It has been said that observing a person's personality can often be seen from his usually very subtle every move.

It's like in Tottenham Hotspur's player services department, there is a special report that will record the players' habits and some of their actions in detail, and the team will start to collect information about them from the moment they come to London to join Tottenham Hotspur.

On the one hand, this is done in order to be able to provide better services to the players, such as what the players have habits, and the people in the service department can better help them, and at the same time it is also convenient for the club to know the situation of the players, or to make special arrangements for training and games, for example, for a player who needs to fast, etc.

In fact, this report from the player service department, in addition to being able to do this, can also help the team to understand some of the players' personalities very well, because many people unknowingly, their true thoughts, or their real personality are leaked to some insignificant details on weekdays.

It's like a house, all the players who have joined Tottenham Hotspur from elsewhere, the first thing they do when they come to London is undoubtedly to find a place to stay, so they need to find a house.

But renting and buying, this reflects the two different psychology of the players.

Of course, for this kind of thing, Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur will never interfere, after all, this belongs to the player's private life.

Basically, most of the players who want to develop at Tottenham Hotspur have their own homes, such as Messi, such as Franck Franri, and other first-team players, basically have houses, and even when Neymar arrived in London, he bought a high-priced mansion in north London, which was seen as a gesture of loyalty to the team.

As the head coach of the team, Ye Qiu knows very well that it is impossible to ask everyone to follow Tottenham Hotspur with one heart, after all, everyone has their own opinions and thoughts, so he respects everyone's choice, and will not exclude any player because of this, all the data is purely a reference.

Yaya? Toure is the kind of person who has always rented a house, even if he has been in London for three or four years, but he still chooses to rent a house, because there has always been a sense of distress in his bones.

No one would have understood his current worries without experiencing the hardships and hardships of his childhood, and he often couldn't sleep with his worries, wondering what he would be able to do when he left the football field when he was old.

He is well aware that very few black people in European football can be managers, and even the most media reports are basically white players, and unless you can be like Balotelli, it is difficult for black players to be the focus of attention in European football.

Twenty-eight soon, Yaya? Toure has been thinking more and more about this recently, because he knows very well that even if he plays football again, it may be difficult to play for a long time, at most five years, and he may have to leave the mainstream football circle.

What happens after retirement?

The question is clearly placed in Yaya? Toure's in front of you!

Brother Chloe? When Toure chose to switch from Arsenal to Manchester City, Yaya? Toure once asked him why, Colo? One of the reasons Toure said touched him very much, that is, he wanted to make as much money as possible before he retired and ensured his life after retirement.

Compared with Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur has done a good job in this regard, they have a special investment adviser to help Tottenham Hotspur players manage their finances, such as Messi, he and his brother opened an Argentinian restaurant in London's financial district, the business is very good, and the store is rented by Ye Qiu.

In addition, there are many people who have some investments of their own, not to mention Beckham, Franck Franbery, Cesc Fabregas, Thiago? Silva and so on, they all have some personal investments, some have lost, some have earned, it's hard to say, and Tottenham Hotspur itself is also implementing youth coach training courses, promising that all retired players can participate in training and even work for Tottenham Hotspur.

These measures can not be said to be bad, providing a large part of the protection for the players, but in Yaya? Toure still couldn't rest easy, because he didn't want to go back to the hardships and hardships of his childhood, and he would rather die than go back.

Over the years, the brothers have also invested in their home country of Côte d'Ivoire, but they have not seen any improvement for the time being, after all, business is like this, who can guarantee that they will make money without losing money?

In order to be able to better take care of his life after retirement, Yaya? In addition to listening to the opinions of the club's financial experts, Toure also hired a consultant for himself, a Ukrainian, called Dimitri? Selluk, introduced by a friend, helped him sign two contracts privately and made a fortune.

Of course, he takes a part of the commission from it, and this kind of sponsorship that the players themselves contact privately, as long as it does not affect the interests of the team's sponsors, basically the team will not interfere, will not even ask for a share, and will even give help if necessary.

For this generosity of Tottenham Hotspur, Yaya? Toure is very grateful.

Therefore, on this night, although he was not able to follow Ye Qiu and others to Zurich, he still sat in front of the TV, accompanied by his wife Jamba, and his personal adviser Celuk, and watched the award ceremony.

Messi finally won the golden FIFA Golden Ball Award from Ye Qiu's hands, which is also the first FIFA Golden Ball Award, which has more significance, so Messi can win the award, not only his personal glory, but also the honor of Tottenham Hotspur, especially Ribery also won the second place, and the results are better than last year.

