Volume 1 Chapter 407 Helping Manchester United win the championship
After returning to London from Cardiff, Wales, the team delivered the League Cup trophy directly to the fan souvenir shop, which was put on display so that all fans who entered the store could see the trophy with their own eyes.
Just look, not touch, because the outside is covered with glass, which also prevents someone from damaging this championship trophy.
As a result, the Tottenham Hotspur fan souvenir shop was overcrowded the next day, and countless Tottenham Hotspur fans wanted to see the League Cup trophy in front of it, and they all wanted to stand in front of this trophy, take a photo with it, and take a photo to keep as a souvenir in the future.
And although Tottenham Hotspur did not make it mandatory for all fans to enter the fan souvenir shop, it still brought a boom in souvenir sales, bringing Tottenham Hotspur a good income.
Of course, compared with the giants, the prize money of the League Cup champion, as well as the fan consumption of Tottenham Hotspur, are very insignificant, in the words of the Premier League giants, the income of winning a League Cup is not as good as the income of a Champions League group stage, which is why they lack fighting spirit to play domestic cup competitions.
According to this season's Champions League operation, UEFA previously announced that the total revenue of this season's Champions Cup has been basically determined to exceed 500 million euros, an increase of 80 million euros from last season's 100 million euros, or even more than 100 million, and the bonuses of participating teams will also be greatly increased.
According to the Champions League group stage, as long as they advance to the main stage, all teams can get an income of about 2 million euros, and then for each game they participate in, they can get nearly 400,000 euros in appearance fees, and they will get another 400,000 yuan for winning games, and 200,000 yuan for a draw, and they can't get it if they lose, so even if they participate in the Champions League and don't win a game, they can also get nearly 5 million euros in income.
And don't forget, this is just the appearance fee and prize money for the group stage, as well as the share of the TV broadcast fee, which is also part of the income from participating in the Champions League, as well as the ticket revenue on match days.
In addition, matchday stadium operations, such as fan memorabilia sales, beverages, food sales, etc., as well as stadium advertisements on game days, are a huge array of revenues.
Relatively speaking, playing the League Cup is the lowest income, while playing the FA Cup is relatively better, playing the League Cup is better, and playing the Champions League is undoubtedly the most effective, so for any team, whether it can reach the Champions League or not, the relationship is not just a matter of ranking, but the difference in income of one or two million euros.
And that's not counting the team's increased influence from playing European competitions, especially the Champions League, which in turn has led to an increase in the team's sponsorship income, as well as a series of other soft power improvements.
This is also the reason why many people regret Everton, after Everton reached the Champions League, it was originally a very good opportunity for Everton to rise, but the club did not pay enough attention to it, resulting in Everton is still half-dead, otherwise, they should have been reborn a long time ago.
Relatively speaking, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea are desperately trying to ensure that the team stays in the Champions League, the reason is very simple, staying in the Champions League can ensure the operation of the team, leaving the Champions League, representing the decline in income, representing the loss of stars, once away from the Champions League for a long time, it is very difficult to return to the Champions League.
This is also the reason why Ye Qiu set the team's goal in the top four of the league at the beginning, and he wants to compete for Champions League qualification
When everyone in Tottenham Hotspur was immersed in the joy of winning the championship, the European media also paid attention to and focused on this League Cup final, after all, this is the first championship won by Ye Qiu after taking charge of Tottenham Hotspur, even if it is a chicken-like League Cup championship, it is enough to ⊥ Ye Qiu's fans feel proud and happy.
The British media have spoken highly of it, believing that whether it is from the process of the game or from the sense of this game, Tottenham Hotspur can beat Chelsea to win the League Cup, which is a great victory in itself.
Ye Qiu's counterattack on Mourinho in an interview with the media after the game was also highlighted by the media, and even many media went to the Cobham training base the next day, hoping that Mourinho could fight back against Ye Qiu's words, but Mourinho refused to show up in front of the media and reporters.
Liverpool's former celebrity Alan Hansen, who has been questioned for saying the same thing before, laughed and joked in his TV show "Daily Match", "From now on, I am finally no longer lonely, because I can fight side by side with the great, should I be proud of it."
Mourinho obviously chose to be dumb this time, because he didn't have any counter-attacking means, who let him lose?
Not only him, but the whole Chelsea adopted a strategy of silence about the game, and everyone was silent about the media, and they were not allowed to give interviews casually, which also made the media and reporters who were expecting a noisy feast rush to the scene.
This made Ye Qiu, who was sitting in front of the computer in the office and browsing the major websites, couldn't help but show a gloating smile.
This group of media just likes to make waves, and now that Mourinho and Chelsea have chosen to be dumb, they have no place to make a move, and they can only stop in the end, and as long as they think that Mourinho, who can speak well on weekdays and can be said to be alive by dead people, is now so angry that he almost vomits blood, Ye Qiu doesn't mention how happy he is.
He has endured Mourinho for a long time, and this time he can hit the other party well, he is in a good mood.
