Chapter 551 Old Boy

"Damn Moyes!"

In the visiting team's coaching booth at Goodison Park, Ye Qiu was breathing heavily through his mouth to replace his blocked nose. He now had the urge to tear Moyes into pieces because this old guy was too cunning.

He stretched out his right foot and stepped on the grass a few times. He obviously felt a little slippery, which proved that Everton deliberately sprinkled water before the game, and sprinkled a lot, making the field and grass wet, and then deliberately turned on the geothermal system to create a very humid environment similar to that of a drum washing machine.

"Next time I go to White Hart Lane, I won't kill Moyes, but let him have a taste of power!" Ye Qiu vented indignantly.

But for now, he really can't do anything. The field is very slippery, causing Tottenham Hotspur to make many mistakes in passing and receiving the ball, but this slipperiness is obviously within the reasonable range allowed by the rules, so they call this home advantage.

Although it was just a League Cup match, Ye Qiu still attached great importance to this match because both teams were Premier League teams and Tottenham Hotspur played with a group of substitutes and young players, because he always tested young players and adjusted the status of substitutes through cup matches.

In this match, Hazard, Ramsey, Varane, Nastasic, Kyle Walker, Coentrao, Joe Hart, Phil Jones and other young players were all arranged by Ye Qiu to start, and Moyes also arranged a lot of young players, such as two midfielders Fellaini and Rodwell.

Rodwell has been very popular recently. After Everton left Rooney, he quickly carried the hope of Goodison Park for the future, and the performance of this native English player was still good, and he was valued and cultivated by Moyes.

Rodwell and Phil Jones are one year apart in age. The former is older and relatively more famous. However, since he moved to Tottenham Hotspur, Phil Jones has received more and more attention from the outside world. He has also made rapid progress under the careful sculpting of the Tottenham Hotspur coaching staff, but he no longer plays as a midfielder right winger, but as a defensive midfielder.

For all the young players playing for Tottenham Hotspur, the cup competition is undoubtedly an opportunity for them to create their own reputation. As long as they can perform well in the cup competition, Ye Qiu will arrange them to play as substitutes in the league and the Champions League, and even start in some games where they have already won, so as to accumulate more experience.

From the process of the game, Rodwell is relatively stable, has the style of a general, sits in the midfield, and handles the ball carefully, while Phil Jones is not like that. This kid is like a wild beast, rushing around everywhere. On the surface, Ye Qiu arranged him to play as a defensive midfielder, but in fact, it was Beckham who really played as a defensive midfielder. Phil Jones sometimes pressed forward more than Ramsey.

Oh my god, especially when Ye Qiu saw this guy knocking over the tall Fellaini when he rushed forward to defend, Ye Qiu had an impulse to laugh, but he did not stop Phil Jones, but applauded him.

This is a way for Ye Qiu to train young players, to let you go appropriately, to let you perform, and even to allow you to get into trouble, but the premise is that you don't make the same mistake for me a second time, that's all.

Not only Phil Jones, but also Ramsey.

The Welsh youngster is called Fabregas II by many people, but in fact the characteristics of the two are completely different. Ramsey's skills are indeed excellent, especially among British local players, and his passing is also very unique, which enables him to control the ball, but he still hasn't learned how to be a qualified midfielder.

If we analyze Ramsey's football carefully now, it is not difficult to find that he is actually running more, and his physical advantage is very good. This is probably related to the fact that he has been a track and field expert since he was a child. He was the pentathlon champion in middle school and won the fourth place in the British Under-17 Pentathlon in 2006. His physical fitness is good.

Like Phil Jones, Ye Qiu only arranges tasks, and he doesn't care about how Ramsey performs. Even if Ramsey runs exhausted in every game and almost runs out of breath, Ye Qiu still lets him continue to play like this in the next game.

The reason is very simple. Many things must be understood by the players themselves. It is useless for you to help him understand.

However, liking to run and running non-stop is also good. At least in the 32nd minute of the first half, if Ramsey and Phil Jones hadn't been running non-stop in the midfield, pressing and pressing non-stop, Everton would probably not have made a pass error, and Ramsey would not have had the opportunity to score.

"Do you know why I like Phil Jones and not Rodwell?" After the team took the lead, Ye Qiu was relieved and sat in the visiting team's coaching booth, thinking about how to humiliate that damn Moyes.

It's really ridiculous. Even a small cup match has to make such a big scene of watering before the game. It's really petty!

But why doesn't Ye Qiu think about Moyes? In fact, the only championship that Everton can compete for is this kind of cup. If they don't even compete for this kind of cup, how can they live?

"This kid looks like a young man, with a big head and a big brain, doing things without any hesitation, and the style of being the best in the world!" Mauro Tassotti also answered with a smile. As a professional player, he also likes Phil Jones. How to say it? This kid is passionate and looks like a young man.