Messi mentioned Tottenham Hotspur's teammates in his speech, and Yaya was read in it? Toure's name.

"He's always so careful!" Yaya? Toure smiled and pointed to Messi, who read the names of his teammates on the TV, and said that he knew that the Argentines did not want to offend these teammates who are usually very good and have been with each other for many years, such as Ribery, Cesc Fabregas, Yaya? Toure and so on.

"To be honest, I think you are also fully capable and capable of standing on that stage, picking up that trophy, at least standing on that stage like Ribery or Iniesta!" Selluk also smiled and said, "It's an honor for any professional footballer!" ”

Yaya? After Toure listened, he smiled and shook his head, "You know, Dimitri, whether it is the previous European Ballon d'Or, or the World Footballer, or now merged into the FIFA Ballon d'Or, they only favor attacking players. ”

To say that any professional player doesn't want to get the golden trophy in Messi's hand on TV is absolutely nonsense, but for a very small number of people, they have this possibility, and for the vast majority of professional players, they can only dream, and when they wake up, they will be gone.

"Please, you just got the African Footballer of the Year, you have this kind of strength, Yaya!" Celuk continued to shout encouragingly, "However, for you, the biggest problem now is how Tottenham Hotspur position you, and also, are you hidden in Messi, Ribery, or even Cavani, Cesc Fabregas and David? Behind Silva and the others, others can't see you! ”

Celuk will not mention Ye Qiu, because from the communication on weekdays, he knows how to read words and feelings, which is the most important ability of an agent, even if he does not have an agent certificate recognized by FIFA, but he knows very well, Yaya? Toure respects Ye Qiu very much, even his brother Kolo, who has switched to Manchester City? Toure also respects Ye Qiu very much.

Because it was Ye Qiu who brought them from poor and backward Côte d'Ivoire to the bustling city of Amsterdam, brought them into the mainstream circle of European football, and made them famous in one fell swoop, they always have respect for such a person.

"What the hell are you trying to say?" Yaya? Toure froze, noticing that Celuk was a little different today.

The Ukrainian sighed softly, this Ivorian is not stupid, on the contrary, he is smart.

'I'll tell you directly, Manchester City, Chelsea, West Ham and Newcastle are all linked to me, you know, they all want to bring in a midfielder during the winter break, and it's a core midfielder, they're in desperate need of them right now, and they're very generous, you know, for them money doesn't matter anymore, it's important to be in the top four of the Premier League at the end of the season!' Celuk smiled after saying this, not knowing whether it was a bitter smile or a sneer.

Yaya? Toure sneered a little after hearing this, for the current Tottenham Hotspur, the top four in the league is not a problem at all, they now have only one goal, that is, the league championship, and their agent wants to give up the team that can win the league championship by himself, and go to a team that aims to break into the top four of the league?

"Hear first, Yaya!" Seluke saw through Yaya? Toure's mind immediately adopted a policy of persuasion, "You have won the league championship, and even won the Champions League, you have won almost all the club honors, whether you get one or two, it doesn't make a big difference to you, but now, the salary they offer is more than three times that of your Tottenham Hotspur." ”

"My preliminary estimate is that you can get more than 10 million pounds a year!"

"So much?" Jambar, who was on the sidelines, was a little surprised, but she rarely interjected.

Celuk is happy with the impact of his numbers, and all professional players are all about money at the end of the day.

Of course, it is not excluded that a very small number of people play football for fun, but those who enter professional football, especially those who rely on playing football to support their families and relatives, which one does not play football for money?

"The club is also considering renewing my contract!" Yaya? Toure's current salary is indeed not high, but it has been raised once last year, and Ye Qiu promised that after the end of this season, he will raise his salary again.

"Can you surpass Messi and Ribery?" Selluk said very surely, "Messi and Ribery can make more money than their salaries by operating off the field, although you also have income from off-field operations, but obviously there is a big gap compared to them, but Manchester City promised to give you a salary with them, and the income from image rights management can also be developed by yourself." ”

It's a very attractive package indeed, and who wouldn't want to be paid more and better?

Even his girlfriend Jamba, who was sitting on the side, raised her head and looked at her boyfriend, her relatives in Côte d'Ivoire were all relying on Yaya? Toure's help in business or in life, if Yaya? Toure was able to make more money, which was a good thing for many relatives and friends.

"You should know, Yaya, they can't give you that high salary, because if you are given such a high salary, it means that Tottenham Hotspur will increase the total salary paid by the team by at least 50% in the next year, which is 70 million euros, they can't agree!" Celluk calculated very clearly.

