Volume 1 Chapter 276 Ravinger Goes into the Water

"How long does it take to revamp a team?"

"It took 7 years for Ferguson, L years and 9 months for Wenger, but half a year for Ye Qiu"

"When the Scotsman took over Manchester United, the Red Devils were at their lowest point and there was nothing to be done wrong with it, but it gave him the most room to play; Arsene Wenger took over Highbury, George Graham left him with a world-class defence and two world-class goalscorers, and David Dunn did not give him time and power. ”

"But when Ye Qiu entered Stamford Bridge, Abramovich took his checkbook and squandered his oil ruble unscrupulously, and Chelsea at that time even made a bold statement to sign all the superstars who could sign, and Abramovich made no secret of his ambition to build an invincible championship team with money in the shortest possible time."

"A lot of people know that Abramovich didn't know football before, and he didn't have much interest in football, but it was Pini Zahavi's lobbying, coupled with the domestic environment in Russia, that made him want to come to England, so he bought Chelsea, but because he didn't know football, he needed someone who knew football to help him build a championship team."

"It was once said that Abramovich's first choice was Ferguson and Wenger, but this rumor was denied by Abramovich, and he made it clear that Ferguson and Wenger were just his ideas when he wanted to buy Manchester United and Arsenal, but he bought Chelsea, from beginning to end, the most wanted manager was Ye Qiu, it was Ye Qiu who made him move the idea of buying Chelsea, and it was Ye Qiu who gave him a beautiful hope, that is, to use money to build a strong Chelsea and build the Blues into a new giant in the Premier League"

"It can be said that from the very beginning, Ye Qiu came to Stamford Bridge with high hopes and was thought to be worthy of the championship, with a transfer fee of up to 300 million euros, an uncapped salary structure, and unconstrained transfers and life and death rights, all of which allowed Ye Qiu to get the power that Ferguson and Wenger fought for many years at Chelsea."

"A lot of people see such a huge squad at Chelsea over the course of the season, and they naturally come to the conclusion that with such a strong squad, whoever becomes the manager, can win the championship and should win the championship, and these fans always speak with a disdainful and light-hearted tone when they say this."

"The disdain is aimed at Ye Qiu, thinking that Ye Qiu's success is due to the huge squad of the team, and it is easy because they feel that they have piled up a lot of stars, and it is natural that the team should achieve good results, and the latter makes us easily associate with teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Inter Milan this season."

"These giants have proved one thing with facts, that is, with a large lineup of stars, they may not be able to get the corresponding results, and no one in the football circle has ever dared to equate these two options, even if they are as strong as Capello, Lippi, Ferguson and other world famous coaches can not do."

'Looking back, how did Chelsea's huge squad come about?'

"Didier Drogba is unknown in Ligue 1, Ronaldinho is famous but doesn't have a top-flight resume, Davies was beaten to the cold by Lippi, everyone thinks the Dutchman is past his prime, Claude Makelele is despised by Real Madrid, no one recognises the contribution of the French midfielder, and Deco is best at winning a UEFA Cup, and he has two assists in the final."

"Patrice Evra has been in a decent manner at Monaco, Cannavaro has been questioned by Serie A teams after a season of slump at Inter Milan, and the only stars who can be considered first-class are McCone and Van der Sar from Ajax, and homegrown stars such as Frank Lampard, John Terry, Joe Cole and Parker are all up-and-coming youngsters."

"Such a lineup, put a year ago, did not have such a good performance this season, who would say that this set of lineups is huge and powerful? Who wasn't laughing at Chelsea at the start of the season that they had spent more than 100 million euros and at the end of the season had built a team that was difficult to win titles? ”

'Now, when we look back at the summer a year ago, we have to find one thing with emotion, which is that Chelsea's more than 100 million euros, every penny has been spent on the edge, it has been spent on the ground, and every player they have brought in has contributed to the team's outstanding performance this season.

"We can't think that just because Chelsea has performed well, we feel that it is the credit of the players, that Ye Qiu is lucky to meet such a large squad, on the contrary, we should be soberly aware that if it were not for Ye Qiu's strong introduction of this group of players, Chelsea would not be able to have today?"

"The media always likes to sensationalize, always likes to stir up arguments, but we just have to take a look, last night, the team beat Monaco and successfully became the first team in the history of London football to reach the final, all the fans are chanting Ye Qiu's name, which is enough to prove one thing, the fans' eyes are bright, they clearly know what has happened to the team, who has brought these changes to the team."

'Countless fans took to the streets last night in the city of London to celebrate the history of the team, not just for Chelsea fans, but also for London football, because Ye Qiu led Chelsea to fill the gaps in London football, and if he can lead the team to the championship, then he will definitely be a hero of the city."

This column by Martin Samuel, a reporter for The Times, was published on the pages of The Times, and the news related to Ye Qiu directly occupied the entire front page of the Times, which shows how much attention this newspaper attaches to Ye Qiu.