Some people like the mature and prudent character of old boys. For example, many people admire Rodwell and think that he has a calmness that young people do not have. But in fact, this kind of character is a double-edged sword. Sometimes being mature and prudent does not necessarily mean that he is good, but it may mean that he is good. The realm only ends here. On the contrary, although the passionate player got into trouble and had many problems, it just proved that they still have great potential that can be tapped.

Mauro Tassotti also admires Ye Qiu's way of coaching young players. The coaching staff uses a series of equipment and instruments to help the players draw up a specific and detailed growth plan that can be adjusted anytime and anywhere. In this general direction, players are allowed to play, gallop and make mistakes.

Making mistakes is itself a way of learning and progress.

Of course, this does not mean that being passionate is a good thing. It is a good thing when you are young. But when you enter the golden period of your career, if you continue to maintain this style and style of play, then I am sorry, this proves that you have absolutely no There is no progress at all, because you have not become mature and stable with age and experience.

"Moyes praised Rodwell like a flower, and several young players in our team can definitely defeat him!"

After finishing speaking, Ye Qiu looked at Roland again, "Let's go back and ask the technical department to compile a technical analysis report for the players. Send one to each of them so that they can take a good look at it."

Roland agreed, he has always been responsible for these things.

Tottenham Hotspur has a tradition of training young players that other clubs do not have. This tradition is somewhat similar to the player summary of the Ajax youth training, that is, after every player appears on the court, the coaching staff will give They have a technical analysis report and game clips to help them see their strengths, weaknesses and shortcomings.

More importantly, let them know why they perform well or why they perform poorly.

With so much investment in youth training every year, Tottenham Hotspur invests in pounds and euros, not waste paper. These will be reflected in all aspects, not just in game results or player quality. .

In the second half, Hazard assisted Cavani to score another goal. Tottenham finally defeated Everton 2:0 away from home and once again advanced to the next round of the League Cup and reached the quarterfinals.

However, Tottenham Hotspur's youth team is not the most eye-catching. What is really impressive is Chelsea and Manchester City. Both teams defeated their opponents by big scores and successfully advanced. Among them, Chelsea's opponents were all the main players. Bolton, but the Blues' lineup of a mix of main players, substitutes and young players defeated their opponents 4:0.

In fact, the situation in the cup competition basically reflects the cruelty of polarization in the Premier League. That is, teams including Everton, Bolton and other teams are difficult to challenge the top teams, and even the substitute lineup for the leading group may not be available. You can beat it, after all, Manchester City's substitute lineup is composed of famous Premier League players.

According to data released by the Premier League, in the 2008/09 season, the Premier League completed a total of 803 transfer transactions in the past year, and the fees paid to agents were as high as 75 million pounds. Among them, Manchester City paid The agent's fee was 13 million pounds, Chelsea's was 10 million pounds, and the two teams accounted for one-third.

This also has to take into account Manchester City's unsuccessful attempt to poach Messi. If even this amount is included, it is simply a staggering figure.

Relatively speaking, Arsenal paid 4.7 million pounds and Manchester United paid 1.5 million pounds, but the least was Tottenham Hotspur, which only paid 560,000 pounds in agent fees. , ranking second to last in the Premier League, only a little more than the newly promoted Burnley's £460,000.

There is no way to reflect it simply from the fees paid to agents, but the meaning of this list is to tell everyone that the Premier League has completely become a game for the rich, because the Premier League pays agents 7,000 a year. The fee of five million pounds is more than the annual operating income of Everton, who ranked sixth in the Premier League last season.

Everton's annual income is about 70 million pounds, and what you need to know is that Everton's income in the last fiscal year has created the best record in the club's history. In other words, it is the highest income in their history. The highest year ever.

Of course, what everyone should see is that with the decline of Serie A, La Liga has lost its competitiveness, and the massively expanded Premier League has become the veritable first league in the world. Although it has completely become a game for local tycoons, through the Premier League Due to the league's series of rules, mid- and lower-tier teams have received huge returns in terms of broadcast rights and sponsorships.

However, this list also clearly tells everyone that Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Arsenal and other teams still adopt healthy financial management strategies, especially Tottenham Hotspur, which has already invested in the new stadium. As long as there are no major problems, this team's finances definitely have the most potential for development in the Premier League.

As long as these teams continue to operate healthily, other teams that want to challenge them must adopt a money-burning competition method such as Manchester City, Chelsea and this summer's West Ham United.

But during media analysis, Wenger's Arsenal was also mentioned.

First of all, everyone is sure that Wenger is successful at Arsenal, but everyone is also very clear that the reason why Arsenal is half dead now is that they are caught in a financial vortex and their players are obviously lacking in competitiveness.

