Chapter 815: Crow's Beak
Tottenham Hotspur won the Club World Cup, successfully defended their world title, and then returned to London to announce plans for the Fans' Salon and Stratford Stadium High Street, and on Christmas Eve, Tottenham Hotspur successfully captured the world's attention, and no one even paid attention to the red-hot Talent Day selection activities.
More and more people are starting to talk about this new business model that Tottenham Hotspur has brought about because many of Tottenham Hotspur's initiatives have not been seen in the football world before.
Football clubs have also been involved in real estate in the past, for example, Arsenal ran the Highbury apartment project, but it was a mess and still rotten in their hands and cannot be sold, while Manchester United's several projects are so small that they can be ignored.
The largest real estate project is Real Madrid, after the sale of the old sports city, Florentino's company turned into a skyscraper business district, but this is not Real Madrid's own project, the only thing that can be said is that Real Madrid still has one or two valuable plots of land in Madrid that have not been returned from the government, and the commercial corner of the Bernabeu Stadium is also very attractive.
But all of this is far inferior to Tottenham's projects.
From Chinatown to Chiswick's office park to a series of office projects, Tottenham Hotspur has always had the impression of being very keen on investing in real estate, and in fact, over the past few years, Tottenham has made some spectacular gains from real estate projects.
Now, the second phase of the Chiswick office park has been launched, and the surprising Stratford Stadium commercial street plan has been thrown, all of which give people the feeling that Tottenham Hotspur is very wealthy.
For this impression of the outside world, Peter? Kenyon also admitted in an interview with the media that the team did take money out of the club's management and transfer income to invest, but this did not affect the operation of the team.
'A lot of people are right, we've been profitable almost every year since we took over in 2006, especially since I took over Tottenham Hotspur, and in the beginning, most of our earnings and surplus in the transfer market went to new stadiums, and then we invested in other small commercial projects.
"We have secured low-interest loans from banks for the Chinatown project and the second phase of the Chisickk office park, and now the Stratford High Street project, and although we have debt, it is not a big problem because we have a very good cash flow and our profitability is very high."
Peter? Kenyon's statement was also confirmed by Deloitte's assessment report, which believes that although Tottenham Hotspur's debt is as high as hundreds of millions, first, the interest rate is very low, and it is a long-term loan, and the repayment pressure is not great, and second, as long as the team feels necessary, it can sell a player in the team to pay off the debt, such as Messi, who is worth as much as 250 million euros.
And Tottenham Hotspur's debt is a real estate company, which has little to do with the football club itself, and there is a wealthy Ye Qiu standing behind him, who will trust that Tottenham Hotspur will go bankrupt?
This is also the reason why so many banks are willing to lend money to Tottenham Hotspur, and many of them even come to the door on their own initiative.
According to Tottenham Hotspur's plan, unless there is another European debt crisis in Europe, the high street is planned to be put into use in two years, and the bank loan for this project will be paid off within five years, that is, after seven years, Tottenham Hotspur will enjoy a huge annual rental income.
You know, today's EU attaches great importance to the economy, after the European debt crisis, the entire European economy is gradually picking up, at least in the short term, the possibility of another European debt crisis is almost none, at best the economic growth is slow, especially for London, a world-famous financial center city.
So, at this point, Tottenham Hotspur don't have the slightest pressure.
Because of this, including The Times and The Guardian, both Tottenham Hotspur ridiculed it as a charter company, believing that Ye Qiu's approach to Tottenham Hotspur is to lay a long-term pillar for the future development of the team, even greater than the contribution made by the president of the Bernabeu to Real Madrid.
At the very least, the property left by the Bernabeu is worth it when it is sold, but the property left by Ye Qiu does not need to be sold, and the money is collected every year, and all this qiē actually has a lot to do with Tottenham Hotspur selling superstars every year.
In addition to their commercial successes, Tottenham Hotspur also received several pieces of good news in quick succession ahead of Christmas.
First of all, Franck Ribery, the best player in the Club World Cup, immediately received news from French football after returning to London, Ribery was elected to the title of French Footballer of the Year in 2013, which is also the fifth time he has been elected French Footballer of the Year, equaling the number of awards won by his predecessor Thierry Henry, but Henry is now old, and Ribery continues to play, and has a good chance of breaking Henry's record.
In addition, in the selection of the FIFA Golden Ball Awards, Ribery and Messi and Cristiano? Ronaldo has been included in the list of three candidates, and according to the current situation, as well as the voices of outside fans and media, the most likely winner will be one of Ribery and Messi, Cristiano? Ronaldo's chances of winning the prize are slim.
The Premier League also announced before Christmas that in the 2013 Premier League Player of the Year selection, Ribery overtook Messi and won the title again, which is also considered by many to be another bargaining chip for Ribery to move towards the Ballon d'Or.
The Times and other newspapers are judging the Team of the Year, and there is little doubt about the goalkeeper, Cech has proven himself as the world's number one goalkeeper for many years, and at the back, Marcelo is the left-back and Thiago is the center-back? Silva and Vincent Kompany, and Bayern Munich captain Lahm at right-back. Although Walker's appearance is good, compared to Ram, he is not stable enough.
