The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 597 Unscrupulous Fatty
Gabriel Marcotti is a well-known football commentary columnist in Italy, but occasionally he also writes articles for the British media, commenting on the big and small things in European football, but he is most famous for his cooperation with the bald head coach Vialli I wrote a very interesting book about football, 【Italian Mission】.

This book is actually describing two different football countries, England and Italy.

For example, Vialli said that football is like love, but in Britain and Italy, love is completely different, like two equally lovely, but completely different women.

One is called Mary. She is loyal, frank, and cheerful. She may not be born beautiful, but she can give everything for you.Sometimes you think she should go for a beauty treatment, or lose some fat, and sometimes you think she is too simple and plain, but when you are at your lowest and most helpless, she will become your patron saint.

One is Veronica, shrewd, proud, passionate, she's gorgeous, and she's very aware of it, and she's very good at taking advantage of it, and she doesn't give you too much each time, so you'll Never forgetting, although you will feel insecure, but you will yearn for it very much, and you are often angry that she flirts with other men in front of you. You are very angry, but so what?You still can't help but want her, even though you can never predict what she will bring you next.

Vialli also said that if the tragedy of Leeds United's relegation happened in Italy, what would appear at the Elland Road Stadium would not be the common sorrow and frustration of [-] fans, but a riot, a beating with the riot police, and finally forcing Players, coaches and presidents had to slip through tunnels in body armor.

There is no doubt that Vialli's coaching career may not have been successful, but he is indeed a very talented footballer.

In this "Italian Mission" written in 2006, there are quite a few pages devoted to inside stories that others are not familiar with. For example, he used to have a large section dedicated to introducing why Ye Qiu bought Todt. Nam Tottenham, and he believes that this is where Ye Qiu is the most shrewd, and it is also the place that many people in the outside world don't care about.

"In the early years, the relationship between the media and football clubs was very simple. The media wanted to use the club's starlight to increase circulation, and the club was also happy to have the media do free advertising for themselves. But gradually, as the media's influence became more and more Big, the relationship between the two began to tilt."

"But in the information age, the relationship between the media and the team has begun to change. The relationship is reversed. Many big teams like Manchester United and Arsenal do not need to follow the face of the media, because they all have their own. media, but these traditional media have no way to lose them.”

"It's very simple. A certain star smokes a cigarette and urinates, and the media can report it for several days!"

"When the Premier League changed from the original duo to the top four, the newspapers and TV stations in Manchester, Liverpool and London went completely crazy. The competition between them became bigger and bigger. Everyone hoped to grab the headlines, but the headlines Many times it will offend the club, so how can you grab the headlines without affecting the team?"

"Naturally, it is necessary to build a good relationship and embrace a thigh that is too thick, and many teams and big-name players are also very happy to let certain famous pens support them. After all, pens are still very important at critical moments useful."

"Having said so much, one of the key points I want to make is that the relationship between the media and the club is complicated, and there are even many grievances and grievances in it. It seems that you will never see Ferguson accept an interview with BBC TV, even if It was after the game, because the BBC once filmed a documentary, exposing the inside story of Ferguson's son's personal pockets as a manager."

"Also, you'll never see Ferguson do an interview with the Manchester Evening News because it's Manchester United's sworn enemy, and you know why the Sun defended Ferdinand after he missed a drug test? Liverpool's arch-rival newspapers have the best relationship with Manchester United, so they got exclusive headlines for Beckham's transfer!"

"Back to the serious topic, in London, more than 90% of the taxi drivers are Tottenham Hotspur fans, so when you hail a taxi in London, if you can introduce a few Tottenham Hotspur stars, Congratulations, you may be able to save a few bucks on the fare; and in the media industry in London, about 90% of the reporters are fans of Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, of which the former accounts for the vast majority ratio, but the latter has a so-called England's most famous football reporter."

"Martin Samuel of The Times, once a hardcore West Ham United, he and Chelsea's Lampard are best friends, as early as the West Ham United period, and later formed close friends with Terry and others, but the most important Or the relationship between him and Ye Qiu, that is, he introduced the twists and turns in the British media field to Ye Qiu, and after Ye Qiu entered Tottenham Hotspur, he seemed to have plans to switch to Tottenham Hotspur sign."

"Martin Samuel's mortal enemy is a loyal fan of Gerrard, Henry Winter, the number one commentator from the Daily Telegraph, he and Alan Hansen form the Daily Telegraph's Red Army fan lineup, and a More thorough than them is the Liverpool Echo reporter Evans, and he and his team are even more crazy Red Army fans."

"Arsenal also has its own world, and that is The Independent. The sports department of this newspaper is all Arsenal fans. There was even a news that when the sports department of the Independent newspaper recruited people, it was not Arsenal fans don't even come to interviews, you can imagine how loyal they are."

"Many people think that Ye Qiu acquired Tottenham Hotspur because the latter is in London and has good results. In fact, these are not the point. The real point is that Tottenham Hotspur has the largest It is scarce, and at the same time, it is some of the conditions that a football club must have to rise."

