Chapter 224: Iron Torrent

Ever since Ye Qiu announced that he was taking charge of Chelsea, rumors began to spread throughout Europe that Chelsea, with a transfer budget of up to 300 million euros, would become the largest funder in the transfer market, and Ye Qiu and Abramovich were ambitious to build a team. The ambitions of the new giant teams are also obvious, and the entire European football world feels their threat.

First, the British Times published an exclusive report that the first transfer appointed by Ye Qiuqin was to introduce super forward Henry, main midfielder Vieira and main left back Ashley Cole from Arsenal at a package price of 80 million euros. If this is successful, it will undoubtedly be the most important transfer this summer.

"The 80 million euros to introduce the three pillar players of Arsenal are very needed for the cash-strapped Arsenal. It is also like a sweet dew after a long drought for the European transfer market, which has been tightening money recently, but in the end What makes people feel the strong pressure from Chelsea is their tone, 80 million euros, they can counter-offer!”

According to the analysis of The Times, Chelsea’s approach is undoubtedly very arrogant. They spend a lot of money and their intentions are also very domineering. Anyway, I have money. I am not afraid of your asking price, but I am afraid that you will refuse to sell. And Abramovich is When he was interviewed by the media for the first time, he was asked about the team's transfer, and his answer reflected this statement.

"As long as I can help Chelsea succeed, I don't mind paying any price!"

The two reports immediately became the focus of attention around the world, and Chelsea's intention was very obvious, that is, to forcefully poach famous players. As long as they are interested in them, they will not mind spending money to introduce them.

Soon, Gazzetta dello Sport also published a piece of breaking news.

"AC Milan has just received an offer fax from the UK. The other party wants to get Nesta for 50 million euros, Shevchenko for 45 million euros, and introduce Pirlo for 25 million euros. Once the three transactions are completed, The total amount will be as high as 120 million euros, which will undoubtedly become the hottest bid in the transfer market!”

Everyone knows that the so-called British team's offer is actually only one team, and that is Chelsea.

Just now, everyone was still shocked that Chelsea was poaching the three Arsenal players. Now, looking back, the target is actually the three pillars of AC Milan, and the total amount completely exceeds the transfer price of the three Arsenal players. This is incredible. Without shocking the whole of Europe, no one can deny Chelsea's financial strength.

Immediately afterwards, 20 million euros were used to force Thuram from Juventus, and 20 million euros were used to force Puyol from Barcelona...

As the media gradually broke out the explosive news, Chelsea became the center of attention in the transfer market. As a result, Chelsea's head coach Ye Qiu also attracted the attention of the world's media, and everyone was looking forward to it. Now, whether this Chinese head coach, who has just worked hard and managed a European championship team at Ajax, will really build a luxury superstar team at Chelsea as the media said.

During the analysis, many professionals also gave evaluations.

Henry and Shevchenko are both today's leading super forwards. They believe that although Chelsea has a two-pronged arrangement, only one of them is really likely to be introduced. The key lies in who is willing to start negotiations first.

In front of Henry and Shevchenko, Hasselbaink and Gudjohnsen, the main forwards in the past, looked relatively shabby and were very likely to leave. As for veteran Zola, it is obvious that he is no longer with the ambitious Leafs. It’s on Qiu’s list.

The introduction of Vieira and Pirlo in the midfield is undoubtedly the pillar of Ye Qiu's plan to build a new Chelsea team. The combination of these two players is also very interesting. If you add Lampa, who was a big midfielder last season, Germany, forming a three-midfield combination, Chelsea's midfield strength will take a huge leap by then.

On the defense line, Ashley Cole is on the left, captain Terry and Nesta are partnered in the middle, and Thuram is on the right. This Europe's leading defense line is bound to stand up in London overnight, making the whole world The world was shocked.

But some people soon believed that Chelsea’s goalkeeper Cudicini’s performance was unsatisfactory, so some media took the initiative and suggested that Chelsea should introduce Buffon. Even a reporter from Turin News believed that as long as the bid is higher than 50 million euros, , it is not difficult to persuade Moji to let him go.

As for the two wings, the two wings composed of Ajax's Robben and Van der Vaart were very good last season. Chelsea should pack these two stars and let them reunite with Ye Qiu in the Premier League. In this way, Chelsea's complete set The lineup will become very large and star-studded. The lineup is even stronger than the Galacticos Real Madrid.

"It is reported that Abramovich has promised to invest a transfer budget of 300 million euros, which is completely enough to build such a huge lineup to help Chelsea conquer the Premier League and dominate European football in the shortest time!"

While the media around the world are constantly hyping up the Chelsea storm, announcing who Ye Qiu will introduce today and who Ye Qiu likes tomorrow, the first thing that comes out is a series of news about Chelsea's rectification.

The first is Zola. The forward performed very well last season, scoring 14 goals in 38 games, but this still cannot be used as a bargaining chip for him to stay at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea officially announced the termination of Zola's work contract. After the two parties negotiated , Zola was eligible for a free transfer.

