The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 804

Cruyff once said that if a player wants to maintain his passion for playing football, he cannot stay in a club for more than four years, because after this period of time, he will lose his original passion. Passion and fighting spirit.

This kind of theory is a bit like the relationship between male and female friends. At the beginning, everyone felt fresh about each other, but after a long time, the spark of love went out, and it was replaced by a kind of dull and boring day after day, year after year. That's why there is such a saying that marriage is the grave of love.

Of course, there will be some players who are different, they will never lack fighting spirit, and they can go all out on the court in every game, but after all, there are too few such players, and it is impossible to demand all players.

Therefore, when a club evaluates a professional player, in addition to strength and influence, the most important point is the player's attitude, the attitude of the game on the court, and the attitude towards the club off the court.

For Tottenham Hotspur, a serious consequence of maintaining long-term brilliance is that many players will lose a kind of struggle because of winning the championship and getting soft hands, and their personal honor has reached the extreme. and motivation to work hard.

It should be said that winning the championship early is just an opportunity, an opportunity to expose many problems within the team.

Ye Qiu actually has a very clear understanding of this point, not only him, but the coaching staff also see this situation very clearly, so in Tottenham Hotspur, it has always been adopted as a player plus The combination and lineup of talented young players is to maintain the freshness of the team.

But after losing to Southampton at home and being tied with Bayern Munich at home, Ye Qiu clearly realized that he had to make a decisive decision, and he had to curb the team's ethos in time, so, In the locker room after playing Bayern Munich, he was very, very rare and furious, annoyed all the players for their poor performance.

Although Ye Qiu still didn't criticize the players by name, everyone knows who performed well and who performed poorly.

And three days later, for the home game against Sunderland, Ye Qiu made the decision to hide several key players without hesitation, including Franck Ribery, Messi, Matic, and Tia. Go? Silva, Kompany, Marcelo and other core players, and Ribery and Matic all performed well in the game against Bayern Munich.

In the first battle against Sunderland, Ye Qiu replaced nine players in the main lineup, but Tottenham Hotspur beat Sunderland 5-1 at home, playing a hearty game that was rarely seen in the past period of time The offensive football has won the affirmation and recognition of all fans at the Stratford Stadium.

Hazard, Neymar, Pogba, Stroman, Varane, Azpilicueta, Nastasic and Luke? The big name and influence of the main star, but the game is very diligent and high-spirited.

After the game, Roland Shepas took the players back to Theobald by bus, but Ye Qiu and Mauro Tassotti stayed at the Stratford Stadium for a meeting with the administration.

This is a core management meeting, there are only six people, Ye Qiu, Mauro Tassotti, Peter DeVissel, Peter Kenyon, Ron Gurley and Robert Milson, exactly three Athletic field, three administrative fields.

The meeting was held in a small meeting room on the second floor of the Stratford Stadium. Except for the staff who brought a cup of coffee and boiling water to everyone at the beginning, the meeting room was locked from the inside and the meeting was held behind closed doors.

"The price is too high!" Peter Kenyon felt a little unacceptable after hearing Mauro Tassotti's remarks, because the Italian's idea was to sell several big-name players in the team .

The first to bear the brunt is Messi, because he almost performed sluggishly in the two games against Southampton and against Bayern Munich. More importantly, his attitude is not positive. According to the analysis of the research center, Messi His physical condition is very good, far from the level of fatigue.

Of course, you can also say that he is staying for the World Cup in Brazil in the summer, but this is an insult to Messi's work ethic, because he is now receiving a salary from Tottenham Hotspur, not for Tottenham are trying to win games, he just has no work ethic, that's the biggest indictment you can make on a professional footballer.

It should be said that Mauro Tassotti’s views on Messi have always been negative. Of course, he does not deny Messi’s role in the team, but he believes that the existence of Messi will lead to an imbalance in the team. This was evident after the team won the championship early.

Ye Qiu held a management meeting of the coaching staff in Theobald. A group of experts and consultants including Bobby Harms, Peter Dewissel, Peter Brandt, etc. participated, and everyone discussed about The formation of the team next season, and most of them believe that drastic surgery should be done.

To put it bluntly, Ye Qiu is about to leave. Once the emperor and the courtiers, the team he left behind can still obey Mauro Tassotti?You know, if Ye Qiu was just the team's head coach, it would be fine if he left, but he was the team's owner, so this was a problem.

There are people above me, who is afraid of whom?

Therefore, it is very likely that in the invisible state, Ye Qiu's existence will create troubles and obstacles for Mauro Tassotti to carry out his plan, even if Ye Qiu himself does not want to, but he has no way to control other people, especially Like Ye Qiu's proud disciples.