And Martin Samuel also mentioned some of the things that Ferguson said after leading Manchester United to the treble in another report, thinking that the experience of Ferguson and Manchester United should be a good wake-up call to Ye Qiu and Chelsea, that is, how to adjust the team after the peak and usher in a new round of peak.

"Ferguson mentioned when summing up the reasons for Manchester United's failure this season that the team has not been able to make a strong addition in the transfer market, which has led to problems with Manchester United's overall metabolism, led to some omissions in the team, and ultimately led to the loss of Manchester United's fighting power and early loss of the right to compete for the title."

And Ferguson also reminded Ye Qiu that Chelsea's peak state this season is also unsustainable, because once a team reaches its peak, it will inevitably usher in a trough, and how to effectively adjust the team's structure and lineup, and introduce the stimulation of fresh blood, this is the biggest test for Ye Qiu in the future.

As an authoritative newspaper in the UK and Europe, the Times' analysis of Ye Qiu can be described as fair, and it is also to the point that Chelsea's possible problems have caused many Blues fans to think deeply.

Ye Qiu did not give his opinion on the Times commentary, he firmly believed in doing his own thing and letting others comment.

On the contrary, on the third day after playing Monaco, the team went to Manchester to challenge Manchester United away, but Chelsea, who played in the semi-main and semi-substitute lineup, drew with Manchester United away.

Even though Chelsea did a good job of possession in this game, firmly grasped the initiative of the game and controlled the situation, it was still difficult to beat Manchester United away in the end.

Ferguson wanted to get it, but couldn't get it, and watched as Ronaldinho showed amazing magic to join Chelsea, and the American goalkeeper's performance in the second half was nowhere near as eye-catching as he was in the first half.

Manchester United, on the other hand, took advantage of an omission between Gallas and John Terry to equalise in the second half, and the two sides ended in a draw, while Arsenal narrowly beat Fulham away to another highlight of the round, and finally the Gunners successfully narrowed the gap to points, which suddenly made the Premier League title situation turn again.

In the final round, Chelsea hosted Leeds United, who were already relegated, while Arsenal hosted Leicester City, who were also relegated, and neither team seemed to have much suspense, after all, the strength of the opponent was indeed too weak.

Chelsea's Champions League final is not until May, so Ye Qiu will play in the last round, and the possibility of capsizing in the gutter at home is very small, so Chelsea is still the number one favorite to win the title, while Arsenal is likely to become the most tragic runner-up in the history of the Premier League with an unbeaten record.

And this just gave Ferguson a little bit of solace in suffering.

"You know, when a person is unlucky, as long as he sees someone who is more unlucky than him, then his mood will definitely be so good that it will be off the charts" In the manager's office at Old Trafford, Ferguson specially invited Ye Qiu over for a drink.

Ye Qiu was not interested in drinking, but Ferguson invited him kindly, and it would be too shameful to refuse, but he always felt that Ferguson, an old and cunning guy, had slippery eyes, as if he was playing some kind of conspiracy.

"Don't worry, I will convey this to Wenger Zhidao," Ye Qiu said as a matter of course.

Ferguson wanted to laugh loudly, and he wanted to scold Ye Qiu for being too fond of sowing discord, but he couldn't help it and nodded, "Okay, don't let Arsenal turn over, remember, you have to win the last round."

Manchester United's performance this season has been very poor indeed, and many have even said that this is Ferguson's worst year in charge since the 90l season in more than a decade, because they have lost too many games and caused them to lose the title title early.

However, Martin Samuel of The Times defended Ferguson, arguing that Manchester United are in a stage of adjustment and it is understandable that they are doing poorly, but the problem is that the performance of the two major rivals Chelsea and Arsenal is too eye-catching and too good.

Ye Qiu didn't expect that Martin Samuel was quite fraternal, not only supporting himself, but also supporting Ferguson, but this was very in line with his impression in the minds of England fans, neutral and outspoken

Maybe it's because Manchester United's results are so bad, so Ferguson is trying to pull his sworn rival into the water.

Of course, there is another reason for this, and that is that both men have been battling for Barcelona's young defender Gerard Pique lately, and it seems that Manchester United have the upper hand at the bottom, as if they are close to reaching a deal with Pique.

Ye Qiu's impression of this young player is still good, although he thinks that Pique is more suitable for the style of possession of the ball of Pep Guardiola's Barcelona team in the previous life, but in general, he is a hopeful star, but Chelsea already has Robert Hout in the team, and the introduction of a new star at central defender has little effect.

Although Ye Qiu knows very well that Robert Hut in his previous life failed to play at the level that everyone expected, this does not mean that he can't do it now, besides, from Ranieri to Ye Qiu, Robert Hut has high hopes and has been given a lot of opportunities to exercise, and his level has improved rapidly.

