Perhaps because he tasted the sweetness when he played Lazio, Ye Qiu made appropriate adjustments and rotations to the team's starting lineup when he played Manchester City next, and arranged Joe Cole to start instead of Deco.

However, the England midfielder's start was not ideal, and under the combined pressure of Manchester City's Barton and Reina's midfielders, Joe Cole did not show satisfactory form, but was a bit sluggish.

In the end, in the 38th minute of the first half, Davies broke the ball and passed to Ronaldinho, the Brazilian shook two players in the box in a row, and then passed low to the box, Seaman and Drogba fought for the ball at the same time, but in the end it was the Ivorian who scored the ball, 0

Chelsea haven't been able to find the back of the net for Manchester City since.

It was clear to all that Chelsea had been in a slump of late after a frantic start to the season, particularly after back-to-back international games in September and October, with the fitness of Chelsea's players clearly depleted and the team's control far less impressive than the start of the league campaign.

However, Ye Qiu has long been mentally prepared for this, he knows that the Dao League is a protracted battle, so his strategy is also very simple, when he is in good shape, he can destroy the withering and decaying, that is the best, once the state is not good, as long as he can win and score points, he doesn't mind the team's poor performance.

In the final analysis, this is the first year after Chelsea's reorganization, and it is also Ye Qiu's first season in the Premier League, and many things are inexperienced, and he still needs to slowly explore and adapt, so he is not in a hurry at all.

And judging from the performance in the past two months, Ye Qiudu has a very in-depth understanding of Chelsea as a whole, the team's overall framework and main lineup are basically formed, and for the time being, in order to ensure the control of the team, Davis and Makelele have to be played, Deco is obviously more stable than Joe Cole, and it is more reasonable to sort out and distribute the ball.

As for the front, Drogba didn't score a lot of goals, but the tactical effect was huge, Ronaldinho and Frank Lampard became the team's most eye-catching players, and the two performed really well, and they worked together well enough.

Don't look at Frank Lampard's more goals, but in the attacking system, Ronaldinho is the most dangerous player in the attack, but Lampard's role in counter-attacking and pressing in front of the field is something that the Brazilian does not have, so it is difficult to distinguish the role of the two players, but both are important.

But rotation is still needed, so after playing Manchester City, although the League Cup was ushered in in midweek, Ye Qiu still gave core players including Ronaldinho and Lampard a day off, so the day after playing Manchester City, there were only substitutes on the first-team training ground of the entire Harrington training base.

Although there were suddenly less than a dozen people on the training ground, the training intensity arranged by Ye Qiu was not reduced at all because of this.

After every training session, Messi was sweating profusely, and the whole person had a feeling of being drained of energy.

Although his body is very tired and tired, his heart is very full, and he feels as if he will make some new discoveries and some special gains in every training session, but he can't say what he has discovered and what he has gained.

Many things can't be described in words, so you have to wait for a long time, slowly accumulate, slowly precipitate, and slowly absorb and accept for your own use, and then you will suddenly realize that your own gains come from who and who performs in training, and at that time you will understand how to participate in the first team training! Value.

Chelsea's academy is terrible, as you can tell from the Harrington training base, so it is the prerogative of Messi and Cesc Fabregas to participate in the first-team training, and although they play in the development team with many of the team's substitutes and youth team players, they look different from other academy players.

Everyone knows that the two of them were forcibly poached by Ye Qiu at the expense of offending Barcelona, representing the hope of the club.

Judging from the performance of the reserve team, both of them have basically played their own strengths, and their performances have been good and bad, which cannot be said to be particularly eye-catching, because the reserve team competition in the Premier League is very intense, and sometimes it can even be said to be rough, Messi and Cesc Fabregas have been injured because of this, resulting in their debut in the team is also delayed.

But this time, they all clearly noticed a hint that Ye Qiu planned to boldly use substitutes and young players in the League Cup in midweek, which meant that their group of young people would have the opportunity to appear on the professional field.

But after training, Messi still seems to be lacking in interest, on the one hand, because the intensity of training is not small, but more importantly, because he has little hope for whether he can play in the League Cup in midweek.

Just a few days ago, the Home Office agreed to a joint application by the managers of several Premier League teams, as well as the support of the Premier League and the FA, issuing a special talent clause that allows each Premier League professional club to have a special quota for a year, subject to a hearing organised by the Department of Labour.

Messi's first reaction when he heard the news was joy, because he got a positive answer from Ye Qiu, that is, Chelsea is already fighting for Messi's special talent clause, but no one knows whether it can catch up with the League Cup.

So, unlike Cesc Fabregas, who was excited about the Carabao Cup in midweek, Messi's mood was a little low, and after arriving in the Premier League, his performance was not as good as in La Liga.

