The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 797 Crow's Mouth

Tottenham Hotspur first won the Club World Cup and successfully defended the world championship. Then, after returning to London, they announced the plans for the fan club and the commercial street of Stratford Stadium. On Christmas Eve, Tottenham Turnham Hotspur has successfully attracted the attention of the whole world, and no one even pays attention to the prosperous talent day selection activities.

More and more people are starting to discuss the brand-new business model brought by Tottenham Hotspur, because many of Tottenham Hotspur's initiatives are unprecedented in the football world.

Football clubs have also been engaged in real estate before. For example, Arsenal managed the Highbury apartment project, but it was a mess, and it is still rotten in their hands and cannot be sold. However, several projects of Manchester United are too small to be sold. can be ignored.

The biggest real estate project is Real Madrid. After selling the old sports city, Florentino's company turned it into a skyscraper business district, but this is not Real Madrid's own project. The only thing that can be said is Real Madrid still have one or two pieces of valuable land in Madrid that have not been returned from the government, and the commercial corner of the Bernabéu stadium is also very attractive.

But all of these pale in comparison to Tottenham Hotspur's projects.

From China Town to Chiswick Office Park, to a series of office building projects, Tottenham Hotspur has always given people the feeling that they are very keen on real estate investment. In fact, in the past few years, , Tottenham Hotspur have made amazing gains from real estate projects.

Today, the second phase of the Chiswick office park project has started, and a surprising plan for the Stratford Stadium commercial street has been thrown out, all of which give people a sense that Tottenham Hotspur are very rich and powerful. a feeling of.

Regarding this impression from the outside world, Peter Kenyon also admitted in an interview with the media that the team did indeed withdraw funds from the club's operations and transfer proceeds for investment, but this did not affect the operation of the team .

"A lot of people are right that we have been profitable almost every year since we took over the team in 2006, especially after I took over Tottenham Hotspur, and in the beginning, our profitability and the transfer market Most of the surplus was invested in the new stadium, and later we also invested in some other small commercial projects.”

"We have obtained low-interest loans from banks for the Chinatown project, the second phase of the Chiswick Office Park, and the current Stratford Commercial Street project. Although we have debts, it is not a big problem because we have a lot of money cash flow, and our profitability is very high.”

Peter Kenyon’s statement has also been recognized by Deloitte’s assessment report. They believe that although Tottenham Hotspur’s debts are as high as hundreds of millions, the interest is very low, and it is a long-term loan, so there is not much pressure on repayment. Second, as long as the team feels it is necessary, they can sell a certain player in the team to pay off their debts, such as Messi, who is worth up to 5000 million euros.

Moreover, Tottenham Hotspur's debt is a real estate company, which has nothing to do with the football club itself. Besides, Ye Qiu, who is rich and powerful, stands behind him. Who would believe that Tottenham Hotspur will go bankrupt?

This is why so many banks are willing to lend money to Tottenham Hotspur, and many of them even come to the door on their own initiative.

According to Tottenham Hotspur's plan, unless there is another European debt crisis in Europe, otherwise, the commercial street plan will be put into use in two years, and the bank loan for this project will be repaid within five years. Turnham Hotspur will sit on a huge annual rental income.

You must know that the European Union attaches great importance to the economy today. After the European debt crisis, the entire European economy is gradually recovering. At least in the short term, there is almost no possibility of the European debt crisis again. It is for a world-famous financial center city like London.

So, at this point, there is no pressure on Tottenham.

Because of this, the Times and the Guardian all ridiculed Tottenham Hotspur as a charterer, and believed that what Ye Qiu did in Tottenham Hotspur was to lay a long-term pillar for the future development of the team. , Even greater than the contribution made by the Bernabeu chairman to Real Madrid back then.

At the very least, the real estate left by the Bernabéu is only worth selling, but the real estate left by Ye Qiu does not need to be sold, and the money is collected every year. The annual sales superstar has a lot to do with it.

In addition to the success in the commercial field, Tottenham Hotspur also received several good news before Christmas.

First of all, Ribery, the best player in the Club World Cup, received news from French football immediately after returning to London. Ribery was elected the title of French Footballer of the Year in 2013. Elected as the French Footballer of the Year, he tied the number of awards won by his predecessor Henry, but Henry is old now, and Ribery is still playing football, and he is very hopeful to break Henry's record.

In addition, in the selection of the FIFA Ballon d'Or, Ribery, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were included in the list of the three major candidates. According to the current situation and the voices of outside fans and the media, he is the most likely to win The winner of the award will be one of Ribery and Messi. Cristiano Ronaldo has little chance of winning the award.

The Premier League also announced before Christmas that in the selection of the Premier League Player of the Year in 2013, Ribery overwhelmed Messi and won this title again. Another chip for the Golden Globes.

