention will be on the second round of the Champions League semi-final next week, and the post-match press conference Almost all of the questions asked by the reporters were related to this crucial battle.

Ferguson said that Manchester United will beat Tottenham Hotspur at home and advance to the final smoothly.

"Not only will we return to the Champions League final again, we will have a revenge!"

What Ferguson meant was clear, and that was to exact revenge on Tottenham for the miracle they performed at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, when United led 3-0 at half-time. , conceded four goals in a row in the second half, lost to Tottenham Hotspur, and lost the Champions League title.

Regarding the provocation from Ferguson, Ye Qiu said with a smile that the away game has an advantage against Tottenham Hotspur.

"Everyone knows we're good at attacking and we're going away to beat Manchester United with our attacking!"

When the reporter asked whether he would be a little more conservative in the away game, Ye Qiu said, "This is not our style of Tottenham Hotspur. We will still adopt a proactive game strategy. We will use Attacking to break down Manchester United's defense, I believe me and my players will be at the Bernabéu!"

As for whether Tottenham Hotspur successfully advanced or Manchester United finally had the last laugh, the opinions given by outside commentators are also completely different. Some people support Tottenham Hotspur and think that this team's promotion represents offensive football. However, some people think that Manchester United should win more, because Ferguson's team has the advantage.

"The most worrying thing about Tottenham Hotspur is their state and physical fitness. In fact, the North London team was tired in the first leg. The mistake that led to Manchester United's goal in the end also came from the same reason. Physical fitness, so, for Tottenham Hotspur, the most important thing is whether the players' physical fitness and state can be well adjusted in the second round!"

"In contrast to Manchester United, Ferguson's team has long begun to arrange the team's battle plan around the Champions League. This can be seen from Ferguson's abandonment of the league against Chelsea. In the knockout rounds of the Champions League, the performance was obviously much better than in the league and other competitions."

"However, Manchester United also has a weakness, that is, can they contain Tottenham Hotspur's attack?"

"Ferguson's tactical understanding and tactical quality are beyond doubt. There are only a handful of head coaches who can match him in today's football. At present, his Manchester United is very balanced in offense and defense. Judging from the current situation Look, they are the closest team to Tottenham Hotspur in terms of quality, so we can fully expect Manchester United to perform miracles in the second leg."

Yes, a miracle, in the eyes of many people, it takes a miracle to beat Tottenham Hotspur in two rounds in the Champions League, or completely beat Tottenham Hotspur in one event.

Ye Qiu's team has created too many brilliance and myths in the past few years. After entering the 09/10 season, Tottenham Hotspur also ushered in a period of adjustment. The most obvious change is that they sold After recruiting several stars in the team who were playing in their prime, they began to vigorously promote and cultivate young players.

Although Tottenham Hotspur's young players have attracted much attention and expectations this season, and they have also shown impressive strength, but they are young after all. It is impossible to be in the peak state, so Tottenham Hotspur will inevitably have some problems when dealing with multi-line battles this season.

But Ye Qiu still insisted on the tactics that Tottenham Hotspur have inherited in the past few seasons, and only made appropriate adjustments in defense and local details, such as moving the previous high-post defense down and moving the back line back appropriately.

To use Ye Qiu's metaphor, the fist that is retracted is faster and more powerful when it is punched out.

Adjusting and promoting young players will bring turmoil, so although Tottenham Hotspur have performed very amazingly in the Premier League this season, they have been the best, and they have maintained an amazing record of unbeaten victories against all strong teams , full of gold, and included the golden boots and silver boots, but in the more tactically targeted Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur made some mistakes.

For example, losing to Porto in the away game shocked many people. Don’t look at Tottenham Hotspur’s bloodbath at Porto at home. come the question.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Tottenham Hotspur's overall game control and team strength have declined a lot compared to last season. After all, Van Persie, Gareth Bell, Arbeloa and The departure of Lucas Moura and others has weakened Tottenham's strength a lot.

But everyone still has a subconsciousness in their bones to support the strong, so Tottenham Hotspur has made great progress and development in terms of business operations, the number of fans and influence.

An economic, sports and intangible value research group at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, after investigation and analysis in the past year, obtained a report on the media value of football clubs, players and coaches. During the season, it has increased from 48 points to 5 points, which has achieved a leap of 83%, which proves the success of Florentino's superstar policy again, but Tottenham Hotspur occupy the first place.

This research team integrated a season's teams and players' reputation, public attention, media exposure including Internet exposure, etc., and quantified statistics, and finally came up with a statistical result of media value.

Obviously, the success achieved in the past few years has allowed Tottenham Hotspur to win the attention of fans and media all over the world, winning the championship with 96 points, while Barcelona has only 6 points, Real Madrid 86 points, Manchester United and Chelsea scored 83 and 65 points respectively, followed by AC Milan, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Arsenal and Bayern Munich.

This research result can actually be regarded as a reference for some sponsors to invest, because it reflects the media value of a football club, and from this list, Tottenham Hotspur Every movement has attracted the attention of fans all over the world. Even a Christmas party they held internally in the past can finally be operated into a large-scale Christmas carnival, which shows the influence of Tottenham Hotspur and the appeal of fans. .

As the head of the research team at Oxford University, Professor Pujol said in an interview that he is a fan and an expert in the media field. He made this list because of his interest. He thinks media value is a worthy He will stick to this aspect of research in the advanced sports field of study.

For Tottenham Hotspur's championship, Pujol said that this is because Tottenham Hotspur has a very professional public relations and news team, as well as a very professional, systematic and planned business operation team.

"If we look at the top teams in the list, it is not difficult to find that Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Chelsea have done a lot of work in their PR and press teams. , Real Madrid’s press department was the first to adjust, and Tottenham Hotspur’s press and public relations capabilities have always been well-known in the industry.”

"And if we study it carefully, we will find a more interesting phenomenon, that is, teams with high media value tend to have high economic income, and the two are directly proportional. For example, in the Forbes club rankings, the club with the highest operating income The strongest teams are Manchester United, Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, Liverpool and AC Milan."

"In the case of media value leading all the big teams, Tottenham Hotspur's operating income is still behind Manchester United and Real Madrid, which indirectly proves one thing, Tottenham Hotspur The commercial value of Thorn still has huge potential to be tapped, and a very important factor causing this gap lies in the White Hart Lane Stadium!"

At the end of the interview, Pujol also predicted that in the next five years, Tottenham Hotspur will become the highest-paid football club in the world, but the premise is that the strength and lineup of this team can be maintained.

Undoubtedly, this research by Professor Pujol of Oxford University is actually consistent with Ye Qiu and Peter Kenyon's positioning of Tottenham Hotspur, because Ye Qiu is very firm He insisted on implementing the team's stable development line and healthy financial line, and even sold the stars in the team for this, no matter who it was.

The advantage of this is that the team's finances are very healthy, and they have accumulated a lot of money. When the team enters a new stadium in the future, the team will usher in a broad road for development.

Another insistence is the team's technical and tactical style, that is, offensive football, which not only wins the respect and support of fans for Tottenham Hotspur, but also guarantees the home attendance rate, and more importantly, it can guarantee Tottenham Hotspur's past, present and future, including first team and youth team continuity, and stability.

Under such circumstances, Ye Qiu will not change the mature and stable tactical structure of Tottenham Hotspur, insisting that offensive football will become the constant banner of Tottenham Hotspur, even in unfavorable circumstances, away games Challenge Manchester United.

(End of this chapter)