This situation became very obvious in the past few days after the team won the championship in advance. Even Ye Qiu couldn't stand it anymore, so much so that he was furious in the locker room after the Bayern Munich game, and threatened to replace him on the spot. Most of the main force.

In fact, against Sunderland, Ye Qiu replaced nine of the eleven starting players. Among them, Ribery and Matic were the only ones who suffered because they played very well, but there were also a few The players were Ye Qiu's target, and they knew it well.

Ron Gurley is relatively calm. In fact, the external media has already spread the rumors about Tottenham Hotspur's internal problems, especially after Ye Qiu ruthlessly replaced almost the entire starting lineup this time. The outside world has already begun to speculate, so they are all psychologically prepared.

"If we sell a few superstars in the team, the sponsors will definitely have opinions, especially Messi and Ribery. They have many contracts we signed. If they are not handled well, we will There will be heavy losses!" Ron Gurley also felt that a cautious attitude should be adopted.

Mauro Tassotti shook his head, "But now, they have become a stumbling block for the team!"

"It's like Messi, he has won all kinds of championships, personal honors and collective honors. In fact, judging from the past year, he has lost his enthusiasm. This season's performance is not as good as Ribery's. , not even as good as Cristiano Ronaldo, but with the support of the team as a whole, he can still get impressive statistics."

Mauro Tassotti has a very clear judgment on this, "If we continue to let things go on like this, then we will have to use ten other players in the team to support Messi next season, and Ribery I'm going to be 31 soon, and I'm starting to go downhill, if the two of them go on at the same time, we will be very troublesome!"

Peter Kenyon and Ron Gourley looked at each other, and they both felt that what Mauro Tassotti said made sense. From a purely competitive point of view, winning Messi and others is indeed It is good for Tottenham Hotspur, at least from the perspective of long-term development planning, it is definitely beneficial.

Football is an eleven-person sport. Judging from the current situation, a Messi who has lost his fighting spirit and passion for the game may not be as important to Tottenham as Hazard and Neymar. Turnham Hotspur still has an eye-catching Lucas Moura in Southampton, and the overall strength of the team will not be bad at that time.

But from the commercial point of view of the team, this is not the case, because selling Messi can recover most of the benefits in the short term, but it is almost impossible to build another Messi , because Messi has been No.1 in football for four consecutive years, this brand cannot be replaced by anyone, at least not in a short period of time.

Ye Qiu silently listened to the discussion between the two sides, it could even be said to be an argument.

Peter Kenyon and Ron Gurley looked at issues from the perspective of team management and business, and they had their reasons. Mauro Tassotti looked at issues from the perspective of team competition, and they also had their own reasons. No one is wrong for their reasoning, everyone is thinking about the development of this club.

In this case, there is no absolute right or wrong, only choices!
"Peter!" Ye Qiu broke the silence and asked, "Is there any connection with the offers from the previous three teams?"

After hearing this, Peter Kenyon nodded and said, "If necessary, I can contact them again."

In the past few years, Messi's transfer has been reported almost every summer, but what is interesting is that it was not last summer. What many people don't know is that Tottenham Hotspur actually received three football clubs last summer. The team's offer, and it was a real fax offer, but they were all suppressed by Tottenham Hotspur.

The three teams are Manchester City, Barcelona and Newcastle, two of which are Premier League teams.

"I think that if we really decide to sell Messi, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich will definitely participate in the competition!" Peter? Kenyon is very sure, and said confidently.

Ye Qiu was taken aback for a moment, but immediately realized the crux of the matter, understood it, and nodded in affirmation, but Mauro Tassotti and Peter DeVissel didn't understand, so they asked, "Why?"

Ron Gourley chuckled, "Manchester City, Newcastle and Barcelona, ​​their sponsors are all Nike!"

With that said, people who don't understand immediately want to understand.

The transfer of superstars, at first glance, seems to be a game between wealthy teams, but in fact it is also a game between major sponsors, especially Nike and Adidas, the two ace sponsors are doing everything possible to poach each other For example, Tottenham Hotspur's top stars Messi and Ribery belong to Adidas, so Nike did everything possible to poach Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, signed his boots, and Messi Compete with Ribery.

Similarly, in the Premier League, teams such as Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Fulham, Hull City, Southampton, Stoke City and Sunderland belong to Adidas, but Manchester United, Manchester City, Newcastle, Arsenal and other teams It belongs to Nike, the two sides keep pace with each other, and no one is willing to let the other.

The two heroes of the Western Super League, Real Madrid is Adidas, Barcelona is Nike, Milan is the duo, AC Milan is Adidas, Inter Milan is Nike.

