Volume 1 Chapter 379 Feet and Balls

The day after Tottenham's defeat to Chelsea, it rained heavily in London, which was certainly not a comfortable thing, and even many reporters gathered at Siegwell's training base wondered in their hearts, is God crying over Tottenham's loss?

They originally thought that Tottenham Hotspur manager Ye Qiu should be disappointed by last night's loss, but what they didn't expect was that when they appeared in front of them today, driving the Ferrari Enzo, Ye Qiu's mood did not become bad at all because of the loss, but still had a smile on his face.

Perhaps because he saw a lot of reporters gathered here, and he arrived relatively early, he made a special trip to the gate of the security room to meet with this group of reporters who were waiting here as soon as they got to work.

And when a reporter asked if this heavy rain was crying for Tottenham Hotspur, Ye Qiu shook his head with a smile, "Please don't cry for me in London, because we don't believe in tears."

"It's always sad to lose, isn't it?" After Ye Qiu joked, he answered the reporter's question very seriously, yesterday he didn't steal the limelight from Mourinho, because he lost, the loser should have the consciousness of the loser, he is not the kind of person who will desperately want to divert his attention and shirk responsibility after losing, losing is losing, what is there to shirk?

Who hasn't made a mistake in a lifetime? Who would dare to say that they will always be right?

"But I think any team will definitely lose at times, and last night's game was a big blow for us, but we won't be so vulnerable that we will fall because of it, on the contrary, this game will make us more aware of our weaknesses and shortcomings, and we will be more aware of our problems."

"Mr. Ye Qiu" A reporter handed over the recorder, "Many people think that Tottenham Hotspur is a very young team that has just been formed, can you worry that this young team has lost morale because of last night's game?" Or are you worried that your team won't be able to get out of the shadow of last night's game? ”

Ye Qiu smiled and shook his head, "Actually, I don't think so, because we are all professional teams, we are mentally prepared for winning and losing, and a loss can't defeat us, and many people know that I have always played relatively unsatisfactory at the beginning of the league." ”

"I've said that if you think of a team as a long-distance runner and the league as a schedule, you can have a lot of different options, for example you start slower and work harder in the middle and late stages, but you can also start running a little bit faster, but you definitely have to slow down in the middle and late stages, and it's a choice that depends on your situation."

"Actually, our pre-season training was not very good, mainly because our opponents were generally not in good shape, so it covered up a lot of problems, which led to a lot of people being overly optimistic about us, but I have always said that our goal for the new season is to be in the top four in the league, and even now, I have never given up on this goal

Ye Qiu's relaxed smile was obviously disappointed by many of the reporters present, because they had originally wanted to see Ye Qiu's sad face, at least this would convince him of the embarrassing situation he was facing more than any words.

"Everyone knows the way, I always think that a team should have a goal, a direction, and then no matter what difficulties we encounter, no matter how big the obstacles we encounter, we have to work hard to move forward, maybe you will lose, maybe you don't play well, but it doesn't matter, the important thing is that you know what you want to do."

'It's the same for us at Tottenham, we have a very clear objective, it doesn't matter if we lose or win every game, it's what we can learn from this game.

"In the eyes of many people, it seems that only winning is everything, but in fact, losing is also a kind of accumulation and precipitation, especially when you lose, you find that I am very poor in this aspect, I am weak in which aspect, see my own shortcomings and weaknesses, in fact, it is also a kind of supervision and improvement, and it will also make a team's players become more confident, and then perform better."

'I'm sure we're going to keep losing, we're not going to win every game, but every game is a valuable training opportunity for me and my players, it's an experience, it makes us stronger and more confident, and we get better and better with each game.'

Ye Qiu's words were very sincere, and it was indeed his true experience of the game, some reporters kept nodding their heads and felt the same way, but some reporters were obviously not convinced, because in their opinion, this was more of a self-comfort for the loser.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, Mr. Mourinho said yesterday that Tottenham Hotspur lost because it was too soft, what do you think?"

"Did he say that?" Ye Qiu was a little surprised, because there was no such problem in the press conference after the game

But almost all the reporters present nodded, "Yes, I said it, when I was in Cobham after the press conference."

Ye Qiu smiled in his heart, this guy is really restless, the post-game press conference has made you show off, you still feel dissatisfied, and after returning to your own turf, you will be interviewed again, and continue to ridicule me, it is really like Abramovich's nouveau riche personality to the extreme.

"First of all, I don't make any evaluation of this sentence, everyone has their own understanding of football," Ye Qiu said to reporters, "but my understanding of football is obviously not like this, of course, I don't deny that modern football body and confrontation are at an increasingly important level, but this is obviously not all of football." ”

"I'm used to organizing pre-season warm-up games, but I never ask for boring off-ball training, and I'm not used to putting my players on dozens of kilograms, or even a hundred kilograms, in the gym to do sit-ups, and I don't let players run a few kilometers or even a dozen kilometers every day, I don't think that's training, it's a destructive and overdraft of the players' bodies."

