At noon on October 16, dozens of journalists and media from the United Kingdom, Italy, Europe and the world gathered outside Wellington College Hospital in London, all gathered at the gate of the hospital, anxiously waiting for the latest news.

Yesterday evening, at the São Paulo Stadium in Naples, Italy, they faced the last opponent of the group stage, Armenia.

It was supposed to be a game without the slightest suspense, because Italy had already won the group early and qualified early, and Armenia had no hope of qualifying, so the game between the two sides was more like a formality, and Prandelli also arranged a large number of substitutes in the last two games of the group, and more to scout the players.

But there is one thing in common in both games, whether it is Denmark away or Armenia at home now, Prandelli has Pirlo in the starting line-up and played the full game.

As early as September, in order to ensure smooth promotion, Italy let Pirlo play the whole game in two consecutive games, against Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, Tottenham Hotspur sent a fax to the Italian national team, thinking that Prandelli should be more cautious about using Pirlo, rather than using it to death.

It's not Tottenham Hotspur's small-bellied chicken intestines, and even Italy's own media believe that Prandelli has used Pirlo too often, so much so that after Pirlo returned to the club, Ye Qiu began to reuse Matic, and even Stroman, instead of Pirlo.

But Prandelli's explanation for this is that Pirlo is the heart and soul of the team, an indispensable and important member.

As the soul of the Italian national team, Pirlo has said that he will retire from the national team after next year's World Cup, so he himself said that he hopes to enjoy more of the few remaining national team games.

This caused Pirlo not to resist Prandelli's use of him, so that in the second half of the game against Armenia, Pirlo had a physical collision with the opposing player in a defense and was carried off the field on a stretcher, and the Italian national team doctor initially diagnosed a ligament strain in the right knee, but the specific situation did not give a conclusion.

Tottenham Hotspur brought Andrea Pirlo from Italy back to London overnight and sent him to partner Wellington Hospital for detailed treatment.

The waiting time was undoubtedly long, until near noon, Ye Qiu and Mauro? Tasotti walked out of Wellington Hospital one after the other, and the reporters who were waiting outside immediately rushed up and surrounded them at the entrance of the hospital.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, Pirlo is injured, is the situation serious?"

"Will it affect Pirlo's participation in the World Cup?"

"Will he retire because of this? Or will you be able to get back on the field soon? ”

For an age like Pirlo, once he is injured, there will always be some gossip from the outside world, and Ye Qiu is used to this phenomenon, so he waited until all the reporters had finished asking before he spoke.

"Pirlo's current situation is already very clear, because of too many competitions and the main body is tired, the ligament of his right knee is strained, and he will be out of action for at least six weeks, as for the situation after the truce, after returning to the game, no one knows!"

Ye Qiu looked at the reporter's camera with a solemn face, and said slowly, as if he was counting Prandley's crimes.

"Once again, I have to question the Italian national team and manager Prandelli why they insisted on using Andrea Pirlo when there were two dispensable games when several key players were rotated? Did he think that the thirty-four-year-old Pirlo would be in better shape than Balotelli and Montolivo? ”

"Why did Balotelli play less than 30 minutes in the second game, Montolivo didn't play at all in the first game, but Pirlo insisted on playing two full games? I don't know why. ”

"Prandelli has always sworn that Pirlo is an indispensable member of the Italian national team, but in my opinion, his method of using people is simply trying to use my players to the ground, doesn't he know how to protect the core players? Didn't he know that Pirlo was thirty-four years old? ”

After finishing speaking, Ye Qiu waved his hand, saying that he didn't plan to continue the interview, and he was in a bad mood now.

Mauro? Tasotti took Ye Qiu's words and said to the camera: "We will communicate and contact Prandelli about this matter, and we hope to get a satisfactory answer, otherwise, we will not rule out filing a complaint." ”

For those big players, the battle with the national team has always been endless, even after the 2008 European Championship began to pay for the internationals, and the club is not uncommon for the little money, and they are worried about the unbridled use of players by the national team, especially key players like Andrea Pirlo.

For Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur, Pirlo's injury has some impact, but it is not very fatal, because there are Nemanja Matic, Stroman and others who can play in the midfield position, and Tottenham Hotspur has a very large number of people to replace, but the team must also give a tough attitude.

Ye Qiu's relationship with the national team was handled well before, but this time Prandelli obviously violated the tacit understanding between him and Ye Qiu, although he had to use Pirlo frequently in order to prepare for the World Cup, which had some truth and bitterness for him, but from Ye Qiu's perspective and position, Prandelli was excessive.

If Tottenham Hotspur does not stand up this time, but instead gives understanding and understanding, and calms things down, then who is willing to negotiate with Tottenham Hotspur in the future, and all national teams can completely ignore Tottenham Hotspur's feelings when hiring and recruiting?