Here, especially in the reserve team games, physical confrontation and fierce scramble abound, and the short and thin Messi is very uncomfortable with such an environment, his body makes it impossible for him to bring out his best side at all, and can only occasionally seize the opportunity, a flash of inspiration, but that's all.

"Don't worry, Leo" Fabregas certainly knew why his friend was depressed, but he didn't know what he was going to say.

Chelsea's youth training is relatively poor, but Ye Qiu attaches great importance to them, in addition to arranging Messi's father to work in the club and arranging a house for Messi's family, he is also very attentive to their training.

Even, when the first team training was in hiatus, Ye Qiu would go to the side to communicate with them, point out and correct their problems in training, and remind them to pay more attention to the performance of their teammates.

For Fabregas, Ye Qiu reminded him to pay more attention to Deco and Lampard, even if Lampard's skills are relatively concise, but the scoring sense on his back insertion really made Fabregas, who also played in the national youth team, very admired, and Deco's overall view and strategy also made Fabregas, who has a certain Barcelona No. 4 bloodline, feel admired.

In addition, Ye Qiu also focused on telling Fabregas to pay more attention to Edgar Davies, and he reminded the Spaniard that Edgar Davies's off-ball running strategy, as well as his support wisdom for his teammates, are worth learning from any player.

Messi admires Ronaldinho, and he admires the Brazilian's use of technique, which is almost like magic.

In addition to learning and observing their teammates in training, the two also received intensive training from Moniz with Van Persie, focusing on their use of technique, while Peter Brandt drew up a physical training for them after a very detailed and tedious examination of their bodies

Because they are only 16 years old, it is impossible to achieve it overnight, so the goal of this physical strengthening training is to enable them to better strengthen their body's strength and confrontation in the next three or four years without affecting their physical development and various functions, better adapt to the Premier League environment, and avoid physical injuries.

Although they have only been at Chelsea for two months, they have already felt that Ye Qiu attaches great importance to them, and the only regret is that they have not been able to play, but now they have finally waited for the opportunity, Fabregas is of course excited, and Messi is unable to hide his disappointment.

"Didn't the head say? You're going to be on sooner or later anyway, don't worry."

From the comfort of his friends, Messi can only smile bitterly, he can't do anything now but wait.

The two walked side by side to the training base, and saw the chubby assistant coach Roland Shepas coming down from the stairs, and when he saw them, the chubby face smiled like a sunflower.

"Hah, I've found you," Roland said with a smile.

I don't know if all fat people like to laugh, and use smiles to enhance their affinity, anyway, Roland is such a fat man, he eats very well in the locker room, and everyone likes him.

"For you" Roland doesn't talk much nonsense, but he is still very solid in practice.

The two young men glanced at each other, took the stack from Roland's hand, and at first glance, it was a ballot.

Chelsea's home atmosphere has always been poor, even in the Champions League, and the 40,000-seat Stamford Bridge stadium is not full, for the simple reason that the cheapest seats for Chelsea's Champions League tickets cost £45, let alone the most expensive ones.

It is reported that head coach Ye Qiu is not satisfied with the club's home business strategy, so at the club's high-level meeting in October, he also expressed his opinion on this, believing that the club should focus on the long-term, appropriately reduce ticket prices, create an atmosphere of watching football at home, and attract more fans around 0 years old to enter the stadium, but this time Abramovich, who has always been obedient to Ye Qiu's words, did not support Ye Qiu's proposal, but said that the club needs to have its own financial hematopoietic function.

The manager didn't dwell too much on this issue, after all, he was in charge of the competition, and he was not familiar with the operation, so he couldn't intervene, but Messi noticed that the attendance at Stamford Bridge was really not high, and it can be predicted, the Champions League and the league are like this, and the League Cup is even worse.

Because of this, every game, the team is generous when giving away tickets to those players who are in the squad.

This time, Messi and Cesc Fabregas each got a ticket, and Roland even smiled generously and said that if it wasn't enough, you could ask him again, and that fat guy seemed to have a lot of secrets.

"Doesn't look very happy, Leo," Roland knows how to read words.

Messi wanted to speak and stopped, thought about it, and still shook his head, "It's okay, thank you, Roland"

Roland guessed a little, and understood why the Argentine teenager's worries came, "If you're worried about labor certification, I have a message to sell you."

"Oh? Are you sure? When Messi heard this, his eyes lit up, and his expression became concerned.

Fabregas on the side also heard it, and immediately urged the smiling fat man, "Hurry up, Roland"

"Of course, but in exchange, you can laugh a little first, I don't like to see a sad Leo all the time" Roland was obviously playing a joke with Messi.

When the Argentine heard this, he immediately laughed, but a little reluctantly.

