Chapter 368 The Pains of Reform

When Mourinho walked into the press conference at the Cobham training base, the reporters who had been waiting here suddenly became excited, because they all clearly felt that today Mourinho should be It's time to fire!

It is true that many people do not like Mourinho. Even after Chelsea won three consecutive championships last season, many reporters criticized Mourinho in newspapers and felt that many of his remarks and actions were inconsistent with his role as Chelsea's boss. The coach was very inconsistent, at least very different from his predecessor Ye Qiu.

But no matter what, for the media and reporters, the most important thing is sales. For this, they will do anything, even humbly putting down their bodies to please this Portuguese madman who they do not appreciate or like.

Mourinho was always wearing a suit, as if the whole world owed him money, with a sneer-like arc on his lips. After walking into the venue, he swept over everyone present with a leadership style, and then Da Ma Jin Dao sat down.

As usual, he took the lead in announcing the squad for tomorrow's White Hart Lane challenge against Tottenham Hotspur. Almost all Chelsea's main players are on it, which makes everyone feel it, no matter how much the Portuguese says. Crazy, but in fact he attaches great importance to this game, because he must use such a game to prove one thing, he is better than Ye Qiu!

Another aspect that makes Mourinho feel confident is that none of his international players are injured, sick or in pain. Although they are a little tired, it is still early in the season and there is not much problem with playing, and they are a mature team. , but Tottenham Hotspur are young and have just reorganized, and Chelsea has an absolute advantage in terms of strength.

Therefore, when the first reporter on the scene to stand up and ask Mourinho how he viewed this important competitor this season, the Portuguese burst into laughter and said, "I never feel that Tottenham Tottenham can be our opponent!”

"Our goal is to win the championship, and what is their goal?" Mourinho said with a sneer, but there were obviously too many factors of psychological warfare mixed in, "One win and two losses in the first three rounds, and we are far away from relegation. The district is not far away, maybe their goal this season should be to avoid relegation, the gap between us is too big!”

After a moment of pointed banter, Mourinho began to comment on his opponent.

"I have never denied that Ye Qiu is an excellent head coach, but he has been away from the top league for a year. In the past year, he seems to have stopped doing football. He went to sell mobile phones. My daughter likes it very much. He sells mobile phones, but the tactics of the professional league change every year, and he can’t keep up!”

"Leave aside Ye Qiu's factors, look at Tottenham Hotspur's lineup. They are too young and inexperienced. This is not the lineup that a team with ambitions and goals should have. Does Ye Qiu want to rely on Can these 18- and 19-year-olds win the league championship? Or are they all geniuses?"

Mourinho does not agree with Ye Qiu's ability to identify players' talents. Maybe Ye Qiu does have a certain vision, but what is genius?

The same player is a genius in this team, but in another team with a different style, he is a fool!

So, what is genius? Who is going to define genius?

"Mr. Mourinho, many media and fans are now confused. Ribery did not get a chance at Chelsea, but he performed well at Tottenham Hotspur. Cesc Fabregas, Messi and Robin van Persie has been given opportunities at Tottenham Hotspur and has performed very well. Many people feel that Chelsea does not pay enough attention to young players. "

Mourinho shook his head after hearing this, "I think it's the opposite. It has to be looked at like this. We at Chelsea are a team that aims to win the league championship. Our goal this season is to win four consecutive championships. We want to create English professional football." A miracle that has never happened in history, we have the strongest team lineup in the world, and only the best players in the world are qualified to wear our jerseys and play for us!”

"Then, let me ask you again, Mr. Reporter, is it a problem that the four players you mentioned failed to play at Chelsea but were able to perform well at Tottenham Hotspur? If this is a problem If so, let me answer you, they don’t have the ability to play for Chelsea!”

This is indeed a big talk. If you shout it out, it will definitely create some disturbance, but Mourinho is fearless because he just wants Tottenham Hotspur players to be angry and fight back. The angrier you are, the more likely you are to make trouble. Fight back, the happier I am.

And this is also belittling Tottenham Hotspur. Players who can't play in my team have become the main players in your team. Why do you have the nerve to challenge me?

"Our competitor has always been Manchester United. Arsenal's strength has declined significantly this season, and Liverpool lacks stability. Neither of these two teams will pose a threat to us. Our biggest opponent this season is only Manchester United!"

Soon, the reporter moved the topic elsewhere, such as what Mourinho was most worried about at the upcoming White Hart Lane stadium, and the Portuguese madman unscrupulously began to comment on the referee of this game, Howard Webb.