Even if it is Pique's friends Messi and Cesc Fabregas, won't they be worried that one day Ye Qiu will introduce a rookie in the same position as them, and he may follow in the footsteps of Hut?

Considering many factors, Ye Qiu finally decided not to make a move on Pique, otherwise, he would have done it a long time ago.

"You specially invited me for a drink, you probably didn't just want to tell me this, right?" Some thoughts flashed through Ye Qiu's heart, and he cleared his thoughts, he felt that Ferguson would not just want to invite himself to drink.

Ferguson smiled after hearing this, "You know, I want a right winger, Cristiano Ronaldo has talent, but there are a lot of problems, I want to know, have you considered letting Ribery transfer?" ”

Frank Ribery, who was still moving bricks a year ago, is already a well-known player in the Premier League a year later, although he can't be said to be popular, and he can't reach the reputation of Joe Cole and Parker for the time being, but in the eyes of many people, Ribery is undoubtedly a cheap type, not famous, but strong and talented.

I don't blame Ye Qiu, because the team's 43L played smoothly this season, and Ribery is more like a substitute in Ye Qiu's hands, although the performance is very good, and he has also entered a national team training camp丨But that is more for the purpose of inspecting players, so on the whole, Ribery is not very famous in the Chelsea team.

Normally, the transfer fee for this type of player is a matter of three to five million euros at most.

"Do you think it's possible?" Ye Qiu wondered, is Ferguson so stupid? Directly poached in front of yourself?

According to Ye Qiu's transfer ideas, even if he lets go of the player's transfer, he will basically not be allowed to switch to a Premier League competitor, not to mention that Ribery is always the best candidate for a right winger in his heart, and he is even considering giving Ribery more burden next season.

Ferguson is a human being, as soon as he heard Ye Qiu's voice, he immediately guessed Ye Qiu's thoughts, and also got the answer he wanted, nodded and smiled: "In this way, the news that you are going to introduce Robben and Rooney is fake."

Ye Qiu was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that he was being tricked by Ferguson.

Chelsea's midfield line-up is actually quite good at the moment, with Didier Drogba, Judre Gudjohnsen and Robin van Persie all playing in the middle, with the latter two also versatile, Ronaldinho, Franck Ribery, Lionel Messi and Joe Cole on both the left and right, as well as Davies on the left.

The midfielders include Claude Makelele, Deco, Frank Lampard, Cesc Fabregas, Davies, Parker, Joe Cole can also play in the middle of the midfield, plus Essien, who has been on loan at Paris Saint-Germain for one year, the Ghana midfielder already has a labor certificate to join the Premier League, so Chelsea's midfield can be described as full of talent.

There were previous media reports that Chelsea wanted to get Owen Hargreaves, the midfielder who performed well at Bayern Munich, and also hoped to return to his roots and return to the Premier League, and Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool were all interested in him, but as long as he saw Chelsea's midfield lineup, he basically would not think that Ye Qiu would continue to bring in reinforcements.

It's not that a bigger squad is better, it's about having a sense of reasonableness, because if you have a big squad and the players don't get the chance to play, then they will be dissatisfied, and over time, it's a landmine in the dressing room.

Ye Qiu has always felt that the first-team player lineup is between 23-25 people is the most reasonable, each position is guaranteed to have two players to compete, plus two or three generalists, the team's overall lineup is already very large.

That's because of this, so Ye Qiu didn't think about Pique, but now it seems that Ferguson wants to attack Robben, as for Everton's Wayne Rooney, he has long been Ferguson's eyes, and Manchester United almost introduced this genius last year.

"You're right, I really haven't considered Robben, but I also advise you, if you want to get Robben, don't be stingy" Ye Qiu said with a smile, now there are many teams that are interested in Ajax Samsung, Real Madrid and Barcelona are undoubtedly the most eager to get Robben and Van der Vaart, among which Real Madrid body proposed to directly package them and Sneijder.

Of course, Ferguson knows that it is not easy, not to mention that Manchester United is in a bad situation now, just the transfer fee is enough for Manchester United to prepare for a period of time, which is also the reason why Ferguson is worried about the transfer of Ronaldinho last year.

But once he figured out what Chelsea were thinking, he had one less arch-rival.

If Ye Qiu calls Robben at Chelsea, then with the mentorship between Ye Qiu and Robben, the latter will almost certainly join the Blues.

But what Ferguson doesn't know is that Ye Qiu himself knows very well that there is already a Ronaldinho who is not very active in the counter-robbery in the front, and if there is a Robben who is not very active in pressing, then after losing Davies, Frank Lampard, Deco and Makelele alone, Chelsea's midfield is a little weak.

Ribery is not as strong as Robben now, but he is better than he has a fighting spirit, is willing to fight, and is tenacious enough, so the French are the best candidates, after all, a really strong team is a reasonable team, not a team with a large star lineup.

Otherwise, Real Madrid would not have fallen to this point this year, and Inter Milan would not be called a black hole of stars.