Cruyff once said that if a player wants to maintain his passion for football, he cannot stay at a club for more than four years, because after that time, he will lose his passion and fighting spirit.

This theory is a bit like the relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend, at the beginning everyone still felt fresh to each other, but after a long time, the spark of love was extinguished, and it was replaced by a dull and mechanical day after day, year after year, so there is such a saying that marriage is the grave of love.

Of course, there will be some players who are different, who are never short of fighting spirit and can give their all every game on the pitch, but after all, there are so few such players that it is impossible to demand from all the players.

Therefore, when a club evaluates a professional player, in addition to strength and influence, a very important point is the attitude of the player, the attitude of the game on the field, and the attitude towards the club off the field.

For Tottenham Hotspur, maintaining a long period of glory has brought about a strict consequence, that is, many players have reached the ultimate in personal glory because of winning the championship, and then lost a motivation to struggle and work hard.

It should be said that winning the championship early is just an opportunity, an opportunity to expose many problems within the team.

Ye Qiu actually has a very clear understanding of this, not only him, but also the coaching staff sees this situation very clearly, so in Tottenham Hotspur, it has always been a combination of playing players and talented young players with the lineup, just to maintain this freshness of the team.

But after losing to Southampton at home and drawing at home by Bayern Munich, Ye Qiu clearly realized that he had to make a killing decision and must curb the team's atmosphere in time, so he was in the locker room after playing Bayern Munich, and he was very very rare and angry, angrily reprimanding all the players for their clumsy performance.

Although Ye Qiu still did not criticize the players by name, everyone knew who was good and who was bad.

And three days later, in the home game against Sunderland, Ye Qiu did not hesitate to make the decision to hide a number of main players, including Ribery, Messi, Matic, Thiago? Silva, Vincent Kompany, Marcelo and other key players, while Franck Franck Ribery and Nemanja Matic both performed well against Bayern Munich.

In the game against Sunderland, Ye Qiu changed nine players in the main lineup, but Tottenham Hotspur defeated Sunderland 5:1 at home, playing a hearty offensive football that was rare in the past period of time, and regained the affirmation and recognition of all fans at Stratford Stadium.

Hazzard, Neymar, Pogba, Stroman, Raphael Varane, Cesar Azpilicueta, Nastasic and Luque? Xiao and other youngsters and substitutes are all very good, although they do not have the big names and influence of the main stars, but they are very diligent and high-spirited.

And after the game, Roland? Shepas took the players back to Theobold, Ye Qiu and Mauro in a bus? Tassotti remained at Stratford Stadium and went to the executive for a meeting.

This is a meeting of the core management, and there are only six people, Ye Qiu, Mauro? Tassotti, Peter? De Visser, Peter? Kenyon, Ron? Gulley and Robert? Milson, exactly three athletic areas, three administrative domains.

The meeting took place in a small conference room on the second floor of Stratford Stadium, and with the exception of the beginning, when the staff brought everyone a cup of coffee and boiling water, the meeting room was locked from the inside and held behind closed doors.

"This price is too great!" Peter? Kenyon was listening to Mauro? Tassotti found it a little difficult to accept after his remarks, as the Italian's idea was to sell off a few of his biggest stars.

The first to bear the brunt is Messi, because he almost showed a very low appearance in the two games against Southampton and Bayern Munich, and more importantly, his attitude is not positive, according to the analysis of the research center, Messi's physical condition is very good, far from the fatigue of Cheng Dù.

Of course, you can also say that he is staying for the World Cup in Brazil in the summer, but this is an insult to Messi's work ethic, because he is now receiving a salary from Tottenham Hotspur, and if he does not try his best to win games for Tottenham Hotspur, he just has no work ethic, which is the biggest accusation against a professional player.

Should it be said, Mauro? Tasottti's view of Messi has always been on the negative side, of course, he does not deny Messi's role in the team, but he believes that Messi's existence will lead to an imbalance in the team, and this is evident after the team won the championship early.

Ye Qiu held a management meeting of the coaching staff at Theobald, including Bobby? Harms, Peter? De Visser, Peter? Brandt and a group of other experts and advisers attended, all of whom discussed the formation of the team for the next season, and the vast majority of them agreed that a drastic operation was warranted.

To put it mildly, Ye Qiu is leaving, once a son of heaven and a courtier, can he still obey Mauro with this set of team he left? Tassotti? You must know that if Ye Qiu is just the head coach of the team, he will leave and leave, it will be fine, but he is the owner of the team, this is a trouble.

There are people above me, who is afraid of whom?

Therefore, it is very likely that in the state of invisibility, Ye Qiu's storage zài will be given to Mauro? Tasotti pursued his own plan to create trouble and obstacles, even if Ye Qiu himself didn't want to, but he had no way to control others, especially the proud disciples like Ye Qiu.

