Towards noon, the town of Ziegwell in Enfield gathered with journalists and media from across the UK and Europe as they headed to Tottenham's Ziegwell training base to await Tottenham's pre-match press conference on tomorrow's Carabao Cup final.

As is customary, Tottenham Hotspur will announce their squad for tomorrow's game today.

Not only that, but they all hope that Ye Qiu can respond to the provocation from Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.

As early as a few days ago, when Tottenham Hotspur defeated Everton and drew with Manchester United, Chelsea successfully reversed the Red Devils to reach the top of the Premier League, some reporters asked him about his evaluation of Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur, he smiled and said that he was grateful to Ye Qiu for drawing Manchester United, but he would not show mercy in the League Cup final.

And just this morning, when he announced the team's squad for the south of Cardiff, he once again started a war of words against Ye Qiu.

'I never felt that Tottenham Hotspur had the quality to challenge us for Chelsea, but I wouldn't ignore this game because as we all know, the same game, two teams, one is busy with the league, the Champions League and the cup, and the other is competing for the cup title, so the situation of the two teams is different.

'I can understand Tottenham's fighting spirit because for them it's a very important and remarkable result to reach the Carabao Cup final, and they may only have any hope of winning the Carabao Cup all season, so they will give everything for this game, which is a very troublesome opponent'

'But that doesn't mean we're scared of the opponent, on the contrary, I love playing against them because it's a final like this that gets your blood pumping, and I don't just focus on the result because for us at Chelsea it's not a problem, I value the process and the quality of the game more and we want to leave a classic game for all the fans.'

And when asked by reporters about Mourinho's confidence in winning the Carabao Cup final, the Portuguese tilted his head and smiled proudly, "I said that if we have ll players on the pitch after the game, it must be me who wins"

In the same way, he said it once in the previous league against Tottenham Hotspur, and that time Tottenham Hotspur lost, and Mourinho said to the media after the game that his player was not sent off, so he won, and now he brings it up again and continues to use it as a war of words.

The Portuguese is quite crazy, but his madness is madness because he has the ability, not to mention anything else, just to think that he can have enough courage to take over the burden of Chelsea after Ye Qiu brought Chelsea to that height, which in itself is enough to prove that he is indeed very capable.

And many times, the reason why he is arrogant is actually to fight a war of words, which is also part of the strategic level of his coaching team, and some people even say that if there is no war of words, Mourinho's coaching results may not be so good, at least every season there are always some teams poured into his saliva.

Of course, understanding is understanding, but there are still quite a few journalists who don't like this Portuguese because he is too arrogant and arrogant.

Sometimes he can say a good sentence, but he insists on doing everything possible to his opponent, using all kinds of sarcasm and sarcasm, just like what he said to Tottenham Hotspur just now, almost every sentence is sarcastic and sarcastic Tottenham Hotspur, sarcastic Ye Qiu.

And maybe it's because he can speak, can say a lot of bad things very well, so he likes to shirk responsibility a lot of times, either to the referee, or to others, in short, it must not be his and his team's fault, which is not necessarily a good way to coach.

The media like to add fuel to the fire, and they all like some eye-catching breaking news, so although they don't like Mourinho very much, they are very welcome to the Portuguese to shoot everywhere, so after listening to Mourinho's cannons, they came to the Ziegwell training base to hear Ye Qiu's counterattack.

Listen to the war of words between the two sides before the tournament, which has become an appetizer for Premier League fans.

Reporters and media staff waited in the not spacious press conference hall, but they were complaining in their hearts that Tottenham Hotspur's Ziegwell training base was indeed bad, and the press conference field was too small and too crowded.

However, some media broke the news before that the first phase of Tottenham Hotspur's Theobald training base has been almost, I heard that the facilities are very advanced and perfect, and the overall layout and planning inside are the same as gardens, but there is a very mysterious place, there is only one gate to enter and exit, the security is very tight, and no one knows the specific situation inside the road.

"Why haven't you come yet?" I don't know who complained first.

The press conference was scheduled at half past ll, but now it has been more than ten minutes, and there is no one yet

There was a commotion at the scene, and the reporters started to laugh, but no one left.

Just as they were about to go to the staff to find out the situation, they saw Tottenham Hotspur's head of information Robert Milson and first-team assistant coach Roland Shepas walk into the press conference one after another.

All the reporters stretched their necks, looked at the entrance, and waited for Ye Qiu to appear, but they waited for a few seconds, but they didn't see anyone, and suddenly they started to make noise again, didn't Ye Qiu come?