Also announced by Ye Qiu to terminate their contracts were De Houye, Ferrer, Evans, Morris, Arnis and other players. The more famous among them was Morris, who later became the Leeds Wolf. Although he He played 25 games at Chelsea last season. Ranieri also valued him before, but Ye Qiu still kicked him out.

In addition, some media broke the news that this reorganization storm is still going on, with Zenden, Gruncharr, Pettit, and even Hasselbaink and Gudjohnsen entering Ye Ye In Qiu's purge list, the only ones eligible to stay are Terry, the team captain, Lampard, the team's main midfielder, French central defender Gallas, and Cudicini.

But soon, Chelsea officials immediately made a clarification, saying that Chelsea had no plans at present. The rumors from the outside were all false and had no basis in fact. However, it was obvious that everyone knew that with Ye Qiu coming to power, things would inevitably change. There will be a number of players leaving the team for a variety of reasons.

Because it is obvious that Ye Qiu wants to create a Chelsea team that is completely his own!

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With the signing of Ye Qiu, the transformation of the Harrington training base is also in full swing.

This summer, Chelsea’s training location will be arranged in a high-altitude area in Austria, which is a popular area for the national team’s summer training almost every two years. Because of the high altitude, it can better help players carry out physical reserve training.

One of the reasons why Ye Qiu likes this place is that Peter Brandt has already drawn up a plateau physical strength training plan. At the same time, it is quiet enough here to help Chelsea conduct season reserve training stably to adapt to the fierce competition of the new season. .

After signing the contract, Ye Qiu only left London for France. The rest of the time, he stayed in London, supervising the rectification work at the Harrington training base on the one hand, and directing the team's transfer department on the other. When working with the scouting department, one of the most important things is the introduction and transfer of players.

Ye Qiu took a concerted approach at this point. He first terminated the contracts of Zola and several players with little value, signaling the team's purge, and then began preparing for sales and signings.

At the same time, the coaching staff was also actively engaged in pre-match preparations and began to formulate pre-season preparation plans.

Frans Hoque, the goalkeeper coach recommended by Roland, finally accepted Chelsea's invitation. He also promised that even if Van Gaal resumes coaching, he will not switch to Van Gaal, but will continue to stay at Chelsea.

Like all members of the coaching staff, he received a three-year contract with the same term as Ye Qiu. This also means that he and Ye Qiu will advance and retreat together, and both will prosper and suffer.

As for his chief assistant coach, Ye Qiu also found the most suitable candidate, that is, Tenkat, who previously coached Breda. Through the relationship between Moniz and Meulensteen, Ye Qiu finally went to Amsterdam to participate in the city. I met the head coach when the government awarded him the title of honorary citizen.

Speaking of which, Tenkat and Ye Qiu have some connection, because Breda originally considered Ye Qiu for their coaching selection, but it was only later that Ye Qiu stayed at Ajax that they chose Tenkat, and the strength of Breda led by the latter He is also very outstanding, but he always lives in the shadow of Ye Qiu.

According to the intelligence collected by Ye Qiu, a very important reason why Tenkat is willing to accept the position of head coach of the Eredivisie team and become assistant coach of Chelsea is that Chelsea is in the Premier League, and with Ye Qiu's popularity, he can Get maximum exposure, which is more conducive to establishing your own influence than coaching Breda in the Eredivisie.

But another very important reason is that he has offended almost everyone in Breda.

He quarreled with members of the coaching staff in public; he had a fight with the team doctor in the parking lot two years ago, which forced the team doctor to receive mental treatment, and he has not recovered even now; the player directly disclosed his conflict with Tenkat in the newspaper... …

All these signs fully show that Tenkat has lost the support of the people in Breda, and they all fully show that the Dutchman is a troublemaker and has a great temper. Even Breda's management has no intention of retaining him. .

But Tenkat has his own explanation for this.

"When I was arranging tactics and training arrangements, my assistant was trying to undermine me behind my back, thinking that everything I did was wrong. What's even more terrible is that my team doctor gave me a physical examination of the players. The situation was completely contrary to the report, and when I went to the team doctor to reason and finally couldn't help but fight, my player chose to believe the team doctor instead of believing me, so I threw the newspaper on his head and thought To wake him up and prove that I am right!"

Even though it had passed, Tenkat still looked angry when talking about it. It was obvious that he felt that he had been treated very unfairly in this matter.

Seeing his aggressive look, especially the way he opened and closed his mouth with roars, Ye Qiu and Eliza couldn't help but shake their heads and smile bitterly. Who gave this dark-skinned guy an unflattering face?

And this once again proves that people of color are still unfairly discriminated against in many places.

Didn't Ye Qiu go through the same process at Ajax back then?

Because they all had such experience, it was much easier for Ye Qiu to convince Tenkat to join his coaching staff. The latter had also decided to leave Breda and switch to Chelsea, which was indeed a good choice.

"First of all, before designing the team's tactics for the new season, I have to remind you one thing. Forget all your previous concepts of tactics and court positions, and introduce a new kind of thinking, that is responsibility!"

Although Tenkat has not officially joined Chelsea's coaching staff, Ye Qiu is still willing to communicate with him at the tactical level, hoping to take this opportunity to inspect the Dutch assistant and help him integrate into the coaching staff more quickly.

