The old Czech coach Carlisle Brückner is undoubtedly a very admirable manager.

Although he has never had a dazzling performance in Europe's top league or the national team in his life, his Czech team has become one of the most impressive teams in this European Cup.

Three straight group stage victories, beating Latvia, the Netherlands and Germany, are enough to ⊥ a team that has no top star other than Nedved, and the Czech team's chief striker Barosh has made a name for himself in the group stage.

In the midfield of the Czech team, the young Rosicky also impressed everyone, he is different from a tough guy like Nedved, he is more like a teammate Poboski's type of player with very delicate skills, he and Pobosky, Nedved formed the Czech midfield, so that the Czech team is invincible in the group stage, and he himself has won the attention of the whole world.

Ye Qiu arrived in Lisbon, stayed in the hotel, and just wanted to go to the floor where the England national team is located, but he didn't expect it, but he happened to meet the Czech team that finished the group match with the German team last night and was about to leave for Porto, where the next game is playing, so it happened that they were staying in the same hotel.

"Hello, Mr. Brückner" met, Ye Qiu smiled and walked forward to say hello.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Ye Qiu," Brückner also smiled and shook Ye Qiu's hand.

"Hello, Mr. Nedved" Ye Qiu turned to Nedved on the side again.

To be honest, when he saw Ye Qiu, Nedved was really embarrassed, and his first reaction was, could it be that the Chelsea manager was coming for him?

You must know that there have been rumors outside now that Chelsea wanted to get Nedved, and it just happened to be so coincidental, I didn't expect to meet Ye Qiu here, and Nedved's heart naturally had the idea that Ye Qiu came to him specifically.

But even so, he still maintained a polite manner, "Hello, Mr. Ye Qiu"

"I've only just arrived in Portugal but I've been watching the Euros, so all I can say is that you've been fantastic and I even think you'll be favourites to win the tournament if you keep up the momentum like this"

In the group stage, the Netherlands and Germany were beaten twice, and even defeated Germany with most of the substitute lineups, this result itself is enough to prove the strength of this Czech team, so what Ye Qiu said now is not an exaggeration at all, if the Czech team did not meet the perverted Greece in the semifinals, it would be the favorite to win the championship.

"Hi, Milan" Ye Qiu saw Barosh come up to say hello, and immediately smiled and stretched out his hand, they are all from the Premier League, Milan Barosh plays for Liverpool, "The next time your opponent is me, remember to be merciful"

Liverpool's goalscorer has scored 4 goals in three group games, which can be described as infinitely beautiful, and is currently being watched by many European giants.

This also has something to do with Brückner's tactics, the double forward combination is Jankole and Baroshe, with Rosicky, Nedved, Poboski and other players behind him, Barosh is actually equivalent to Liverpool's Owen during Houllier's time, and he gets a lot of opportunities in every game, so he scores more goals.

"Hi, little Mozart" Ye Qiu met Rosicky, the star who is also on fire now.

Nedved watched Ye Qiu treat himself and his teammates the same as those around him, he couldn't help but relax, it was obvious that Ye Qiu was not here for him, this was really likely to be a coincidence, because England also lived here.

The Czech team currently has no top stars except for Nedved, Baros has never been able to get a chance in Liverpool, Rosicky has performed very well in the Bundesliga, but the Bundesliga has been at a low point in recent years, and the influence is very small, Poboski was very beautiful back then, but now it is not as good as it was then.

How to put it, this is a team that is considered a strong team, but not very famous.

When the Czech players saw the hottest champion coach in European football now, they immediately came up politely one by one to greet them, except for the few they knew just now, most of the other players Ye Qiu couldn't recognize them, but they also tried to be polite and polite.

"Hello, Mr. Ye Qiu, it's a pleasure to meet you" A shy young man walked up to Ye Qiu, he was almost a head taller than Ye Qiu, but because he lowered his head, Ye Qiu could easily see him.

"Peterh Cech" Ye Qiu smiled and shook hands with him, "I pay attention to you very much, you were very calm in the game, and you have the body of a perfect goalkeeper, very good, I firmly believe that you will have the opportunity to play in the top league in Europe sooner or later, continue to work hard, you can become the best goalkeeper in Europe, believe me"

Petr Cech came to greet Ye Qiu, originally just by the way, he felt that he was just a nobody, and he didn't have much fame in Ligue 1, and now in the European Cup, his performance was also decent, but he didn't expect to get such a good evaluation from Ye Qiu, you must know that Ye Qiu is most famous in addition to his excellent coaching performance, but also because he has a pair of vicious eyes.

Even Cech's own agent often said that even if Ye Qiu is not the top star, he must be the best in Europe

"Don't believe me?" Ye Qiu saw that Cech was a little stunned, and asked with a smile.