"Football, the reason why it is football, not rugby, not basketball, not volleyball, first of all, its important place is the foot and the ball, that is, the game of using your feet to control the ball is called football, and only the foot has no ball, what is it called?"

"It is also said that running more, concentration, high tactical execution, and hard work are the key elements of a team playing well, and if this is really the case, then why should some teams be at the bottom of the points, and some teams can be at the top of the table? If that's the case, doesn't that mean that the manager who said that can also go home and sleep, because he doesn't need you at all, what's the use of you? ”

"The reason why football is strong and weak is whether the team is united, whether the players' skills and tactics can be integrated, whether the players have a sense of belonging to the team, whether they are willing to work hard for the team's game, and as the team itself, to fight disorder as a whole, whether the manager and players are capable enough to deal with the unpredictable changes that occur anytime and anywhere in the game."

"Our football is becoming more and more misguided, with too much emphasis on body and movement, too much emphasis on physical and strength confrontation, which puts too much and completely unnecessary pressure on the players, and this directly leads to a very serious consequence, the number of injuries each year is simply shocking, and soft tissue injuries such as cruciate ligaments are even more frightening."

"In my opinion, there is always only one core of the football game, how to play well"

'As for the loss to Chelsea, I don't think it's because we're too soft, it's because we're not strong enough, but as long as we keep going down this path, we don't need to be physically tough, we don't need a rough style of play, we can beat everybody'

Ye Qiu's words appeared in the major newspapers the next day, and there will definitely be some newspapers that make some deletions to his remarks, which is inevitable, and naturally many people admire him, and some people think that he is shirking responsibility.

Many people think that Ye Qiu is an understanding person, injuries have become the number one enemy of any team over the years, and even many people are beginning to reflect on whether football needs so much physical confrontation and sports intensity?

Wenger supports Ye Qiu this time, he agrees with what Ye Qiu said, how to play well, this is the core of football games, and he also feels that there are many teams and many managers who overemphasize the body, overemphasize the strength of the confrontation, and ignore the most essential thing as football itself, kicking.

But there are also some people who have refuted Ye Qiu's remarks, such as Mourinho, the Portuguese reacted quickly, and his response appeared the next day, saying, "The essence of professional football is victory and championship, only people like Ye Qiu who lose the game will want to discuss with you how to play, because the real winners don't need to discuss at all, they know better than anyone else"

Ye Qiu was not happy in his heart, and he didn't name anyone, but you were good, and you came directly at me, so he directly asked the reporters to ask in the newspaper, "May I ask Mr. Mourinho, if you want to say champions, well, how many championships have you won?" Count and listen"

This immediately made Mourinho very angry, but there was no way to continue to entangle on this topic, because he himself knew that in terms of the number of championships, he couldn't catch up with Ye Qiu, at least Ye Qiu had two heavy Champions League trophies in his hands, and they had won it for two consecutive years, and this honor was not something he could challenge.

So he quickly shifted the subject and pointed the contradiction at the team, thinking that Chelsea were stronger than Tottenham Hotspur, and Ye Qiu was obviously not interested in these things, because he ushered in the first round of the League Cup in midweek.

The away game against Slavia Prague ended with a goal from Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Tottenham Hotspur won the first leg away, 0 no more, no less, and Ruud van Nistelrooy decided the outcome of the game.

For a while, there was a lot of noise about Tottenham Hotspur's reliance on Ruud van Nistelrooy, and many people even felt that the reason why Tottenham Hotspur won 0 at home by Chelsea was because Ye Qiuxue hid Ruud van Nistelrooy.

You must know that even if the Dutch only played three rounds, he still ranks first in the scorer list with five goals, and at present, the entire Tottenham Hotspur has only scored eight goals, but Van Nistelrooy alone has scored six, which shows the importance of Tottenham Hotspur, and some people even say that no one can miss Ruud vanney.

Back in the Premier League, the weekend ushered in the same city rival Fulham, the two sides played 00 This time, even if Ruud van Nistelrooy is on, Tottenham Hotspur still can't turn the situation around.

A week later, the team played Liverpool away, which was another tough battle, and as a result, Tottenham Hotspur lost 0l away again, and the ranking fell directly to 16th place, which is really only one step away from the relegation zone.

After six rounds, Tottenham Hotspur only got four points, which is definitely not a satisfactory result from any point of view, and even many media believe that if it were not for Ye Qiu's thunderous fame and influence, as well as his past results, he could become the first manager to be dismissed from the Premier League this season.