This time, Ye Qiu asked the team to deal with this matter toughly, that is, to tell the national team where the international players are located, we will give due consideration to your interests, but that is under the circumstance and premise of not sacrificing our own interests.

In fact, it is not only Tottenham Hotspur who is dissatisfied with Prandelli, but many Italian newspapers have also questioned Prandelli's approach, among which Milan Sport has directly criticized.

"We all know that Pirlo is very important, he cannot be replicated, he is the soul of the team, Prandelli hopes that Pirlo can play a better role, but his wish is shattered, Pirlo's injury will hit the preparation and morale of the national team, we better hope that Pirlo can recover and return to form before the World Cup!"

Corriere della Sera criticized Prandelli's approach, believing that players like Pirlo should be treated specially, "Prandelli's conservative attitude is very boring, there is only one Pirlo in his eyes, maybe Pirlo is really important now, but after the World Cup, Pirlo will retire, what about the future?" Prandley doesn't think about it, he only thinks about the present! ”

Pirlo's successor, this is also one of the biggest knots for the Italian national team.

The better and better Pirlo is, the more attention is paid to the question of his successor, because he is thirty-four years old.

The Torino newspaper simply commented on Ye Qiu and Prandelli, thinking that the biggest gap between the two is that Ye Qiu is very clear about Pirlo's problem, and he dares to promote and introduce players including Matic and Stroman to reserve talents, and boldly use them, while Prandelli is stubbornly guarding a Pirlo and does not dare to make the slightest change.

In the 2012 European Championship, Italy's table was eye-catching and stunning, but two years later, as Pirlo grew older, Italy's problems were gradually exposed, and Pirlo, as the core of this team, has even become a weak link in this team.

Because of this, many people are not optimistic about Italy.

Now, Pirlo is injured and all of Italy is watching to see what Prandelli will do!

But all of this has nothing to do with Tottenham Hotspur, Ye Qiu and Mauro? After learning about Andrea Pirlo's injury, Tasotti will have to work out a plan and adjust the team's plans as much as possible.

Pirlo's injury has certainly weakened the team's midfield depth and organization, but it has also ushered in a natural turn for the team's midfield metabolism.

Now it's up to Nemanja Matic and Stroman to seize this opportunity!

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Andrea Pirlo's injury has made the Tottenham Hotspur players who have returned to Theorebold feel a little regretful, and many people have asked the team for news first. Silva even mentioned that everyone went straight to Wellington Hospital to visit their team-mates after the afternoon training session, which was also supported by the whole team.

The morning training session was mainly adjusted, and after the training session, Thiago? The captains of Silva, Kompany and Ribery were beaten by Mauro? Tasotti and Roland? Shepas called away, and a group of people took the team's BMW car to Stratford Stadium to talk to Peter? Kenyon, Ron? Gulli and others held a meeting.

In the afternoon, after the team's lunch break, the three captains also gathered all the players of the team for a meeting in the players' area.

The so-called player area is actually a separate area specially opened up by Theobald for the players, in this area, even the head coach is not allowed to enter lightly, let alone the management of the team, and the players can discuss anything in this area, including the dressing room to make a revolution.

This tradition began when Ye Qiu was in charge of Chelsea, when Grant first arrived, in order to please the players, he also ventured into the players' area, but the result backfired, and he had to apologize to the players in a gloomy way, losing face.

"We went to Stratford Stadium at noon and we had a meeting about three things!"

Thiago? Silva, as the captain of the team and the captain of the Brazilian national team, is becoming more and more like a general, and he is already familiar with meetings like this.

'First of all, Andrea Pirlo's injury, which is unfortunate, but Mr. Tasotti said the coaching staff had drawn up a detailed plan for contingency and he didn't think Andrea Pirlo's injury would affect the team, but it would require all of us to work harder, especially our midfielders, who should be better able to bear the impact of Pirlo's absence.

Having said that, almost everyone knows that midfielders such as Nemanja Matic and Stroman will have more opportunities.

If it was at the beginning of the season, this decision may have caused some controversy, but after more than a dozen games, the strength of these two players has been affirmed and recognized by the first-team players, especially Nemanja Matic, and the replacement of Andrea Pirlo also seems to be very logical, but it is doubtful whether the team will play three midfielders or two midfielders.

"The second thing is also the decision of the management and the coaching staff, our goal for the new season is to win the championship!"

Thiago? As soon as Silva's words fell, there was an uproar around him, but the players were more excited and excited, and some were very calm, after all, such a goal was not worth their fuss.

Tottenham Hotspur don't talk about winning the title, or rather, think that Tottenham Hotspur can't win the title, that's a strange thing.

"We always have only one goal, and that is the champion, all the champions!"