This situation was very obvious in the past few days after the team won the championship in advance, and even Ye Qiu himself couldn't stand it, so much so that he was furious in the locker room after playing Bayern Munich, and threatened to replace most of the main players on the spot.

In fact, playing Sunderland, Ye Qiu replaced nine of the eleven starters, among which Ribery and Matic were the fish in the pond, because they played very well, but there were also several players who were pointed at by Ye Qiu, and they knew it.

Ron? Gulley is relatively calm, in fact, the external media has also spread about Tottenham Hotspur's internal problems, especially after Ye Qiu replaced almost the entire starting lineup so ruthlessly this time, the outside world has begun to speculate, so they have already been mentally prepared.

"If we sell a few of the superstars in the team, the sponsors will definitely have some opinions, especially Messi and Ribery, they have a lot of contracts that we have signed, and if we don't handle it well, we will lose a lot!" Ron? Gully also felt that a cautious approach should be taken.

Mauro? Tasotti shook his head, "But now, they have become a stumbling block for the team!" ”

"It's like Messi, he has won all the championships, individual and collective honors, in fact, from the past year, he has lost his passion, this season's table is not as good as Ribery, or even as good as Cristiano? Ronaldo, but with the support of the team as a whole, he was still able to get a dazzling number. ”

Mauro? Tasotti has a very clear judgment on this, "If we continue to let things develop like this, then we will have to use the other ten players in the team to support Messi next season, and Ribery is about to be thirty-one years old and is starting to decline, if the two of them are on at the same time, we will be very troubled!" ”

Peter? Kenyon and Ron? Gully glanced at each other, and they all thought, Mauro? Tasotti has a point, purely from the competitive level, winning Messi and a few others is indeed good for Tottenham Hotspur, at least from the perspective of long-term development planning, it is definitely beneficial.

Football is a sport of eleven people, judging from the current situation, a Messi who has lost his fighting spirit and passion for the game may not be as effective as Hazzard and Neymar for Tottenham Hotspur, and Tottenham Hotspur also has an eye-catching Lucas in Southampton? Mora, the overall strength of the team is not bad at that time.

But from the commercial perspective of the team, this is not the case, because selling Messi, although most of the benefits can be recovered in the short term, it is almost impossible to create another Messi, because Messi has become the first person in football for four consecutive years, and this brand cannot be replaced by anyone, at least in a short period of time.

Ye Qiu silently listened to the discussion between the two sides, and it could even be said that it was arguing.

Peter? Kenyon and Ron? Gulley is looking at things from a team management and business point of view, and they have their point, Mauro? Tasotti thinks from the perspective of the team's competitive level, they also have their reasons, no one is wrong, everyone is thinking about the development of this club.

In this case, there is no absolute right or wrong, only a trade-off!

"Peter!" Ye Qiu broke the silence and asked, "Is there still a connection between the previous offers of the three teams?" ”

Peter? Kenyon listened and nodded, "I can contact them again if I need to." ”

In the past few years, Messi's transfer has been rumored almost every summer, but the interesting thing is that there was no last summer, and what many people don't know is that in fact, Tottenham Hotspur received offers from three teams last summer, and it was a real fax offer, but they were all pressed down by Tottenham Hotspur.

The three teams are Manchester City, Barcelona and Newcastle, with two of them being Premier League teams.

"I think if we really decide to sell Messi, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich will definitely be in the race!" Peter? Kenyon was sure, and confident.

Ye Qiu was slightly stunned, but immediately realized the crux of the problem, understood, nodded, and said yes, but Mauro? Tassotti, Peter? Devisel didn't understand and asked, "Why?" ”

Ron? Gurley smiled, "Manchester City, Newcastle and Barcelona, their sponsors are Nike!" ”

When I said this, people who didn't understand it suddenly figured it out.

The transfer of superstars, at first glance, seems to be a game between giant teams, but in fact it is also a game between major sponsors, especially Nike and Adidas, the two ace sponsors are doing everything possible to poach each other's stars, such as Tottenham Hotspur's number one superstar Messi and Ribery belong to Adidas, so Nike is doing everything possible to poach Real Madrid's Cristiano? Ronaldo, who signed his boots, competed with Messi and Franck Ribery.

Similarly, in the Premier League, teams such as Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Fulham, Hull City, Southampton, Stoke City and Sunderland belong to Adidas, but Manchester United, Manchester City, Newcastle, Arsenal and other teams belong to Nike.

The Western Super League, Real Madrid is Adidas, Barcelona is Nike, Milan is the two, AC Milan is Adidas, Inter Milan is Nike, this direct competition between the tip of the needle and Maimang, behind it is precisely the wrestling of major sponsors.