The Times and some other newspapers are selecting the best team of the year. Among them, there is no doubt about the goalkeeper. Cech has proved his position as the world's number one goalkeeper for many years. On the defense line, the left back is Marcelo. , the central defender combination is Thiago Silva and Kompany, and the right back is Bayern Munich captain Lahm. In this position, although Kyle Walker performed well, compared with Lahm, he is still inferior. Not stable enough.

The selection of the back line is in the best lists of various newspapers, and there is not much controversy, basically this one.

In terms of midfield, Pirlo's performance has declined this year, especially after returning from injury, he lost his main position. Matic has just arrived and is not competitive for the time being, so Tottenham Hotspur is the best midfielder. In the competition, it is basically Vidal and Ramsey. If there are three midfielders, there should be Schweinsteiger. If it is 442, Hazard of Tottenham Hotspur will also be selected. .

There is not much controversy in the forward line. Tottenham Hotspur's trident Ribery, Lewandowski and Messi almost monopolize the three players in the frontcourt, but Spain's Marca and Aspen are both Include Cristiano Ronaldo, cancel Lewandowski, and think that the Polish center is not as good as the grapes.

No matter how biased the selection by various newspapers in various countries is, Tottenham Hotspur are without exception the big winners of the major awards, and they are also the indispensable conspicuous protagonists of the major awards.

Also before Christmas, UEFA held the draw ceremony for the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen knockout rounds. Tottenham Hotspur got a good draw this time, from Olympiakos in Greece, which almost represented Tottenham's enthusiasm. The Spurs will enter the quarterfinals ahead of schedule.

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With the end of the mighty Christmas carnival, the Premier League began to usher in the Christmas devil schedule.

Although Tottenham Hotspur missed a round, they are still the leaders of the Premier League. In addition, after the team won the Club World Cup from Morocco and returned to London, they immediately went to rest and actively responded to the Christmas devil's schedule, so In the three games on Christmas Day, Tottenham Hotspur have won their opponents successively.

They defeated West Bromwich Albion 4:1 at home, Stoke City 3:0 at home, and Manchester United who defeated Moyes 2:1 away. The two games between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United this season The games are only one month apart, and they are very close. This is because the Premier League schedule is randomly arranged.

Unexpectedly, in January 2014, Tottenham Hotspur ushered in the third round of the FA Cup, and the opponent was the city rival Arsenal.

Both sides have experienced the test of the Christmas devil's schedule, and both have suffered from the devastation of intensive competitions. Therefore, in this case, the biggest test for both sides is actually not the main lineup, but whose bench is thick enough Hard enough.

At this point, Arsenal couldn't even catch up with Tottenham Hotspur. In the end, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Arsenal 2-0 with the goals of Hazard and Drogba. Advance to the next round, while Drogba continues his Arsenal defender nightmare role.

In the middle of the week, the League Cup ushered in the first round of the semi-finals, but because Tottenham Hotspur missed a round before, so now they are making up for the knockout round of the quarterfinals. They narrowly beat West Ham United 2:1 at home, The opponent in the semi-finals was Manchester United.

Unlucky Moyes, the room leaked and rained overnight, and the Red Devils had a lot of problems, but in just over a month, they encountered Tottenham Hotspur consecutively. For Moyes, there is no doubt that It is a very sad thing, especially when the league has been double-killed by Tottenham Hotspur.

Ye Qiu was not surprised by this result, because the draw had already determined that Manchester United's opponent was either Tottenham Hotspur or West Ham United, and as long as Tottenham Hotspur advanced, they would meet Manchester United.

Therefore, after the West Ham United game, Ye Qiu said with a smile in an interview with the media, "I hope to complete the quadruple kill against Manchester United this season, because I believe that feeling must be great!"

Regarding the provocation from Ye Qiu, Moyes refused to answer, because his team performed poorly in the two encounters with Tottenham Hotspur, and it is difficult to say whether the third and fourth times will be better.

On January 20th, in the No.2 round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur continued their substantial rotation and defeated Crystal Palace 0-[-] at home.

After playing this game, many players in the Tottenham Hotspur team went to Zurich to prepare to participate in the FIFA FIFA Awards Ceremony. There is a lot of blood on Li's body.

Since Messi said frankly at the beginning of the season that he hoped that Ribery could win the Ballon d'Or and realize his dream, Tottenham Hotspur have been actively operating this matter, and Ribery's performance has also It is indeed quite powerful. Except for the poor performance in the national team, he is the most eye-catching player in Tottenham Hotspur.

Especially before the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, he was the most valuable player in the Club World Cup, which undoubtedly increased Ribery's chances of winning the award. Not only that, Ye Qiu also publicly supported Ribery on many different occasions Li believes that he should be recognized and affirmed by this award.