"Many people are wondering why they can see Tottenham Hotspur news and news every day in newspapers such as the Guardian, The Times, and the Daily Mail, and why some Tottenham Hotspur players transfer. Toutiao, they can all get the news earlier than others?"

"This is the real purpose of Ye Qiu's acquisition of Tottenham Hotspur, because he has already planned all this behind the scenes!"

"So, we can see that after Ye Qiu acquired Tottenham Hotspur, he gave Martin Samuel the first interview. The most important preview interview before each season is basically the Guardian, The Times and the Daily Mail, the Daily Mail is Martin Samuel's old employer, and through this relationship, they hugged Ye Qiu's thick thigh."

"So, this is the core reason why Ye Qiu bought Tottenham Hotspur!"

"And the role of the media is actually ignored by many people. He is not only in publicity and promotion, he also has a huge contribution and role in shaping the stars, just like Martin Samuel in the past. Pard publicized, and when Terry made a fool of himself in the World Cup, they used the pen in their hands to describe his fool as a manifestation of the spirit of the English Bulldog, and then turned the originally unfavorable factor into a favorable factor. "

"In the star-making project that all clubs are pursuing, the media will always be an indispensable and important part!"

This is Vialli's last description. In fact, although there are some deviations in Vialli's statement, for example, Ye Qiu's acquisition of Tottenham Hotspur is definitely not just because of the influence and appeal of this team in London. But in fact many of his points are correct, and they are all on point.

It's just that in this book written at the end of 2006, Vialli didn't foresee another big deal by Ye Qiu, which was to poach Robert Milson with a lot of money, a figure who had worked in almost all major newspapers in the UK. And it was Robert Milson's crisis public relations again and again that made Tottenham Hotspur's star-making project very smooth.

Why was Falcao able to change from 500 million euros to 7000 million euros in one season?

Is it just relying on fifty goals in that season?

Don't be silly, it's not uncommon in this world to score more goals than him in a single season, but why doesn't he have such a huge value increase?The reason is simple. Falcao appears in the newspapers almost every day. When he scores a goal, the media immediately praises him. If he doesn’t score, it doesn’t matter. The media immediately gives him other publicity and hype, such as zooming in on him in the game. A certain pass, or a certain shot, etc.

Not only Falcao, but Tottenham Hotspur can appear in the newspapers every day, relying on the all-round publicity and promotion of the whole team. This is why the value of Tottenham Hotspur has soared in the past few years. important reason for the surge.

This is the game rule of professional football, if you can't adapt to it, then you will definitely be eliminated!
Because of this, Ye Qiu has always paid attention to the cooperation with the media. Even though he is worth a hundred times now and does not need to act according to the face of the media, he is still the same as before. As Vialli said, Before each season, he will be interviewed by two reporters from The Guardian and The Times.

And every time, there is only one person in The Times who can face Ye Qiu face to face, and that is the old fat man in Vialli's mouth, Martin Samuel. The reason why the Guardian can get the pre-season interview is because of Sean Ingle , a rising star in the British media industry, the fastest rising rookie in the past two or three years.

The reason why Ye Qiu did this was because these people had helped him when he was down, or on his way to success, and he has always believed in a principle, that is, don't forget those people who gave you help. help people.

But every time he saw Martin Samuel, Ye Qiu would think of an image that Vialli described when he mentioned him.

An old fat man with plasterboard on his arm!
Matching with the image of Martin Samuel, it is really a sense of joy. Every time I think of it, Ye Qiu wants to laugh.

Martin Samuel had heard Ye Qiu mention it, and he himself had read Vialli's book, so every time he saw Ye Qiu smile, Martin Samuel would take revenge, or deliberately ask some very sharp and difficult questions, Or write an article after going back to disgust this guy, which has become the norm of the contest between the two.

"You know, a lot of Tottenham fans are starting to doubt your feelings for Tottenham, they even think you are using Tottenham to make money, for example, in the past, you have been in Tottenham. Hotspur real estate company has invested a huge amount of money, according to what we know, it is more than [-] million euros, of which [-] million is still a bank loan."

"Compared to your generosity and generosity in the real estate business, you are very stingy in signings, and you have no transfer income from selling Van Persie, Gareth Bale, Falcao, Ziglinski and other players. It is used in the transfer market, but after selling the popular stars, young rookies including Neymar, Coutinho, Courtois, etc. are brought in. Do you think they can fill Coentrao, The loss caused by the departure of powerful stars such as Ziglinski and Falcao?"

Obviously, what Martin Samuel did this time was to make things difficult.

Ye Qiu is currently sitting in the head coach's office at Theobald Training Base. The office chair his wife Huang Chu bought for him is very comfortable. After all, it is ergonomically designed. Then he looks at Martin Samuel with a smile on his face. Well, he finds it funny when all the fat guys are angry, including Roland Shepas, and that goddamn Benitez.