'Both Mr. Tasotti and Mr. Kenyon want us to convey what they mean, they are very happy with the current state of the team and they believe that if every one of our players on the pitch works together, the team's goals will be achieved!"

Thiago? Silva's rhetoric also excited a number of players, including Kompany and Franck Ribery, who were the team's vice-captain and third-captain, who stood to his left and right.

This is also a management mechanism for Tottenham Hotspur, that is, the management and the coaching staff manage the team through the captain of the guò, whether it is a penalty decision, or some rewards, or some strategies of the team, they are conveyed through the captain of the team, and the opinions and ideas of the players can also be conveyed to the team management and coaching staff through the captain of the guò.

It can be said that the captain is the communication channel between the top and bottom of the team!

Therefore, the captain has an authoritative voice in the dressing room, which even Messi, the team's number one star, cannot challenge.

Of course, Messi himself is not the kind of person who likes to challenge authority, he is shy and introverted, and is not suitable for such a position, but Ribery, who is more outgoing and is currently the third captain of the team.

However, in order to prevent the captain from abusing his power, Tottenham Hotspur arranges private communication and contact between the coaching staff and the players every week, which can be regarded as a means of balancing the responsibilities of the team.

"The last thing is relevant to each and every one of us, after Mr. Tasotti has coordinated and communicated with the management in the past week, the team has finally drawn up a prize plan for this season's championship!" Speaking of which, Thiago? Silva smiled at everyone, knowing full well that most people would heckle.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, a burst of cheers and strange screams suddenly sounded in the conference hall.

Everyone plays football to support themselves and their families, to make money, and for them to win championships is just a pursuit outside of supporting themselves and their families.

If someone says that they don't play to make money, then they should play amateur football, no professional player thinks so, so Tottenham Hotspur have always been very realistic when it comes to money.

"I'm sure everyone got their fair share of the prize money last season and after every big game the team cashed in on the prize and this year too!"

Tottenham Hotspur's prize money system is linked to the team's performance, just like the team goes to play the Club World Cup, after the game, the team immediately cashes out the Club World Cup bonus, and the team from the top of the group stage, the management cashes in the first place bonus, and then every time the team is promoted, the team will immediately cash out the bonus, until the championship is won, and then the final championship bonus will be awarded.

Tottenham Hotspur's €30 million double prize is the sum of all prize money, a large part of which is awarded in the process of qualifying, with only the league prize money and the Champions League winning bonus, as well as the final double bonus being distributed after the Champions League final.

It is also a practice to stimulate the players' performance and fighting spirit.

"After negotiation between the management, the coaching staff and the finance department, the team's bonus this season will continue to be the same as last season's bonus model, but considering that the broadcast rights of the Premier League in the new season have been greatly improved, the team has also given a corresponding increase in the bonus money."

"The prize money for winning the Premier League will be as high as 15 million euros, which is the same as the prize money for winning the Champions League, the Club World Cup is still 1.5 million euros, plus 5 million euros for each domestic cup competition, if the team wins the Premier League and the Champions League, and the treble of an additional cup title, it will get 40 million euros, and if it wins the quadruple, the total prize money will reach 60 million euros, an increase of 10 million euros from last year!"

There was a flurry of words from all the players present, including new signings such as Robert Lewandowski.

According to Tottenham Hotspur's bonus sharing model, as long as he plays the main team, not to mention salary and commercial income, as long as the team makes a difference in the Premier League and the Champions League, let alone winning the championship, as long as the top three Champions League semi-finals in the Premier League, he can get more bonuses than his salary in Dortmund for a year.

It was so surprising that he never imagined that Tottenham Hotspur would give such a big deal in terms of bonuses.

Sixty million euros, it's scary to think about!

But don't think that Tottenham Hotspur has too much money to spend, and in fact it is not, because the broadcast rights of the Premier League in the new season have almost doubled compared to before, and if Tottenham Hotspur wins the championship, it will be at least more than 100 million pounds, that is, at least around 130 million euros.

With the rise of Premier League broadcasting rights, even the last place in the Premier League this season will be able to get around £65 million in prize money after the season, which is the share of the prize money that only Premier League champions have been able to get in the past.

Therefore, Tottenham Hotspur dares to give such an amazing bonus this season because they have enough confidence.

And Peter? Kenyon and Ron? Gullidu has already negotiated with the sponsors, and they will also provide a part of the bonus when the time comes, plus the team's salary is usually not high, and the bonus can fully avoid taxes, so in general, Tottenham Hotspur does not suffer in this matter.

If the team can win the title, it will be Tottenham Hotspur who is the happiest.

But in the hearts of the players at this moment, their most intuitive feeling is how rich the team they play for, looking at the whole of Europe, which team dares to come up with a prize of 60 million euros in a single season?

Only Tottenham Hotspur!