Because the team won the League Cup, Ye Qiu let the team take a half-day off, and then began to prepare for the next round of the league non-stop, and Tottenham Hotspur did not have any celebration ceremony.
However, winning the Carabao Cup also brings another benefit, that is, the team will travel to West Ham United's Upton Park in the next round, and Tottenham Hotspur, who will have the aura of League Cup victory, will inevitably further increase their status and influence in the eyes of London City Council and the Olympic Organising Committee
To put it bluntly, they definitely hope that the team that will continue to use the Olympic Stadium after the Olympics will be as strong as possible, so this is a very good opportunity for Tottenham Hotspur, and Ye Qiu has also carefully prepared for this game.
As a result, Tottenham Hotspur had a depressing start to the game at Upton Park, where West Ham striker Carlos Tevez seized a chance to break the deadlock first.
However, Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur were clearly prepared, and Ruud van Nistelrooy equalised for Tottenham Hotspur on the heels.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and Tottenham Hotspur successively reversed West Ham United with goals from Beckham, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Hangrande, 4L, and in this game, the most eye-catching performance was not Ruud van Nistelrooy, who scored twice, but Beckham, who made a pass and a shot.
The Englishman's performances have certainly been getting more and more eye-catching in recent times, and if winning Chelsea's Man of the Match in the Carabao Cup final gave him a strong sense of confidence, then in this game against West Ham United, he proved that he does have the quality to decide the game.
Ruud van Nistelrooy's equaliser came in the 3l minute, when Tottenham managed to stabilize the situation, and it was David Beckham who caught the ball and gave it to Cesc Fabregas, who played it straight to Ruud van Nistelrooy at the edge of the box, before the Dutch centre-forward picked up the ball and turned to his feet to equalise for his team.
In the second half, he took the lead in taking advantage of a chance to win the ball at the edge of the penalty area, and played a long-range shot with a curling ball, which hung into the dead corner, and the opponent's England goalkeeper Robert Green could not do anything about Beckham's long-range shot, and watched the ball drill into the dead corner, so he could only angrily fish out the ball from the goal line and kick it to the midfield.
It was then Beckham who cut forward and split the ball down the left and handed it to Vargas, who combined with Ribery to cross for Ruud van Nistelrooy to double the scoreline with a penalty in front of goal
After conceding two goals in a row, West Ham United gradually showed the unique tough temperament of the Hammers and began to foul frequently, but Beckham once again used a set-piece opportunity in front of the field to assist Hangrande to score with a header in front of the goal, locking the score at 4I, which also made West Ham United dissatisfied and booed by fans at their home stadium.
Because all Hammers fans know very well in their hearts that the heavy defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur will not only keep the team in the league vice-captaincy, but also give Tottenham Hotspur more initiative in the fight for a new stadium.
If in the past they could have said that Tottenham Hotspur had only money left, and in the name of money to organize the city council and the Olympic Games Organizing Committee to negotiate and negotiate with Tottenham Hotspur, then now, the results have undoubtedly become an important basis for the two teams, and Tottenham Hotspur are currently fifth, while West Ham United are twentieth.
With a home defeat, West Ham remain at the bottom of the table, and even if they do manage to be relegated in the end, who can guarantee that they will not be relegated in the future? Who can guarantee that the Olympic Stadium will not fall into the hands of a team in England's second tier by the end of the Games? How will the whole world view London?
At the end of the first round of the league, Tottenham Hotspur ushered in the first leg of the UEFA Cup last-16 knockout round, against Braga from the Portuguese Super League, and the team will face their opponents away from home in the first leg.
This time, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Braga away to a clean L, and there is a good chance of qualifying.
But when the team returned to England from Portugal and sat at White Hart Lane Stadium to welcome Manchester United, the opponent of the FA Cup quarterfinals, they played against Manchester United at home, which made Ye Qiu feel very helpless.
Tottenham Hotspur's starting lineup for this game has been adjusted, because of the continuous fighting, Ye Qiu arranged Kompany to start in the central defender position, Gareth Bale played left-back, Yaya Toure replaced Mascherano in the midfield, and Ashley Young, Arshavin and Van Persie on the wing were all qualified.
Tottenham Hotspur didn't give their best because there was a second leg of the UEFA Cup last-16 knockout round in midweek, but Manchester United's Champions League last-16 knockout game was already over and it was on a break, so Ferguson had a large number of main players to play.
To say that the game is indeed very exciting, the two sides have been fighting back and forth, Manchester United is not at all left, because they are playing away, while Tottenham Hotspur is hindered by the team's poor defense, Kompany this time under the alternating impact of Berbatov and Cristiano Ronaldo, embarrassed.
Not only him, but Thiago Silva, who partnered Kompany, also performed badly, almost as soon as the team scored a goal in front of him, he conceded a goal not long after that, and you went back and forth, and finally it was a big score
Ferguson, the old guy who always takes advantage of the game and doesn't suffer losses, smiled from ear to ear after the game, and repeatedly said that he was very satisfied with the score away from home, and also expressed his hope that he could beat his opponent in the second leg and advance smoothly.