The selection of the backline is not very controversial in the best list of newspapers, and it is basically this one.
In terms of midfield, Pirlo has declined this year, especially after returning from injury, losing his main position, Matic has just arrived and is not competitive for the time being, so Tottenham Hotspur is basically Vidal and Ramsey in the competition for the best midfield, if it is three midfielders, one should be Schweinsteiger, if it is 442, Tottenham Hotspur's Hazzard will also be selected.
The forward line is also not very controversial, with Tottenham Hotspur's trident Ribery, Lewandowski and Messi almost monopolizing the front three, but Spain's Marca and Ass will not have Cristiano? Ronaldo was included in the list, removing Lewandowski, believing that the Polish center forward was inferior to the Grape Man.
No matter how biased the selection of newspapers in various countries is, Tottenham Hotspur is without exception the big winners of the major awards, and they are also the indispensable and conspicuous protagonists of the major awards.
Also before Christmas, UEFA held a draw ceremony for the Champions League round of 16 knockout round, and Tottenham Hotspur drew a good draw this time, Olympiacos from Greece, which almost means that Tottenham Hotspur will enter the quarterfinals in advance.
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With the end of the mighty Christmas carnival, the Premier League has begun to usher in the Christmas devil's schedule.
Tottenham Hotspur is still the leader of the Premier League despite having one less round, and the team won the Club World Cup from Morocco, and immediately after returning to London, they immediately put into rest and actively deal with the Christmas devil schedule, so in the three games on Christmas, Tottenham Hotspur won the opponent one after another.
With a 4-1 home win over West Bromwich Albion, a 3-0 home win over Stoke City and a 2-1 win away to David Moyes' Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur's two games this season are just a month apart and very close together, as the Premier League fixtures are randomly scheduled.
Unexpectedly, in January 2014, Tottenham Hotspur ushered in the third round of the FA Cup, and the opponent was the city rival Arsenal.
Both sides have been tested by the Christmas Devils schedule, and both have been ravaged by intensive competitions, so in this case, the biggest test for both sides is not actually the main lineup, but whose bench is thick enough and tough.
At this point, Arsenal couldn't catch up with Tottenham Hotspur, and in the end, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Arsenal 2-0 away with goals from Hazzard and Drogba, and advanced to the next round, while Drogba continued his role as an Arsenal defender's nightmare.
In midweek, the Carabao Cup saw the first leg of the semi-finals, but Tottenham Hotspur had one less game before they made up for the quarter-finals, narrowly beating West Ham United 2-1 at home to Manchester United.
The unlucky Moyes, the house leak happened to rain overnight, and the Red Devils had a lot of problems in themselves, but in just over a month, they encountered Tottenham Hotspur in a row, which is undoubtedly a very sad thing for Moyes, especially when the league has been beaten by Tottenham Hotspur.
Ye Qiu was not surprised by this result, because the draw had already decided that Manchester United's opponent was either Tottenham Hotspur or West Ham United, and as long as Tottenham Hotspur advanced, it would be Manchester United that would be encountered.
Therefore, after playing the West Ham United game, Ye Qiu said with a smile in an interview with the media, "I hope to be able to complete four kills against Manchester United this season, because I believe that feeling must be great!" ”
Moyes refused to answer the provocation from Ye Qiu, as his side had a bad performance against Tottenham Hotspur on both occasions and it was hard to say whether the third and fourth would be better.
On January 11, in the 21st round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur continued to rotate significantly, defeating Crystal Palace 2-0 at home.
After this game, a number of players from Tottenham Hotspur left for Zurich to attend the FIFA awards ceremony, and this time, Tottenham Hotspur invested heavily in Ribery.
Since Messi admitted at the beginning of the season that he hopes that Ribery can win the Ballon d'Or and realize his dream, Tottenham Hotspur has been actively operating this thing, and Ribery's table is indeed quite powerful, in addition to being poor in the national team, he is the most eye-catching player in Tottenham Hotspur.
Especially before the Ballon d'Or ceremony, he was also the Most Valuable Player in the Club World Cup, which undoubtedly increased Ribery's chances of winning the award, not only that, but Ye Qiu also publicly supported Ribery on many different occasions, believing that he deserves to be recognized and affirmed by this award.
"I'm not trying to say who's better or who's more famous, I'm just going to say that in the last year, Franck Ribery has been one of the best players in football today, and as the manager of Tottenham Hotspur, I think he deserves this award, as for Messi ......"
Ye Qiu was on the red carpet outside the Zurich Opera House, and when he was interviewed by reporters, he smiled and patted Messi on the shoulder next to him, "He is already a phenomenal player, he has won many Golden Ball awards, I think he should let Ribery go!" ”
This is actually a consensus within Tottenham Hotspur, and even Messi himself has taken the initiative to support Ribery to win the award, because he no longer needs to use the award to win attention and influence for himself.
Although Ribery is the same, in his heart, there has always been a difficult dream to come true, that is, in 2008 he missed out on the World Footballer of the Year, which was the biggest regret of his entire career, and now he is about to turn 31 years old, and his career has begun to decline, this may be his last chance to compete for this award.