"Oh, no, no, no" Cech quickly shook his head, but he didn't know what to say, and finally turned into a sentence, "Thank you very much for your compliment, I will definitely continue to work hard"

Ye Qiu smiled and patted Cech on the shoulder, and sent away the Czech team that was about to board the bus.

He found that his arrival seemed to have changed a lot, Robben and Van der Vaart and others are now likely to go to Real Madrid, so will Real Madrid return to the slump and darkness of its previous life?

There is also Cech, he is still in Ligue 1, and there is no need to bring in Cech at the moment that Chelsea has Van der Sar and Cudicini in the main goalkeeper position, and Arsenal now has Lehmann and Almunia from La Liga, and there is no need to bring in reinforcements at all.

Although Cech is performing well in the European Championship now, his value is not cheap at all, and it is expected to cost seven or eight million euros, and if he wants to go, he will basically go to the top teams in Europe, but now there is no team that wants to introduce goalkeepers for the time being, even if it is Manchester United, Ferguson has Howard, Carroll and Ricardo three goalkeepers, will he still want to bring in Cech?

Thinking of this, Ye Qiu shook his head, there were many things he couldn't control, he could only go in his own direction, but he really had a hunch that many things had obviously deviated from the original track.

"Why are you here?"

When Ye Qiu came to the floor where the England national team was located, Roland was obviously a little impatient.

"I met the Czech team downstairs and chatted a few words," Ye Qiu said casually.

"yes, you're a big name, I've been waiting for you here for a long time," Roland muttered and complained.

The two can be said to have fought side by side since the end of the day, and they have been partners until now, Ye Qiu is also used to Roland's mother-in-law's complaints, gently punched him, and walked side by side to the room of the England national team.

Because they are going to play Portugal tomorrow, the players of the England national team are obviously a little nervous, Ye Qiu can easily see the pressure brought to them by this knockout match from their faces, after all, this is Portugal.

Because they were going to familiarize themselves with the training in the field, and Ye Qiu's purpose today was not to visit the class, he just went to the England national team to visit his players, said a few words, and encouraged them, and went directly to a restaurant in the hotel.

Roland sat next to Ye Qiu, and sitting opposite Ye Qiu was a middle-aged English man in a casual suit, his most conspicuous symbol was his full head of white hair, which could make an incomparably deep impression at first glance.

This person has an unusual surname, Stretford, if you are a Red Devils fan, you must remember that the West Stand of Old Trafford Stadium is called the Stretford Stand, but it is obvious that this person has nothing to do with the West Stand of Old Trafford Stadium, and his family is Manchester City fans.

Paul Stretford, an agent who has caused a lot of controversy in English football.

Playing in the amateur league as a young man, he was a mediocre player, then worked as a vacuum cleaner salesman, and he became involved in football in 1987, and he was also very close to Manchester United, because Manchester United striker Frank Stapledon was his first client in his life, and then he set up an agent company that included players such as Kevin Merlan, David May and Andy Cole, all of whom were players under Paul Stretford.

But this guy is best known not only for he is at the helm of an agent company with more than 0 players, but also because the shareholders of his agent company include Dalglish, Souness, Keegan, Bobby Robson and other well-known coaches.

Aston Villa's chairman Ellis also fined manager John Gregory for having a close relationship with Stretford during the black and gold turmoil, but he didn't expect that after Gregory left class, Ellis favored Graham Taylor, and the coach also had a close relationship with Stretford.

There was even an insider revelation that Stretford and Graham Taylor had told Ellis that no matter which head coach he replaced, the result would be the same, which made Ellis completely disheartened and gradually faded out of football.

From this point, it is not difficult to see how much influence Stretford has in English football, if you compare him with Pini Zahavi, the former is the head snake, the latter is the tiger.

Ye Qiu has always had a bad impression of this kind of agent who lives in the player's money bag, this is not because he has a share in running the agent company, in fact, although the agent company has his shares, he has never been involved in the matter of players and agents, and even the vast majority of people do not know that Ye Qiu has shares in the agent company.

His displeasure stems from the fact that this type of broker is often greedy.

But sometimes, you have to deal with such people, who made Ye Qiu fall in love with his players?

"Mr. Ye Qiu, Peter has already talked to me, but I'm sorry, I can't let you meet with my players privately, you know, this is the rule, but what to say, you tell me the same" Stretford showed the fat on his cheeks, and said with a smile

This guy is notoriously selfish, he is very domineering, he has a very strict control over the players, and one of his most famous rules is that the players are forbidden to get rid of his control and act privately, because he has a very detailed plan for each player's operation on and off the field, and some people even believe that Rooney recently reported a prostitute scandal, which is actually due to his handiwork.

As for the reason, it's hard to say, maybe it's to find an excuse for Rooney to leave Everton, or to make the news.

It is important to know that in many cases, the influence of a player is not only positive media attention, but also negative news.

After Ye Qiu listened to Stretford's words, he scolded in his heart, although the rules are like this, but in fact, who doesn't contact the players privately when they bring in reinforcements? Who would dare to say that they are following the regular procedure exactly?