Ye Qiu once again defended his players, expressing his trust in Kompany, Thiago Silva and Yaya Toure who had a poor performance in this game, and he also believes that the team's poor performance is not only due to the players, but also other factors, such as the fatigue caused by the team's multi-front operation.
This is also the concern of many media for Tottenham Hotspur, because this season's Tottenham Hotspur has been fighting on the four fronts of the League Cup, FA Cup, Premier League and League Cup.
So there are many media speculations that Ye Qiu is using the FA Cup to train his troops, at least when he plays Manchester United, he almost plays as a substitute, but Ye Qiu himself does not admit this.
In midweek, Tottenham Hotspur attacked Braga with a full squad at home, and the away Portuguese Super League team lost a 0 at White Hart Lane and finally were eliminated from the UEFA Cup by Tottenham Hotspur with an aggregate score of 4, while Tottenham Hotspur successfully advanced to the next round.
And this time, Tottenham Hotspur drew against Osasuna from La Liga.
After playing the UEFA Cup and returning to the Premier League for the thirtieth round, Tottenham Hotspur continued their excellent performances and performances, beating the visiting Watford side at home, continuing to beat the Hertfordshire team in north London into a sieve and keeping him in 19th place in the league.
While all the Tottenham Hotspur fans at White Hart Lane were still basking in the atmosphere created by the tide of attack at home, there was great news from distant Liverpool and Birmingham.
"All Tottenham Hotspur fans, we've just received news from Birmingham and Liverpool, with Everton beating Arsenal 00 at home and Aston Villa drawing 00 at home to Liverpool"
Amid the loud shouts of the on-site commentators, all the Tottenham Hotspur fans who were still reveling for the team's big win over their opponents obviously didn't realize what this meant, and the stadium was still full of people, but soon, someone began to wake up.
Liverpool's home defeat to Manchester United in the last round led to a drop to fourth place, with one point less than Arsenal, and this time Arsenal lost to Everton and Liverpool drew again, leaving both teams with the same number of points, but only five points above Tottenham Hotspur, who are currently fifth in the league.
Everyone in the White Hart Lane stadium cheered, five points, and they finally managed to quickly close the gap between themselves and the top four in the league to only five points.
Now, it is clear to everyone that it is almost impossible to catch up with the two leaders of the league, Manchester United and Chelsea, but the team's hopes of finishing in the top four of the league are still very high, so when they received such a piece of good news, tens of thousands of Tottenham Hotspur fans in the stadium immediately cheered in unison.
After this round, the league will usher in a two-week truce, but during the truce, the team must play an FA Cup play-off against Manchester United, away to Manchester United, and then Liverpool and Arsenal will have a dead-beaten, at Anfield, which means that no matter who wins or loses this game, Tottenham Hotspur can narrow the gap with them and regain the gap between them and the fourth place in the league if they win or lose this game.
This is excellent news for everyone at Tottenham Hotspur, and even Ye Qiu was very happy to say at the post-match press conference that Tottenham Hotspur will maintain the current momentum and form and reach the top four in the league.
'I've never wavered from my confidence in the players and the team, no matter how well the team plays, and I believe that my players can do well and I believe that we can end up being among the best teams in the Premier League because we have the quality.
Regarding the expectation of the next round of games, Ye Qiu said with a smile, "It is best for the two teams to draw together, so I think it will be the best ending."
All the reporters present were immediately happy, if the two teams were drawn, then Tottenham Hotspur would be equivalent to catching up with the two teams in one go, and no matter who lost points and fell behind, Tottenham Hotspur could replace them, and even hope to surpass the two teams in one go.
When the reporter asked Ye Qiu who had more hope of winning the Premier League title this season, he smiled and said that he was more inclined to Manchester United.
'Ferguson's team is obviously more varied and more attacking and I think Manchester United are the favourites to win the title because they are the most attacking team in the Premier League at the moment'
But soon, a reporter reminded Ye Qiu with a smile that Tottenham Hotspur currently has only fewer goals than Manchester United in the Premier League, but they have conceded more goals and lost more games, so Tottenham Hotspur has fallen behind in the standings by a large margin.
Ye Qiu said that he didn't care much about this.
"I have always believed that the standings don't mean much, and any team must put aside the shackles of the list, play game by game, and strive to win every game, so as to have a better ranking."
Interestingly, a reporter immediately reacted, because the 38th round of the league at Tottenham Hotspur this season is an away challenge to Chelsea, Ye Qiu's response to this is, "Mourinho said that I can't win anything with a group of kids, and in fact, I won the League Cup from his hands." ”
'I've also said that if Chelsea's biggest goal this season is to win the title, then my biggest goal is to snipe them and make them unable to win the title, so I want Manchester United to work hard and bite the points and drag it to the bottom of the round, and my players and I will help them get the three points and help them win the title.'
For a while, all the reporters in the press conference hall of the White Hart Lane Stadium were in an uproar, Ye Qiu's words were too powerful and domineering