In order to support Ribery, the official website of Tottenham Hotspur uploaded a canvassing video the day before the award ceremony, which is a declaration of Tottenham Hotspur players supporting Ribery to win the award, in which Drogba, who has a good relationship with Ribery, shouted loudly inside, "If Ribery wins the Ballon d'Or, I will wear underwear on the street to show you!" ”
In the overwhelming publicity and promotion of Tottenham Hotspur, Ribery has become the number one favorite, and Messi has become the second most popular candidate, but the Spanish daily sports newspaper published an inside information on the day before the Ballon d'Or, asking about FIFA's internal decision Cristiano? The news that Ronaldo won the prize.
It is mentioned here that FIFA President Blatter once gave a speech at Oxford University to Cristiano? Ronaldo's inappropriate taunts led to a bond between the two, and Blatter has always wanted to make amends for Cristiano? Ronaldo's negligence.
Now, Cristiano? Ronaldo has played a very staggering number of goals at Real Madrid, although Tottenham Hotspur has Messi and Ribery, but this season the two stars compete with each other, and it is possible to lead to internal friction in the team, so Cristiano? It's entirely possible that Ronaldo will break through.
Florentino also openly supported Cristiano? Ronaldo thinks that this year's situation is very good, Messi is still the most popular fan in football today, and he is also the best superstar, but in the past year, his table has been faintly suppressed by Ribery, making Tottenham Hotspur's two number one superstars very likely to fight in.
As the so-called sandpiper and clam compete, the fisherman profits, Cristiano? Ronaldo is also considered to have a good chance of winning the prize.
Messi walked beside Ye Qiu with Antonella, and when he was interviewed by the media, he smiled and said that he also supported his teammates.
"If Ribery gets this award, I and everyone will be happy for him because he deserves it!" Messi spoke very sincerely, and his attitude was very serious.
"Only in the hearts of our players in Tottenham Hotspur can we clearly understand the importance of Ribery to the team, and even sometimes I think that Tottenham Hotspur can do without Messi, but not without Ribery, from him, I have learned a lot, a lot, and he has taught me a lot."
"We are very good friends and I believe that no matter what the result is today, he is my Ballon d'Or winner and I will still be proud of him!"
In fact, at this year's Golden Ball Awards ceremony, Tottenham Hotspur also has two other awards, that is, the best men's football coach of the year and the best team of the year.
The Team of the Year has been announced before, with Petr Cech in goal, Marcelo and Thiago at the back. Silva, Vincent Kompany and Lahm, Vidal, Xavi and Ribery in midfield, Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano up front? Ronaldo.
This is also a more controversial place, that is, the midfield, Xavi's selection has indeed caused a lot of criticism, because his table is not ideal, and Ibrahimovic, although he is very good at Newcastle, supported the team alone, but failed to participate in the Champions League and Europa League, making this team not interesting.
So this has caused controversy in the outside world, in terms of influence, Xavi should be selected, but how could Ibrahimovic be selected?
The reverse is not very true!
Therefore, many people feel that there are some problems with this selection, and Ribery is placed in the midfield, and many people feel that the possibility of the midfielder winning the Ballon d'Or is much smaller than that of the striker, Messi and Cristiano? Ronaldo is a striker.
After awarding several awards such as the best team of the year, Ye Qiu successfully defeated other competitors and won the men's football coach of the year award, which is actually the most suspenseful award, because Ye Qiu has led Tottenham Hotspur to create too many brilliant achievements in the past year, and it is impossible to say that he will not win the award.
And after several awards were presented one after another, it was finally the turn of the winner of the FIFA Golden Ball.
Responsible for awarding the FIFA Golden Ball Award is the Brazilian celebrity Pele, who has just won the honorary Golden Ball Award, when the old football king walked on the podium, he smiled and said that he supported Ribery to win the award, but Pele's words made many people in the audience in an uproar, because this is the famous crow's mouth.
He supports Ribery, does Ribery still have a play? Newcastle have done a great job of holding up this team by themselves, but not being able to play in the Champions League and Europa League makes this team unremarkable.
So this has caused controversy in the outside world, in terms of influence, Xavi should be selected, but how could Ibrahimovic be selected?
The reverse is not very true!
Therefore, many people feel that there are some problems with this selection, and Ribery is placed in the midfield, and many people feel that the possibility of the midfielder winning the Ballon d'Or is much smaller than that of the striker, Messi and Cristiano? Ronaldo is a striker.
After awarding several awards such as the best team of the year, Ye Qiu successfully defeated other competitors and won the men's football coach of the year award, which is actually the most suspenseful award, because Ye Qiu has led Tottenham Hotspur to create too many brilliant achievements in the past year, and it is impossible to say that he will not win the award.
And after several awards were presented one after another, it was finally the turn of the winner of the FIFA Golden Ball.
Responsible for awarding the FIFA Golden Ball Award is the Brazilian celebrity Pele, who has just won the honorary Golden Ball Award, when the old football king walked on the podium, he smiled and said that he supported Ribery to win the award, but Pele's words made many people in the audience in an uproar, because this is the famous crow's mouth.
He supports Ribery, does Ribery still have a play?