"It's not just the salary, when you go to Manchester City, they give you the core of the midfield, surrounded by Aguero, Modric, Van der Vaart, De Rossi and other teammates, this team will have a chance to win the league title, and you will be the core of this league championship team, the soul, you will be the number one superstar on a par with Messi, Ribery and others, not behind them, you understand?"

In the past two or three seasons, Yaya? Toure has indeed grown into the world's top midfielder, both offensive and defensive are very good, but relatively speaking, he still appropriately suppressed his offensive ****, this is because he is not the core soul of this team, or it should be said, the only soul of this team is Ye Qiu!

If you can go to a team that is completely self-centered and has the ability to compete for the championship, it will be a huge **** for any professional player, especially an ambitious professional player, not to mention such a generous treatment.

"You think about it, I'm still talking to them, and I think they are all very urgent right now, because the competition for the top four in the league this season is too fierce, and they all want to break through and strengthen their strength during the winter break, so we can fight for better and more lucrative conditions and chips."

When Celuk said this, he stood up, his purpose tonight has been achieved, and everything that should be said has been said, "If you feel that Tottenham Hotspur and Ye Qiu can't say anything, then I'll say it." ”

Yaya? After hearing this, Toure raised his head, stared at Celuk with two round eyes in the middle of his dark skin, and said in a deep voice: "No, you don't have to say anything, I will handle this matter myself, I will give you an answer after I think it through, but, Dimitri, don't say anything in the media!" ”

He knew that what Ye Qiu didn't like the most was for someone to use the media to put pressure on the club, so he would never allow his personal consultant to do so, because even if he was leaving, he would personally tell Ye Qiu about his decision, without passing it on to anyone, because this was a way for him to show his respect for Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur.

He admits that he never wanted to play for Tottenham Hotspur until he retires, which is a visceral insecurity in his heart, and even when Mascherano was still around, he considered leaving the team, but this idea gradually faded as he played into the main team and played better and better.

But now, as soon as Celuk said this, this kind of thought germinated in him again, and he never denied that he was a greedy man, because there was a large group of people behind him who would live on him to play football, and if he retired, then this group of people would completely say goodbye to the decent life they now had, and return to the slums where they used to live, and live that hellish life.

He never felt that there was any shame in being greedy for money, those who thought that greed for money was shameful, that was because they had never felt the despicability and pain of poverty, they did not deserve to look down on people who were greedy for money, at least he was a man who was greedy for money by his own efforts, relying on his own hands, and crawled out of the slums step by step.

Perhaps, everyone will not understand him, but he believes that Ye Qiu will understand.

But this is a very big decision for him, and it may even affect his life, so he must be cautious, and he must also think about it thoroughly before saying it to Ye Qiu.

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Whether it was the interruption of the winning streak, the ups and downs of a long period of good form, or the back and forth of the FIFA awards ceremony, Tottenham Hotspur started to go into the doldrums.

After Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or, back in London, Tottenham Hotspur was forced to a draw by Manchester United at his home stadium, even if Tottenham Hotspur pressed Manchester United in this game, so that the Red Devils from Manchester paid a painful price of one red card and five yellow cards, but in the end they still failed to win.

0:0, Manchester United drew with Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.

After two consecutive draws, the outside world's confidence in Tottenham Hotspur is still undiminished, after all, this team has ushered in a decline in form after 20 consecutive wins, which is understandable, and it can even be said to be a very normal thing, and after all, it is still in the adjustment stage after the winter break.

For Tottenham Hotspur, adjusting to the Champions League in mid-February is the best choice for Ye Qiu, after all, the lead in the Premier League is big enough.

A week later, Tottenham Hotspur drew 1:1 away to Newcastle, this time the media started a round of rumors that Tottenham Hotspur may collapse, but Ye Qiu is still very satisfied with the team's performance, thinking that a draw away from home is nothing, and Tottenham Hotspur's draw this season has reached four.

However, the north London's unbeaten run has been extended to 36 games.

After three consecutive draws in the league, the fans were somewhat depressed, but soon, the young and substitute line-up led by Raul, Neymar and Hazzard was humiliated in the League Cup, beating Ipswich 3-0 at home and Ipswich Town 3-1 on aggregate to reach the League Cup final.

The victory gave all the media people who had previously fallen for the loss of the first leg against Tottenham Hotspur a slap in the face, and Tottenham Hotspur's youth army won a wave of applause again.

It was after this game that Ye Qiu received a piece of good news that he had been waiting for.