"The so-called responsibility, I think there is one player who can explain this situation well, and that is Pirlo!"

Ye Qiu's smiling expression when he mentioned Pirlo made everyone believe that the news that he was interested in Pirlo was definitely not false. He must want to introduce this AC Milan midfield star. The key is AC Is Milan willing to let him go?

"Many people say that Pirlo's position is very innovative. A very important thing is that he is in the defensive midfielder position, performing the responsibility of organizing the attacking midfielder. But this brings a problem, because he organizes the defensive midfielder. Withdrawing to the midfielder position, the organizer can no longer get as close to the opponent's defense line and the threat area as before, so he needs to speed up."

The benefits of organizing the defensive midfielder are obvious. Ye Qiu also used Arteta to organize the midfielder in Ajax. Although the latter is not very deep and the effect is not as obvious as Pirlo's in AC Milan, the benefits are still very great. , at least it can break away from the opponent's focus, making the team's ball control and sorting more smooth.

"So, with Pirlo playing deep, how will the midfield be arranged? Gattuso, a less than typical midfield defender, has become an important member, and he is doing the defensive work of the defensive midfielders in the front position of the midfield. Good job."

After a pause, Ye Qiucai continued: "What I mean is that we no longer determine the player's responsibilities based on position, but determine the player's position based on responsibility, just like Pirlo, he can play in the defensive midfielder. As for the role of the attacking midfielder, can we also arrange for someone to play the role of the defensive midfielder in the position of the attacking midfielder? "

This is a very new statement, but Ye Qiu has tasted the benefits in Ajax, because Sneijder and Yaya Toure often position themselves forward to press the opponent's defense and key players, especially when playing AC When I was in Milan, I kept an eye on Pirlo.

"Do you still want to continue to play high defense?" Tenkat reacted quickly, and after just listening a little, he guessed what Ye Qiu was thinking.

Ye Qiu nodded, "The benefits of high-post defense are obvious. Using defensive players to play midfielders can, on the one hand, enhance the team's pressure and press in the midfield and frontcourt. On the other hand, it can also increase the team's threat from behind. The most important thing is Yes, we have exactly such a player in our team.”

"Lampard?" Tenkat immediately thought of the England midfielder.

Whether in West Ham United or Chelsea, Lampard's current position is as a defensive player in the midfield, but this player has a strong ability to attack from behind and is known as the most similar to the Premier League style. Keane's midfielder, many media even believe that he will be a strong candidate to compete with Vieira as the Premier League's number one midfielder after Keane.

This player runs very actively and covers a wide defensive area. If he advances to the frontcourt and completely amplifies his threats, you can imagine how much pressure he will put on the opponent's midfield and backfield.

"However, his ability to hold the ball will be greatly restricted in the densely defended area of ​​the opponent. I'm afraid it won't work!" Tenkat shook his head. Ye Qiu's idea was very fresh, but not realistic enough.

"Two solutions, first, put a strong support point in front, and second, add an excellent ball handler in front!" Ye Qiu had been prepared for this and quickly gave the answer own response.

Tenkat thought for a while, "What about the midfield? How to arrange the wing attack?"

"The midfielder needs a deep organizer and organizer, and in this set of tactics, the wing attack is mainly initiated by the full-back, so the midfielder needs two strong defenders!" Ye Qiu! Emphasis is placed on the word "powerful".

When Eliza still didn't understand it at all, Tenkat laughed playfully and gave Ye Qiu a thumbs up, "Genius, really a genius. Such a set of tactics can be used no matter what kind of situation we encounter." There is no need to be afraid of opponents!”

After a pause, he smiled again: "Ibrahimovic stood in front and acted as a fulcrum, and then assisted Van der Vaart or Robben to get the ball. There were two strong midfielders behind him, and the overall formation was in front. Pressure, my God, who can stop the rampage of such a team, it is simply a torrent of steel!”

It's exciting to think about it. If Ye Qiu's statement is true, as long as this set of tactics is paired with a reasonable lineup, it can achieve the most stable performance in any of the four major leagues.

Ye Qiu shook his head, "Ibrahimovic is not running aggressively enough. As for the ball holder, I think we can set the target higher. After all, whether it is Van der Vaart or Robben, in the intensive defense, Personal abilities are not very strong.”

In Ye Qiu's design, the front bridgehead is responsible for being the MT that attracts firepower and provides cover for the DPS inserted behind, while the players inserted behind are the team's key attack points. If done well, it will be completely It can bloom in full, with multiple points exploding at the same time, and no one can stop it!

Is it a torrent of steel?

This description is good. If Chelsea in Mourinho's previous life was too hard, then what Ye Qiu is pursuing now is to have both hard and soft. When it is hard, it can be as hard as steel, and when it is soft, it is a torrent of mercury.

Of course, the key is to configure the most suitable players for this lineup. For this, Ye Qiu already has his own players. This is why he is still as steady as a mountain when there is a lot of noise outside, because he has his own plans.

So after discussing various matters with his coaching staff, Ye Qiu took the opportunity of returning to Amsterdam and participating in the city government's awarding of the title of honorary citizen to negotiate with Ajax. He wanted to take two players away from here.