With the decline of Liverpool this season, Arsenal lacks competitiveness, and the top few rankings in the Premier League have gradually loosened up a little, especially Manchester City, which is currently ranked in the top six. It does have the strength to impact Arsenal. This is also seen as a new round of reconstruction of the Premier League pattern, but Manchester City’s biggest problem is still the head coach, Mark Hughes.

When everyone believes that money can create a giant, money will no longer be money, but a bunch of numbers!

What is Arsenal missing now?

If you ask Wenger this question, he will tell you, "We have everything!"

As if he was afraid that you would not believe him, he would emphasize again, "I am full of confidence in the future. I have never felt that we cannot win the game at any time. We are always fighting with confidence!"

But everyone can clearly see that Arsenal has indeed lacked competitiveness in the past few years. They have never been destined to win the championship, and even many times they cannot participate in the Champions League. For example, this season, they cannot participate in the Champions League, so that even the top sponsor Emirates Airlines is dissatisfied with Arsenal's failure to participate in the Champions League, and believes that this will reduce sponsorship costs.

Arsenal has problems, this is something everyone knows, but Wenger is unwilling to admit it.

A center forward, a midfield defender, a capable central defender, and an experienced goalkeeper, this is the acquisition list that professionals have opened for Wenger, and it lists the entire central axis of Arsenal from front to back.

The lack of a central axis has been a serious problem for Arsenal since Henry, Vieira and others left the team. However, Wenger has always hoped to introduce some powerful stars through some inexpensive acquisitions, and then cultivate them to fill the vacancies of the team, but this strategy has obviously failed.

You can't say that Arsenal has not cultivated talents. Adebayor, Kolo Toure, Flamini, Senderos, etc. are all talents cultivated by Arsenal and Wenger, but the problem is that these talents are not in Arsenal now.

From these cultivated players, Arsenal has obtained a rich return on investment, but in return they have long lacked competitiveness, missing the championship season after season, disappointing fans again and again. Although they seem to play good football, everyone knows that they lack competitiveness.

It's the North London Derby again, and it's the annual North London rival derby at the Emirates Stadium.

Look at the starting lineup of Tottenham Hotspur, the mortal enemy in this game.

The goalkeeper is the world's No. 1 Petr Cech, the back line is Marcelo, Zielinski, Thiago Silva and Alves, the midfield is David Silva, Yaya Toure and Fabregas, and the front court is Ribery, Falcao and Messi.

The total value of this lineup is the best in the world, even Real Madrid, which is known for its star-studded lineup, cannot compare, because everyone knows that Messi is worth 150 million euros, Ribery is at least over 100 million, plus Falcao, Fabregas and others, it is not an exaggeration to say that Tottenham Hotspur's lineup is the best in the world.

But what about Arsenal?

The goalkeeper is Almunia, the back line is Clichy, Vermaelen, Gallas and Sagna, the midfield is Arteta, Alexander Song and Denilson, and the front court is Rosicky, Da Silva and Nasri.

The players of both teams were immediately distinguished when they appeared. Even when the players of both teams walked into the Emirates Stadium one after another, the loudest cheers from the crowded Emirates Stadium were for the mortal enemy Tottenham Hotspur. It was obvious that they were cheering for this star-studded top team.

But there was also dissatisfaction with Wenger and Arsenal, because this team has been lacking competitiveness for too long, and anyone who knows a little bit about football can easily see that with the current Arsenal lineup, is it possible to challenge Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, and Chelsea?

"You are the only one in the world who still believes that you can win everything!"

The fans of Tottenham Hotspur, the mortal enemy from North London, put up provocative slogans in the stands of the Emirates Stadium, using Wenger's words in the past to humiliate Arsenal and Wenger.

"Yes, congratulations, you really won everything... Just kidding!"

Some Tottenham fans even Photoshopped the cannon in the Arsenal logo, spoofed a rusty cannon, and then Photoshopped Wenger and some of the team's senior executives and stars into it, in order to humiliate and spoof their city rivals.

The past three years have been the three years of Tottenham's strong rise, and also the most embarrassing and embarrassing three years for Arsenal. In the background of their city rivals, they have done almost nothing, and have even been expelled from the Champions League qualification zone again and again.

There are even many people who say that although Arsenal now has the title of a giant, in fact, they no longer have any confidence and competitiveness of a giant, and they are gradually becoming the biggest victim of the reconstruction of the Premier League power.

The rise of Tottenham Hotspur is just the beginning. Manchester City, West Ham United, and even the Qatari consortium that is rumored to acquire Liverpool and Newcastle will bring a more fierce impact to Arsenal, and may even push the Gunners back to the middle of the Premier League.

And this game with Tottenham Hotspur seems to be confirming this!