In the past few seasons, Tottenham Hotspur has become the number one killer under Adidas, with more influence than Real Madrid. Nam Tottenham are as good as ever, Real Madrid's performance has also improved a lot, Bayern Munich has also shown an amazing style of play, and the Adidas camp is still strong.

Therefore, last summer, Nike encouraged several major powerhouses under its command, especially the most competitive Manchester City and Barcelona, ​​to launch an attack on Messi. It is said that they even offered a support fee of 2000 million euros and promised, For any team that wins Messi, the Argentine superstar's sponsorship fees soared by 40% during his tenure.

But the problem is not that there are no buyers, but that Tottenham Hotspur will not sell, because after Ye Qiuxia sent Cavani away, he temporarily suppressed Messi, so anyone who wants to take Messi away, yes, [-] million The termination fee in euros, but after buying out the contract, they have to pay taxes, the total value of which exceeds [-] million, because no one dares to move.

In fact, Cavani's transfer is worth 5000 million euros, and there are sponsors behind it.

From the standpoint of Adidas, they definitely don't want their superstars to switch to their competitor Nike, so they will also encourage their giants to carry out sniping. That's why Peter Kenyon said that if Tottenham Tottenham want to sell Messi, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid must make a move.

In the final analysis, the transfer of superstars is a game that only rich families and local tyrants are eligible to play.

Superstars, especially those in the Tottenham Hotspur team, except for Ribery who is over [-] years old, are basically priceless. As long as Tottenham Hotspur let go, a large group of people outside The local tyrants pounced on them like wolves.

But to sell, or not to sell?
The other five people in the conference room all focused on Ye Qiu.

"There is no doubt that Messi is No.1 in today's football, and he is also the number one star who will be difficult to be replaced in the next two or three years. Optimistic, because he has lost the minimum freshness and fighting spirit, it is better to let go as soon as possible!"

Ye Qiu calmly analyzed the current situation, he wanted to find the most favorable situation for Tottenham Hotspur.

"We have Hazard, we have Neymar, we have Lucas Moura, and we have a group of young talents in the youth team. We have no shortage of players. Letting go of a Messi, we can quickly find a replacement. Maybe they may not have the strength and influence of Messi, but at least their contribution to the team will be greater."

"In the past, Messi did not have much fame and influence, but all of us, step by step, helped him get to where he is today. Tottenham Hotspur created Messi, and it is also the operation of your business department that created Messi. I believe that if we can create a Messi, then we can also create other brands."

Speaking of this, Ye Qiu stood up from his seat. To be honest, he was not willing to sell Messi. After all, Messi was the best and most proud disciple he had cultivated. From an emotional point of view, he felt that Messi should die forever. at Tottenham Hotspur.

But this can only exist in ideals forever, but the cruel reality tells you that if Messi is forced to stay, it may not be a good thing for Tottenham Hotspur or Messi himself.

"I once said that one of the very important reasons why Tottenham Hotspur can maintain its glory for a long time is that we have enough courage and determination to do things that others dare not do at critical moments. Decide, even, if we know that if we have to take out a knife to cut our own flesh and bleed ourselves, if it is good for our future development, we will do it!"

"Tottenham Hotspur can go today not because we keep continuing the original glory, but because we have the courage and courage to break the status quo, to constantly create new brilliance, to constantly break our own Confinement, to challenge unknown risks and peaks, which one of our peaks was not achieved by boldness and forging ahead?"

"So, in the past we could sell Van Persie, we could sell Mascherano, we could sell Yaya Toure, Cesc Fabregas and David Silva, we could sell Cavani, so why don't we dare now? Sell ​​Messi?"

Ye Qiu's words just now and the last rhetorical question made everyone present feel his determination.

No one can ignore the master-student friendship between Ye Qiu and Messi, but making this decision is a good thing for both Tottenham Hotspur and Messi himself, and it can be extended to the maximum extent. The pinnacle of Messi's career, instead of letting him guard his past glory in Tottenham Hotspur, is a dead body.

"You should contact the buyer during the summer transfer. It's best to settle it after the World Cup. If the transfer fee and other aspects are suitable, then sell it!" Ye Qiu finally made a request to Peter Kenyon.

Peter Kenyon and Ron Gourley both nodded, selling after the World Cup is good for Tottenham Hotspur, because the players' poor performance in the World Cup will not affect their worth, more People will only think that they are too tired, but if they perform well in the World Cup and sell them at that time, their value will skyrocket.

According to the current market, last summer, the three major teams offered Messi a transfer fee of 5000 million euros, but Tottenham Hotspur refused without hesitation. More than [-] million should not be a problem.

At the very least, Messi's annual commercial income, even if it is half a share with Tottenham Hotspur, is more than 3000 million euros.

(End of this chapter)