"Can you answer my question seriously? I have to rush back to submit the manuscript!" Martin Samuel urged.

To hell with the delivery, who dares to press Martin Samuel?I think I have to go back in a hurry and think about how disgusting I am?

But Ye Qiu didn't say anything, but coughed, "I once said that Tottenham Hotspur will not become a team that spends huge sums of money on signings, nor will we become a team that brings in superstars. And I can understand the thoughts of many Tottenham Hotspur fans, but what I want to say is, in the current transfer market, is there anyone who can directly improve our strength?"

Faced with Ye Qiu's rhetorical question, Martin Samuel was a little embarrassed. Tottenham Hotspur's main lineup is well known. This team has excellent world-class stars in almost every position. , the biggest weakness may be the left back, Ye Qiu has always trusted Marcelo, who is strong in offense and weak in defense.

But Marcelo has made great progress in the past few years, and his current defense is also very good.

And this season, with the departure of Ziglinski, Kompany became the main force, and Nastasic and Varane also became rookies in the team and were promoted to the first team. From this point of view, Toth Nam Tottenham are indeed unable to find players who can improve the team's strength in the transfer market.

If you want to say that it is lacking, Tottenham Hotspur's current weak link is the thickness of the bench.

But to be honest, who would spend tens of millions of euros to bring in some substitute players to sit on the bench?
"The reason why I don't introduce mature players is that on the one hand, the transfer market is full of bubbles, and on the other hand, it is because the introduction of mature players may not be able to adapt to our technical and tactical style, and there are very young players in our youth team. A good group of players, so I think we should give them a chance."

"For example, Ramsey, Hazard, and Eriksson we promoted before all performed very well, while Pogba, Nastasic, Varane and others were also in the previous youth team, reserve team, etc. Neymar and Coutinho have also proved their talent and strength in Brazil."

"I want to say that these players are the future of the team. Within ten years, we don't need to make any adjustments at all. Relying on them, our Tottenham Hotspur can guarantee a strong competitiveness in European football. Not to mention we have some very good, very good young players in our academy."

"As long as your method is correct, you can train them into the talents needed by the team's first team, and the players trained in this way will be more loyal to us, and they will thank you for your education and cultivation, so I highly recommend this kind of team. team way."

"Of course, if we find that there are players we need in the transfer market, as long as the price is right, we will also sell them, such as Raul and Alba!"

I still remember what Wenger said to Ye Qiu in a private chat, "In terms of attitude towards football, Latins are rational and critical, while Anglo-Saxons are unreasonable and blind; after losing a game, What you see in the eyes of the French and Italians is anger, and what you see in the eyes of the English is pain and disappointment."

And Wenger later said, "Latins are good at analysis and careful consideration. When they encounter something they like, they will want to ask why they like it. This makes them emotionally alienated, while the English do not have this rationality." , they will not analyze why they love and believe.”

"So, if there is a war, I will choose to be with the English. This is why I choose to coach in the Premier League!"

Wenger is right. Loyalty and hard work are the virtues England fans respect and value the most.

Even from the perspective of England fans, a player can perform badly, lack strength, or even have no future and talent, but you can't be unfaithful, you can't work hard, as long as you are loyal and Work hard, then congratulations, no England fan will hate you!

Martin Samuel sat facing Ye Qiu, looking at this guy who looked a little serious on the surface, but in fact he must be very happy in his heart, he was helpless, because his words hit the hearts of the England fans. Achilles heel, because he emphasizes loyalty and belonging, which is undoubtedly the most important thing for England fans.

So cunning, and downright cunning!
"Okay, the last question!" Martin Samuel's notepad has almost all the questions asked, "It's an old question. Among the odds offered by many bookmakers, Tottenham Hotspur is the newest one. What do you think is the favorite to win the Premier League this season? Also, who do you think is Tottenham Hotspur's strongest competitor?"

Ye Qiu had guessed this question a long time ago, and after thinking for a while, he answered: "I think we can only have a chance of winning the championship if we go all out, and if I were to name a competitor for the championship, there is no doubt that Manchester United will be very strong." opponents, and Liverpool, which has signed a lot of money this season, will also be a very difficult opponent."

"Without Chelsea and Arsenal?" Martin Samuel smiled and dug a hole for Ye Qiu to jump into.

"No!" Ye Qiu shook his head without thinking too much, "But..."

He wanted to say more, but Martin Samuel didn't wait for him to finish, he reached out and turned off the recorder, closed the notepad, and stood up, "Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Ye Qiu, you can wait Look at tomorrow morning's paper!"

Seeing that damned fat man walk out of his office, Ye Qiu felt that he had been tricked. He could even foresee that what would appear in the newspapers early tomorrow morning would be Ye Qiu's belief that Chelsea and Arsenal had no hope of winning the championship. topic of.

"What an unscrupulous fat man!" Ye Qiu scolded with a laugh.

(End of this chapter)