"Robert, where's your boss?" Someone in the group of reporters asked.

Robert Milson is a journalist, he has been in almost all major British newspapers, except for The Sun, and since coming to Tottenham Hotspur, he has been dealing with the news media, so many people present are familiar with him and talk to each other more casually.

Robert Milson raised his hands and signaled silence.

After everyone was quiet, he walked to the microphone, "Welcome to all journalist friends who have come from afar, but unfortunately, our head coach Mr. Ye Qiu is not able to come to this press conference, he asked me to convey his apologies to everyone, I hope you can understand"

As soon as the audience heard this news, they all immediately fried the pot, Ye Qiu is the protagonist, if he doesn't come, how can he sing this play?

"Excuse me" Someone in the crowd raised his right hand and held a pen in his hand.

"Please" Robert Milson didn't need a press officer at all, he pointed over and motioned for the reporter to ask questions.

The reporter nodded, "Excuse me, what is the reason for Mr. Ye Qiu's absence from this press conference?" You know, without a very reasonable explanation, we may not be able to accept it, after all, this is the FA's rule"

"Yes, yes"

"Give us a reasonable explanation"

As soon as the reporters present heard that someone had taken the lead, they immediately followed suit again.

Robert Milson and Roland looked at each other and smiled, and then leaned in front of the microphone, "I believe everyone knows about it, and the media and newspapers have also reported the news that Mrs. Ye is pregnant and waiting to give birth, and Mr. Ye Qiu sent Mrs. Ye to Wellington Hospital overnight last night, I believe that he should still be there now"

All the reporters present were in an uproar when they heard this news.

My God, if it really spreads, their group of British paparazzi, who claim to be the most professional and powerful in the world, will be laughed to death by their peers, and they have leaked such a big piece of news.

"Excuse me, are you alive?"

"Male or female?"

"Ye Qiu is waiting to give birth with his wife, so what about the League Cup final in Cardiff tomorrow?"

"Will he come to Cardiff himself to lead the team in this game?"

The reporters present asked me word by word, Robert Milson and Roland Shepas both adopted a pacification strategy, and then answered one by one, saying that they had not received any news yet, and the club would inform the media as soon as there was news.

But this is obviously not an answer that can satisfy the reporters, and since Ye Qiu is not there, there is such a hot news waiting at Wellington Hospital, where are the reporters present still in the mood to stay?

The nights in Cardiff are cold, and it's windy at the edge of Bristol Bay.

Cardiff flew in from London at noon, went to the Millennium Stadium for familiarization training, and then returned to the hotel, the whole process was led by assistant coach Roland Shepas, and the club's head of information Robert Milson also came to Cardiff with the team, but there was no news of head coach Ye Qiu.

This made all the Tottenham Hotspur players present feel a little unaccustomed, it is really strange to say, usually when Ye Qiu is there, everyone is talking and laughing, and they don't feel any difference, but now they are suddenly gone, and it feels as if something is missing, as if they have lost their direction all of a sudden.

It is only at this time that they realize that they are really dependent on the manager, but they don't usually notice it, and only at this time will they find out.

"Do you say, 'Will the head come tomorrow?'" Cesc Fabregas was somewhat worried.

The night before the game, the team was not allowed to leave the hotel, and even the team's family members were not allowed to visit, although Ye Qiu was not there, but the players still consciously obeyed the rules, because everyone knew that if the rules were broken, not only the coaching staff would be punished, but also the teammates would feel uncomfortable, after all, everyone was like this, and no one could be an exception

Because they can't go out and there are no other entertainment programs, they are nothing more than playing cards in the hotel, playing mobile phones and game consoles, or playing table tennis and other entertainment, or they just make up a piece of nonsense.

"Of course," Beckham patted the Spaniard on the head, "maybe we'll see him early tomorrow morning."

Many people present laughed, because many of them have no experience in this area at all, but there are also many people who have accompanied their wives to give birth to children before they know the way, sometimes it is difficult to say that it is difficult to have a child, if it is fast, it will be done in a few hours, if it is slow, maybe it may not be possible to get it for two or three days with stomach pain.

"The head loves his wife very much, so, whether he can catch it or not, we will win this game tomorrow" Ribery has always regarded Ye Qiu as his godfather on the football field, without Ye Qiu, maybe he is still moving his bricks in his hometown.

And for him and the people who came out of Chelsea, Cesc Fabregas, Messi, Robin van Persie, tomorrow's game is not just for Tottenham Hotspur, but for themselves, because they want to prove to the Portuguese what a stupid mistake it was not to reuse them in the first place, and even to put them in the youth team.