In the past few seasons, Tottenham Hotspur has become the number one killer under Adidas, and its influence has surpassed Real Madrid, especially in the Champions League finals of the past two seasons, which are Adidas' civil wars, and this season Tottenham Hotspur is as good as ever, Real Madrid's table Xiàn has also improved greatly, Bayern Munich has also shown an amazing style of play, and the Adidas camp is still strong.

Therefore, last summer, Nike encouraged several of its giants, especially the most competitive Manchester City and Barcelona, to attack Messi, and it is said that they even offered 120 million euros in support fees, and promised that any team that wins Messi will have a 40% increase in sponsorship fees during the Argentine superstar's tenure.

But the problem is not that there are no buyers, but that Tottenham Hotspur does not sell, because after Ye Qiu sent away Cavani in the summer, he temporarily suppressed Messi, so anyone who wants to take Messi away, yes, a termination fee of 300 million euros, but after buying out the contract, they still have to pay taxes, with a total value of more than 500 million, because no one dares to move.

In fact, Cavani's transfer is worth 150 million euros, and there are sponsors behind him.

From Adidas' point of view, they definitely don't want their superstars to switch to rival Nike, so they will also encourage their giants to snipe, so, Peter? Kenyon will say that if Tottenham Hotspur want to sell Messi, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid will definitely make a move.

In the final analysis, the transfer of superstars is a game that only the giants and local tyrants are qualified to play.

Superstars, especially several superstars in the Tottenham Hotspur team, except for Ribery, who is over thirty years old, are basically priceless, as long as Tottenham Hotspur loosens, a large group of local tyrants outside will pounce like wolves.

But to sell, or not to sell?

The other five people in the conference room all paid attention to Ye Qiu.

"There is no doubt that Messi is the first person in today's football and the number one star who is difficult to be replaced in the next two or three years, but if he continues to stay at Tottenham Hotspur, with his current situation, the future is not optimistic, because he has lost the minimum freshness and fighting spirit, it is better to let go as soon as possible!"

Ye Qiu lightly analyzed the current situation, he wanted to seek the most favorable situation for Tottenham Hotspur.

'We've got Hazzard, we've got Neymar, we've got Lucas? Moura, and a group of young talents in the youth team, we have no shortage of players, let go of a Messi, we can find a replacement very quickly, maybe they may not have Messi's strength and influence, but at least they will contribute more to the team. ”

"In the past, Messi didn't have much fame and influence, but all of us, step by step, helped him to this day, it was Tottenham Hotspur that created Messi, and it was also the operation of your business department that created Messi's golden signboard, I believe that we can create a Messi, then we can also create other brands."

Speaking of this, Ye Qiu stood up from his seat, to be honest, he was not willing to sell Messi, after all, Messi was the best and most proud disciple he had cultivated, emotionally, he felt that Messi should be old to Tottenham Hotspur.

But this can only exist in the ideal, and the cruel reality tells you that if you force Messi to stay, it will not necessarily be a good thing for Tottenham Hotspur or Messi himself.

"I once said that a very important reason why we at Tottenham Hotspur have been able to maintain our glory for a long time is that we have enough courage, enough determination, and at critical moments, we make decisions that others dare not make, and even, if we know that it is good for our future development to take out a knife to cut our own flesh and let our own blood go, we will do it too!"

"We at Tottenham Hotspur have been able to get to where we are today, not because we are constantly continuing the original glory, but because we have the courage and courage to break the status quo, to continue to create new glories, to constantly break our own confinement, to challenge unknown risks and peaks, which of our peaks is not bold, pioneering and enterprising?"

"So, in the past we could sell Van Persie, we could sell Mascherano, we could sell Yaya? Toure, Cesc Fabregas and David? Silva can sell Cavani, so why don't we dare to sell Messi now? ”

Ye Qiu's words just now, as well as the final rhetorical question, made everyone present feel his determination.

No one can ignore the mentor-apprentice friendship between Ye Qiu and Messi, but making this decision, whether it is Tottenham Hotspur or Messi himself, is a good thing, and it can also extend the peak of Messi's career to the greatest extent, instead of letting him keep the past glory in Tottenham Hotspur.

"You have to contact the buyer when you transfer in the summer, preferably after the World Cup, and if the transfer fee and other aspects are suitable, then sell!" Ye Qiu's last to Peter? Kenyon demanded.

Peter? Kenyon and Ron? Gulli nodded in unison, selling it after the World Cup is good for Tottenham Hotspur, because the players are not good at the World Cup, it will not affect their value, more people will only think they are too tired, but if the World Cup table is good, and then sell it, the value will skyrocket.

According to the current market, last summer, the three major teams gave Messi a transfer fee of 200 million euros, but Tottenham Hotspur refused without hesitation.

At the very least, Messi's annual commercial income, even if it is half of Tottenham Hotspur, is more than 30 million euros.