"I know that Mr. Howard Webb is one of the most famous referees in England, and I also very much agree with his whistle-blowing ability. I believe he can control this game and make it exciting, but I want to say The important thing is that no referee should be biased against a team before the game."

"Everyone knows that in the past, when I played games with Ye Qiu, I would often lose one person. I don't know what the reason is, but I know very well that many referees prefer to protect technical teams, but No matter what the tactical style of each team is, they are trying their best to play and express themselves, and no one should be biased or discriminate against them.”

"If you ask me what my biggest wish is for this game, then I will tell you that I hope to end this game with eleven players intact. As long as all eleven of my players are here, I will definitely To beat Tottenham Hotspur, I believe this is what all Chelsea fans hope for!”

I have to say that Mourinho's rhetoric was really sharp and ruthless. He dared to say anything. He was already putting pressure on the referee before the game even started, and he was still playing away from home.

In fact, in the past season, Mourinho frequently complained that the referees were biased against him and Chelsea. He believed that many English referees did not want him and his Chelsea to win, but wanted Manchester United and Arsenal to win. , and has been criticized and criticized by the outside world for this.

The most famous one was after Chelsea won the championship last season, a famous columnist in the Guardian wrote an article called "A Complaint against Mourinho" in his column. In this article, this A reporter with more than 40 years of experience as a Chelsea fan advised Mourinho not to do anything to win, or even sacrifice his own image.

He even commented on Chelsea's two previous coaches in the article, saying that no matter what he did, Ye Qiu obviously considered the consequences and the team. At the same time, he always worked hard to maintain the image of the team and himself, and did things that were consistent with his identity. , but Mourinho obviously does not have these. He is unscrupulous, regardless of the consequences, and never considers whether it is appropriate to do things or say things.

Of course, the reporter also mentioned in the article that the reason why Mourinho behaves like this is actually the result of the media's fueling, because many reporters and media hope to rely on Mourinho's words and deeds to gain influence. To gain news and sales, he felt that this was a premeditated planning and hype.

But for many things, it is impossible for people who are not really involved to know the inside story.

But one thing is very obvious, that is, today's reporters and media like to add fuel to the flames, lest the world remain in chaos.

Therefore, after attending Mourinho's press conference at Chelsea's Cobham training base in the morning, they immediately went to Enfield's Chigwell training base in the afternoon to attend Tottenham Hotspur's press conference. , and sent Mourinho's words directly to Ye Qiu.

"What is our goal?"

When reporters put Mourinho's words: "Our goal is to win the championship, what is their goal?" ], when it was sent to Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu shook his head with a smile, "I have to think about it, but if their goal is to win the championship, then our most important goal this season is to prevent them from winning the championship. !”

All the reporters present burst into laughter. This answer was indeed amazing!

This is also one of the impressions that many people have on Ye Qiu. He generally doesn't like to talk. He prefers mutual respect. But this does not mean that he is not good at talking. If he really wants to start a verbal battle, he will laugh and curse. He is so proficient, especially when he gets angry. No one will forget Ye Qiu's several outbursts.

"I admit that Chelsea is indeed the strongest team in the Premier League at the moment, but they are not so strong that they can easily defeat any team. At the very least, there are many teams in the Premier League this season who are challenging. Their strength.”

"He said that nothing can be won with a group of children. I don't know if you still remember that someone said the same thing many years ago, but what was the result?" Ye Qiu smiled and asked all the reporters the question.

Alan Hansen once ridiculed and ridiculed Ferguson in this way, thinking that it was impossible for him to win anything with a group of child soldiers. But what makes Alan Hansen still feel ashamed even now is that the Class of 92 eventually created Manchester United. The team's greatest glory in history, and Ferguson would continue to use this sentence to tease Alan Hansen in the future.

"For us, Chelsea is indeed very strong now, but we are not completely powerless to fight back. We are like a group of soldiers about to rush to the battlefield. In front of us is a nine-death mission. This is a battle. , a fight in which we are invincible, we can only choose to move forward, defeat our opponents, and move forward victoriously!”

After a pause, Ye Qiu added, "I know very well what Mourinho's purpose is. He wants to anger me and my players, but I don't think the players will be affected by him!"

“The most important thing in a football game is to play your own rhythm and play your own things. Only in this way can you defeat your opponent, so we must ensure 100% dedication and at the same time maintain a clear sense and calmness. "

It's not that Ye Qiu doesn't know the team's situation. In fact, Tottenham Hotspur's current overall strength is indeed not at the level to challenge Chelsea. Even though the team is so star-studded now, it will take another two or three years. Now there are not many people in the team who can really form a fighting force.