"Well, you're smiling," Roland muttered, "I've just checked with our head coach about his plans for tomorrow, and he's going to Premier League headquarters in the morning to attend the hearing in person. ”

Messi was a little surprised after hearing this, you must know that he is just a 16-year-old, little-known little person, a young rookie like him, he doesn't dare to say that he crawls everywhere, but Ye Qiu and Chelsea's ability can be caught casually in European football, but Ye Qiu was absent from the team's training for him, and went to the hearing to participate, which shows how much Ye Qiu attaches importance to him.

"You know, Leo, our Mr. Ye Qiu is this in the cultivation of teenagers" Roland gave a thumbs up, "In Ajax, the people he introduced are even the most discerning and vicious Rick Link and Bobby Harms in Ajax, and they have never looked away. ”

Speaking of this experience, Roland was also very proud in his heart, because he had always followed Ye Qiu's side, and he was also Ye Qiu's most powerful and senior assistant, and he was honored.

"Ye Qiuzhen went to the hearing, he said that you meet the special genius clause, then you must meet it, you just wait for the good news" Roland patted Messi's shoulder comfortingly, "On the contrary, you kid don't worry too much, in case you accidentally behave badly and make Ye Qiu unhappy, you won't have a chance to play, do you know it?"

Seeing Roland's such a relaxed statement, Messi and Fabregas, who are not deeply involved in the world, are also happy, because Ye Qiu's reputation for coaching players is famous in Ajax, Robben, Ibrahimovic, Lucio, McConn, Gilberto Silva, all of which were personally excavated and cultivated by Ye Qiu

At the beginning, the group of Barcelona youngsters in the La Masia youth camp were looking forward to Ye Qiu taking charge of the Camp Nou, didn't they just look at his fiery eyes, thinking that as long as Ye Qiu came, his group of talented talents would be able to be favored by him, and then go to the first team and shine?

Who wouldn't want a manager like them who doesn't want to meet a manager who is as discerning as a torch and is good at identifying and promoting young players?

"Okay, I'm leaving, don't be sad anymore, do you know it?" Roland smiled and waved goodbye to them.

"Thank you, Roland" Messi and Cesc Fabregas both took their tickets and said goodbye to Roland.

This Dutch fat man was always able to say a few words, and it made what was already very uneasy and unnecessary.

"If the head really comes out for you, then there must be no problem" Fabregas looked really confident in Ye Qiu.

Messi also nodded, "Hopefully"

But no matter what, with Ye Qiu personally appearing for him, even if it is this hearing, Messi doesn't feel that there is much of a problem, at least through this incident, he saw the importance that the head coach attaches to him, and further determined his future at Chelsea.

Thinking about this, the mood of the two youngsters seemed to be much more relaxed, and after returning to the locker room to take a shower and change clothes, they pedaled their bicycles and went back to the dormitory.

On the contrary, Ye Qiu, who was in the upstairs office, was anxiously waiting for a phone call, because tomorrow was the hearing, although it had almost no impact on the main lineup of the first team, but he still hoped that Messi could pass, so that the Argentine youngster could also get more opportunities to exercise, and urge him to make better progress and development.

With the arrival of Roman Abramovich, Chelsea's management has undergone a major reshuffle, and Bates's vote has left a lot, leaving some grassroots staff and staff, and all the top management has been replaced, which has led to a lot of problems in Chelsea's management.

It's like this hearing.

The so-called hearing, for many teams, is like going through the motions, as long as you have used your connections and connections to do a good job of public relations, the hearing is very likely to pass, especially for the giants, it can basically be explained that the club does not pay enough attention to the player, or there are other arrangements.

For example, Arsenal and Manchester United, many times the hearings are just a reason and excuse for them, the purpose is to loan the players out of the city to exercise, but they don't want to chill the hearts of the players, so there is a reason to say, I fought for it, but I can't get by.

Of course, there is also the possibility that the PR will fail and fail, because the Home Office hearing will arrange for U judges, at least one of whom is a football insider, if it is a Manchester United player to go to the hearing, but unfortunately, the Home Office will arrange for the former famous man of Liverpool to be the hearing judge, then I'm sorry, basically you are sad.

It may seem like a bit of a joke, but it's just the way it is.

For Ye Qiu's hearing, the management couldn't help, Paul Smith didn't have enough connections in the industry, Pini Zahavi ignored it, but Eliza finally figured out the origin of the U judges for Ye Qiu through her own relationships, one of them is a famous name in English football.

Chris Waddell, who has played for Newcastle, Tottenham Hotspur, Marseille and Sheffield Wednesday, is widely regarded as one of the most skilled wide attackers in the history of English football, and many say that Papin has been able to perform so well at Marseille because he has a Chris Waddell standing next to him.

Ye Qiu's characteristics for Messi are offensive geniuses with delicate skills and outstanding dribbling ability, and the Ministry of the Interior ordered Chris Waddell's general, which is obviously also targeted.

And since it is known that Chris Waddell is the key figure in the hearing, Ye Qiu is naturally going to start a targeted public relations strategy.