"Mr. Stretford, it's the same with you, I just want to know if Wayne Rooney has considered leaving Everton, and if he wants to go south to London?" To know that although Rooney has frequently been involved with Chelsea before, it is more of a media campaign, and many people know that Manchester United and Rooney are closer.

Ferguson and Paul Stretford also have a very close relationship, and they may have agreed a long time ago.

"All I can answer is that my player is a very scrappy and ambitious player, and he is not against and resists joining any team with ambition and aspirations, but only if he is given the trust and the space to play his talents." Stretford didn't answer directly, but the meaning was clear.

"What about Everton?" Ye Qiu asked again.

"Everton?" Stretford shrugged and shook his head, "They should be more worried about their bank loans"

Many Premier League teams are actually not operating satisfactorily, but usually some media deliberately ignore this aspect of the problem when reporting, for example, many teams have taken out tickets and matchday income to mortgage, and even many teams have mortgaged the ownership of the players in the team to the bank.

The cost of running a professional team, especially a Premier League team, is really very large, assuming that Ye Qiu now buys a Premier League team and repays the debt and acquires the amount of 100 million, then he has to prepare at least 100 million to maintain the team's operation and transfer operations, but this can only last for one year.

Just do the math and figure out how much a Premier League club pays more than 100 players, managers, staff, staff, etc., plus bonuses and taxes, and you can see how difficult it is to run such a team.

For teams like Aston Villa, Fulham, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, etc., their influence is limited, and there is no way to spread their business to all parts of the world like Manchester United, so a large part of their team management depends on broadcast fees, and then cut back on weekdays, using player transfers to make a profit and maintain the club's operation.

It has been revealed that Everton's Wayne Rooney has actually been mortgaged to the bank by the club, so it is only a matter of time before he sells.

The quarrel between Rooney and Moyes has not been reported by the media much, after all, Everton is not a big team, but as an insider, Ye Qiu is knowledgeable, the two have quarreled many times, Rooney is leaving, Everton is not staying, this is also a well-known secret, but after the season, Everton suddenly proposed a contract extension with a weekly salary of 50,000 pounds.

This is actually an attitude, the attitude of doing the starting price of the land, which is very beneficial to the club, the player and the agent, and the disadvantage is the buyer, and Rooney has also increased from the previous 10UU million pounds to 15 million, and now it has skyrocketed, Everton's chairman Kenwight said before that Rooney's value is 50UU million pounds, which will break the first day price of Zidane's world.

Of course, this is a bit of an exaggeration, whoever believes him is stupid, but this 18-year-old kid will not be cheap.

However, for Ye Qiu, as Peter Kenyon said, Abramovich wants an influential star, no matter which point of view, Rooney is counted, and he can meet Ye Qiu's tactical needs.

The current Rooney is not the Rooney who has transformed after joining Manchester United in the future, the current Rooney is very hard, fast, has excellent ball skills, has strong breakthrough ability, is a very good front-court offensive player, and shines in the European Cup, plus the local hukou, and more importantly, Abramovich has always wanted to bring him in.

Perhaps worried that Ye Qiu thought that Rooney had no one to pursue, Stretford reminded with a smile, "I just received a call from Chairman Shepard of Newcastle yesterday, and they are also paying attention to Rooney and expressing a very strong interest. ”

Among all the Premier League teams, except for Manchester United, Newcastle is the closest to Stretford, and even the Magpies have a much greater relationship with him than Manchester United, because the Magpies' managers are all shareholders of Stretford's agent company, which shows how close the relationship is.

Ye Qiu also knew about this for a long time, he had no interest in intervening in these complex local football networks, he just wanted to get his own players, and importantly, it was better for the agent not to meddle in the internal affairs of the team.

"I don't think Newcastle have the money to bring in Rooney, Mr. Stretford" Ye Qiu smiled politely, he had already got the answer he wanted, and it would be a waste of words to not see Rooney, no matter how much he said to this damn agent.

Stretford shrugged his shoulders, although he was debunked by Ye Qiu, he was not unhappy.

"That's right, Mr. Stretford" After Ye Qiu stood up, before leaving, he said to Stretford, "Please pass on to Rooney, just tell him, I am sure that after the European Cup, the team he will go back to report will no longer be Everton, but go directly to London and come to Cobham"

Cobham, Chelsea's new training base this season, is located in a small suburb township in south-west London.

"I will definitely convey it, Mr. Ye Qiu" Stretford did not stand up, but his tone sounded polite.

It's just that after Ye Qiu left, he obviously smiled and smiled, as if he was a little happy for Ye Qiu's words.

Agents take commissions from players, and the higher the player's salary, the greater the transfer fee, and the more profitable they will be.

Now, the whole world knows that Chelsea is a big financier, who would refuse this big financier?