"I'm not trying to say who is more powerful, or who is more famous, I just want to say that in the past year, Ribery is one of the best players in football today, and as Tottenham Tottenham manager, I think he deserves this award, as for Messi..."

Ye Qiu was on the red carpet outside the Zurich Opera House, when he was being interviewed by reporters, he smiled and patted Messi on the shoulder beside him, "He is already a phenomenal player, he has won many Golden Globes, I think he Ribery should be given way!"

This is actually a consensus reached within Tottenham Hotspur, and even Messi himself expressed his willingness to support Ribery to win the award, because now he does not need to use the award to gain attention and influence for himself force.

Although Ribery is the same, but in his heart, he has always had a difficult dream, that is, he missed the World Footballer in 2008. This is the biggest regret in his entire career, and now he is about to be 31. [-] years old, and his career has begun to decline, this may be his last chance to compete for this award.

In order to support Franck Ribery, Tottenham Hotspur's official website uploaded a canvassing video the day before the award ceremony, which contained Tottenham Hotspur players' declaration of support for Franck Ribery to win the award. Drogba, who has a good relationship with Ribery, shouted loudly inside, "If Ribery wins the Golden Globe, I will show you in the street in my underwear!"

In the overwhelming publicity and promotion of Tottenham Hotspur, Ribery became the number one favorite, and Messi became the second most popular candidate, but the Spanish daily sports newspaper published on the day before the Golden Globes. A piece of insider information came out, proposing news about FIFA's pre-determined award for Cristiano Ronaldo.

It is mentioned here that FIFA President Blatter once made inappropriate mockery of Cristiano Ronaldo in a speech at Oxford University, and the two formed a bridge, and Blatter has always hoped to Make amends for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Now, Cristiano Ronaldo has played very amazing statistics and goals in Real Madrid. Although Tottenham Hotspur has Messi and Ribery, it is possible that the two stars compete with each other this season. Lead to internal friction in the team, so Cristiano Ronaldo is entirely possible to break out.

Florentino also publicly supported Cristiano Ronaldo, thinking that this year's situation is very good. Messi is still the most popular football fan and the best performing superstar in today's football, but in the past year, his The performance was faintly suppressed by Ribery, making Tottenham Hotspur's two top stars very likely to fight infighting.

As the saying goes, when a snipe and a clam fight each other, the fisherman wins. Cristiano Ronaldo is considered to be very likely to win the prize.

Messi walked beside Ye Qiu with Antonella. When interviewed by the media, he smiled and expressed his support for his teammates.

"If Ribery can get this award, I and everyone will be happy for him, because he deserves this award!" Messi said very sincerely, and his attitude was very serious.

"Only in the hearts of our Tottenham Hotspur players can we clearly know the importance of Ribery to the team. Sometimes I even think that Tottenham Hotspur can do without Messi, but Ribery is impossible, I learned a lot from him and he taught me a lot."

"We are very good friends. I believe that no matter what the result is today, he is the winner of the Golden Globe in my mind. I will still be proud and proud of him!"

In fact, this year's Golden Globe Awards Ceremony, Tottenham Hotspur also has two other awards, that is, the best men's football coach of the year and the best team of the year.

The best team of the year has been announced before, the goalkeeper is Cech, the defense is Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Kompany and Ram, and the midfielder is Vidal, Xavi and Ribery. Up front are Messi, Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo.

This is also a relatively controversial place, that is the midfielder. Harvey's selection has indeed caused a lot of criticism, because his performance is actually not ideal, and although Zlatan Ibrahimovic performed very well in Newcastle Excellent, supporting this team alone, but failing to participate in the Champions League and Europa League, making this team unattractive.

Therefore, this has caused controversy from the outside world. In terms of influence, Harvey should be selected, but how could Ibrahimovic be selected?
The reverse is not quite true either!
Therefore, many people think that there are some problems in the selection this time, and Ribery is placed in the midfield. Many people think that the possibility of a midfielder winning the Ballon d'Or is much smaller than that of a striker. Messi And Cristiano Ronaldo are strikers.

After presenting several awards such as the best team of the year, Ye Qiu successfully defeated other competitors and won the best men's football coach of the year award. In the past few years, he has led Tottenham Hotspur to create too many brilliant achievements, and it is unreasonable not to win an award.

After several awards were presented one after another, it was finally the winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

The person in charge of awarding the FIFA Ballon d'Or is Pele, the famous Brazilian who just won the honorary Ballon d'Or. As soon as the words came out, many people in the audience were in an uproar, because this is the famous crow's mouth.

He supports Ribery, does Ribery still play?

(End of this chapter)