Ribery exploded in the World Cup, and he is also one of the most eye-catching players in Tottenham Hotspur. Van Nistelrooy is an important scorer, Mascherano is as stable as ever, and Alves' right side is also an important source of attack for Tottenham Hotspur.

But it must be seen that Messi is 19 years old this year. Even in his previous life, he was mainly a substitute at the beginning of this season. It was not until he played a few excellent games that he gradually played well, and then slowly established his position as a main player, and finally became the core main player.

This is a process. All young players play like this. There are no continuous good performances, the opponent is too strong, and the team performs poorly. These are definitely not good things for young players.

Therefore, for Tottenham Hotspur, what is needed now is a period of accumulation. Whether it is winning or losing, it needs a period of accumulation, accumulation of experience, accumulation of tacit understanding, accumulation of their own understanding and understanding of the team's tactics, and finally it can usher in an outbreak.

Fabregas has no problem with his strength now, but his problem lies in the grasp of details. He is too deliberate in controlling the rhythm. Everyone knows that you want to control and organize. I will stare at you, what will you do?

Whether you can continue to play your role after being closely guarded is an important basis for measuring an organizational core.

Fabregas needs to adapt and get familiar with such an environment and learn to play his strength in this environment.

Yaya Toure replaced Davis in the starting lineup, but his performance was good and bad, and because there were certain problems between him and Fabregas, Tottenham Hotspur's midfield operation had problems.

In addition, there is the back line. Vargas is still adapting, which is nothing, but the cooperation between Hangeland and Thiago Silva also obviously needs time to develop a tacit understanding.

If we carefully compare Ye Qiu's experience at Tottenham Hotspur with that at Ajax and Chelsea, we will find that a very important factor during the Ajax period was that the Dutch Eredivisie was less competitive and the gap between the strong and the weak was relatively large. However, in the Premier League, even a newly promoted team was enough to beat Liverpool and Chelsea. The competition was too fierce.

As for Chelsea, Ye Qiu's team was able to perform very well in the first season. A very important factor was that the players were generally in their prime, or had proven themselves and had rich experience. Such players had stronger adaptability and had their own set of habits, which made it easier to blend in.

But now in Tottenham Hotspur, it is obviously impossible to do this. It is undoubtedly unrealistic to want to play the rhythm and overall strength of a mature team in the first year after the reorganization. This is why Ye Qiu said that coaching Tottenham Hotspur is a huge challenge for him.

Now some media are beginning to feel puzzled and dissatisfied with Ye Qiu's reorganization of the team, but whether from the perspective of a team operator or a team's head coach, reorganizing the team is very necessary, because selling those stars in the team whose ideas do not match their own at the most valuable time in exchange for the opportunity to reorganize the team and build a football team that conforms to their own ideas and the future trend of football is undoubtedly a very valuable thing.

In other words, even if Ye Qiu keeps players such as Robbie Keane, Carrick, Defoe, Lennon, and Ledley King, he cannot guarantee that the team can win the championship, because these players have obviously reached their peak and it is difficult to move forward. The most important difference between the champion and the runner-up is actually this step.

In this case, Ye Qiu would rather sacrifice two or three years to rebuild a strong team of his own, and he can get a large transfer fee after selling these stars. At least Ye Qiu can solve the funding problem of Theobald Training Base without paying privately. His money can be used to deal with the government officials and the Olympic Preparatory Committee in London and discuss the London Bowl. This is undoubtedly a big benefit.

Besides, the players Ye Qiu introduced are not bad. The key is that it will take some time.

Perhaps, he should introduce another person!

These are all Ye Qiu's calculations. He has always been very clear about what he is doing and what he wants to do, but others don't know. At least after his operation this summer, if he really wants to sell, Tottenham Hotspur will at least double its value as long as the performance this season is not too bad, that is, 400 million euros.

If the Theobald training base is completed and the team signs a cooperation agreement with the London City Government on the London Olympic Stadium, the total value of Tottenham Hotspur will be at least more than 600 million, or even 800 million. If Ye Qiu's investment is included, it will be a huge profit no matter how you calculate it.

Therefore, for Ye Qiu, this season's Tottenham Hotspur is a short-term pain during the reform and transformation period. His goal remains unchanged, and it is still the top four. Now it is just the beginning. He has no need to compete with Manchester United and Chelsea.

However, he is also a little worried in his heart. He knows all this very well and knows that there is no need to compete, but what about the players? Will the players be provoked and stimulated by Mourinho? Will they be ambitious to compete with Chelsea?