"Just now, I was still thinking about what we would do if the head didn't come tomorrow" Messi took Ribery's words, but quickly shook his head with a wry smile, "Now that I think about it, I really feel too dependent on my head and too independent." ”

"In the past, it was always the head who thought about us, and now, we should think about him," Thiago Silva also said with some emotion.

"So, tomorrow's game, we're going to fight with the Chelsea guys, and if the head comes, it's going to be the best, and even if the head doesn't come, we're going to bring the League Cup trophy back to London and give it to the head as a gift to congratulate him," Ribery said emotionally.

"Well, well said"

"We're going to bring the League Cup trophy back to White Hart Lane"

As soon as you close and open, the night turns into day.

As the sun slowly moved, it soon came overhead, which added a bit of warmth to Cardiff, but also reminded everyone that the League Cup final was about to begin.

The kick-off time for the Carabao Cup final was set for 15 o'clock in the afternoon, and Tottenham Hotspur arrived early at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, although Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea were both in London, but Tottenham Hotspur was in the north, so they used the north dressing room, while Chelsea continued to use the south dressing room.

Before the game, the news that Tottenham Hotspur manager Ye Qiu did not come to Cardiff with the team has spread, and all fans who pay attention to Tottenham Hotspur are a little worried about this game, after all, this is a League Cup final, Ye Qiu, as the head coach of the team, should not affect the team's results for personal matters at all.

But there are also some people who feel that with Ye Qiu's love for his wife on weekdays, if he really stays in London, it is not an unacceptable thing, after all, the League Cup final can still have a chance to play again, but the birth of a child may be only this once, which father does not want to see his child born with his own eyes?

Just when the fans of the two teams entered and sat down, and the players of the two teams walked into the stadium for the pre-match warm-up training, the on-site commentator of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff finally came with a wonderful news.

"We just received the news from London, an hour ago, our reporter got the exact news from Wellington Hospital, Ye Qiu's wife gave birth to a boy in Wellington Hospital more than an hour ago, let us congratulate Ye Qiu, and our reporter in London also said that Ye Qiu is driving to Cardiff"

This news spread to every corner of the stadium through the stadium radio, and all the fans in the stands immediately cheered, not only the Tottenham Hotspur fans who came to the scene, but also the Chelsea fans, because even now, many of them still have great respect and love for Ye Qiu

As soon as the Tottenham Hotspur players in the stadium heard the news, they immediately applauded one by one, and even Ribery hugged his teammates to celebrate, which was not only Ye Qiu's thing, but also a happy event for them.

"Gifts" Beckham gathered his teammates over, "the head is coming, win the League Cup as a gift"

The "good" players responded in unison.

On Chelsea's side, including Drogba, Makelele, Terry, Lampard and other players also applauded after hearing the news, they were all Ye Qiu's favorite players when they were at Chelsea in the past, even if they now represent different teams, but their bones are still full of respect for Ye Qiu.

Only Mourinho, the Portuguese has a gloomy face and looks at all this coldly, because since he came to Chelsea, he has found that no one can make Chelsea rub off Ye Qiu's traces in a short period of time, especially now that Ye Qiu is in charge of Tottenham Hotspur and is performing better and better.

Sometimes he even suspects that Ye Qiu is deliberate, deliberately going to buy Tottenham Hotspur, because he just wants to disgust Chelsea and disgust him Mourinho, and because of this, Mourinho feels that Ye Qiu is not pleasing to the eye, no matter how he looks at it, it looks like he is playing targeting.

And many times, comparisons are inevitable, many Chelsea fans now use everything they encounter with Tottenham Hotspur, with Ye Qiu, how people are good, and how Chelsea is bad, these are the pressure Mourinho feels invisibly, and this is still in the case of good team results.

It's hard for Mourinho to even imagine if one day, Tottenham Hotspur's results climb on Chelsea's head, will he be scolded to death by the world's media and Chelsea fans?

He must win this game, he must not lose, because he does not know what will be the result waiting for him if he loses this game, and he will not be out of class, but he will definitely become the target of condemnation by all reporters and fans.

Not only that, but he also did not allow himself to lose to Ye Qiu in this situation, losing to this Tottenham Hotspur, which he ridiculed as a children's team before the season, otherwise, this League Cup would be a slap in the face by Ye Qiu.

Thinking of this, Mourinho's eyes froze, looking ahead, he was ready for this match.

This is not only the Carabao Cup final between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, but also another personal battle between him and Ye Qiu.

I absolutely can't afford to lose