In midweek, Slavia Prague once again welcomed their opponents in the first round of the UEFA Cup, Ruud van Nistelrooy again, and L:0 Tottenham Hotspur successfully defeated Slavia Prague with an aggregate score of 0.

Many people are dissatisfied with the game, because the opponent is a Czech team, which is relatively weak, but Tottenham Hotspur is a Premier League powerhouse aiming for the top four this season, and it is really difficult to be satisfied with the two legs of the game so embarrassed.

However, Ye Qiu repeatedly said in an interview that he was satisfied with the current situation of the team, and he also said that he would not adjust the current team's lineup and tactics, and he firmly believed that the team's performance would get better and better.

For Ye Qiu's stubbornness, fans have nothing to do with him, and reporters are criticizing him, thinking that he is using Tottenham Hotspur as a toy, wantonly fiddling with Tottenham Hotspur, and because of Tottenham's sluggish results, Tottenham Hotspur's negotiations on the London Olympic Stadium are also in trouble.

For a while, all the bad things seemed to be sweeping towards Tottenham Hotspur.

Just when the outside world hyped to the climax, and even many Tottenham fans began to have stubborn opinions about the team's results and Ye Qiu, Tottenham Hotspur ushered in an outbreak in the seventh round of the league and the home game against Portsmouth.

Just two minutes into the game, Franck Ribery opened the scoring for Tottenham Hotspur with a volley from the edge of the box that cut inside from the left and found the Portsmouth goal.

After that, Tottenham Hotspur still launched a fierce attack on Portsmouth, creating chances again and again, especially the attacks on the two wings made Portsmouth completely suppressed in the half.

Although the Pompeii Army defended to the end, but in the end could not defend to the back, Fabregas kicked a through ball, quickly tore apart the Pompey Army's defense, Vanney won the ball in the penalty area, turned, volleyed, in one go, the ball went into the net, 0

If Tottenham Hotspur was not satisfied with the score of 0 in the first half, then the round of bombardment after the start of the second half completely made the fans of White Hart Lane Stadium vent the anger and frustration in their hearts, and the goal of substitute Ruud van Persie in the RU minute was to lock the score at 0 for Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur fans at White Hart Lane have been very angry, especially in the recent period, the team has been under tremendous pressure, and even the fans themselves are dissatisfied, and now 0 win over Portsmouth, everyone is surprised, but also feel that the team is showing signs of improvement.

To know that Portsmouth was fourth in the current Premier League before this game, and more importantly, this team won five and lost one in the first six rounds of the league, scoring 10 goals and conceding no goals, which is the most eye-catching team in the Premier League at the beginning of the season, and the style of play is also very eye-catching, but such a team was defeated by Tottenham Hotspur 0 at White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur felt ashamed of this game, especially the fans, who were ecstatic, but Ye Qiu remained calm and rational about this, thinking that the team could perform better, and of course, he also praised the players for their excellent performance.

After playing the seventh round of the Premier League, the Premier League was temporarily suspended for two weeks, which made Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur players feel uncomfortable, because the team finally played a little form, but now it has come and gone and faded.

In the first seven rounds, Manchester United has always been in the first place in the standings, followed by Chelsea, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Liverpool, Everton and other teams have also ranked behind one after another, but it has attracted a lot of attention before the season, Tottenham Hotspur, which claims to have invested more than 100 million, is currently ranked 14th, which is indeed a big surprise.

There are a number of specialist newspapers who believe that Tottenham's performance since the start of the season is clearly not a team that has the potential to challenge for the league title, as they have lost four games so far, and according to the general rule, Premier League title contenders should lose around five games a season.

"Unless Tottenham Hotspur can remain unbeaten in their remaining 31 games, it will be difficult for them to challenge for the Premier League title and the fans who bought Tottenham Hotspur to win the title should be disappointed."

Before the start of this season, Tottenham Hotspur was tied with Arsenal for fourth place in the odds of winning the Premier League, followed by Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool

Two weeks later, the team travelled to Birmingham City to take on Aston Villa, which ended in a draw, with Ruud van Nistelrooy opening the scoring for Tottenham Hotspur, but Barry equalised for Aston Villa in the second half before neither could find the back of the net.

This draw dropped Tottenham Hotspur's league standings by one place to 15th, while Aston Villa is still in the rankings, as Ye Qiu joked, that is, from the standings, Tottenham Hotspur can draw away to Aston Villa It is not bad.

In the week following Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur got the UEFA Cup group stage off to a flying start with a 0-0 win over Turkey's Besiktas in their opening UEFA Cup group stage game.

At the weekend, the ninth round of the Premier League was ushered in, with Tottenham Hotspur hosting West Ham United.

The two teams are in a fight for the London Olympic Stadium, and coincidentally, both teams are hovering around the relegation zone, so this game has also been dubbed by the media as a crucial battle for relegation