On December 23, 2013, Christmas Eve, the weather in London was a bit wet and cold.

The press center at White Hart Lane Stadium was bustling with activity today.

"Mr Lewis, does your ability to coach Tottenham have anything to do with your grandfather?"

'You've never had managerial experience, do you think you can be the head coach of Tottenham's first team?

'Will Tottenham invest more in the transfer market when you take over?'

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The flashing lights flickered, and the young man known as Mr. Lewis was unaffected by the cacophony of reporters, with a handsome face full of a confident smile and a well-tailored black suit.

"Everyone, be quiet for a while, and I will answer all the questions you care about."

Like a spring breeze, the reporters at the scene really quieted down.

"I have to admit that the fact that I was able to become the manager of a Premier League team with a long history like Tottenham Hotspur at the age of 30 with such a resume has nothing to do with my background."

The young man's full name is Benjamin Lewis, and those who know him well call him Ben.

He is also the eldest grandson of Tottenham boss Joe Lewis, a wealthy British man.

Ben, who is a traverser, has been very rebellious since he was a child, and naturally he will not follow his family's arrangement and achieve nothing in his studies.

On the contrary, he has a strong interest in football.

Although Joe Lewis is Tottenham's largest shareholder, it is actually a very humble one of his many investments.

Jews, who weren't fans, never invested heavily in the team.

Tottenham have been able to maintain profitability over the years while still steadily improving their results, and to be honest, they can't do without that bald Levy who is calculating.

There is also a solution for the long-crooked heir family, which is to declare that Benjamin has lost the opportunity to take over the family business.

I could only receive hundreds of thousands of pocket money from the family trust every month with peace of mind, and then wait for the inheritance to be divided.

Ben feels very happy about this, he has become a rich second generation, why don't he be happy to do something he likes to do.

'I know there may be some Tottenham supporters who will question my ability and I think time will tell.

If I lead the team to a bad result, needless to say, I don't have the face to stay in the Tottenham manager's position anymore. ”

"So what do you expect this season?"

This season, after Bale's departure, Villas-Boas's side plummeted, not only failing in the league standings, but also suffering a series of heavy defeats.

Not only did the 0-6 defeat against Manchester City, but the 0-5 loss to Liverpool at home was the team's worst home defeat in 16 years, which directly became the fuse for the dismissal.

At present, after 17 rounds of league games, Tottenham Hotspur is ranked seventh in the league, and this result is naturally unlikely to satisfy the club's management and Tottenham fans.

"I think you all know the situation now, and I want to take a long-term view to build the team.

So I'm not going to limit myself to this season's results, because my predecessor left me a mess and it's not realistic for me to guarantee a top-four finish and a Champions League spot.

So if I have to say, I think securing a top-six finish and qualifying for next season's European competition is a reasonable goal. ”

Benjamin's cautious answer did not satisfy the media present, who came here to get some big news.

"So you mean there will be a big change to Tottenham's squad or coaching staff?"

Ben still had a charming smile on his face, and he replied faintly:

"I only have two criteria for selecting a player, first of all, whether he suits my tactics and secondly, the condition of the player.

I'll be promoting a couple of promising young stars from Tottenham's youth team to the first team and then a couple of signings will be added to the current squad during the winter break.

As for the coaching team, you'll see the results soon. ”

'I've heard that your family doesn't support you coming to Tottenham as manager.

Is it true that you even gave up the right to inherit the family business in order to get this coaching opportunity? ”

Benjamin looked at it, and the reporter who asked the question was not surprisingly from The Sun.

"I have to say that your news channels in the Sun are really powerful."

The laughter that erupted at the press conference made the Sun reporter who asked the question look a little ugly.

It has only been a long time since the eavesdropping incident last year, and everyone knows the methods of this unscrupulous newspaper.

Ridicule is ridicule, and the question still has to be answered.

'You're right, it's the price I pay to succeed Tottenham as manager, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that choice.

The scene suddenly became noisy again, and some reporters even exclaimed.

Others don't know, but they know it clearly.

Joe Lewis is the founder and principal investor of the Tavistock Group, a leading global private investment firm.

The Tavistock Group currently invests in more than 200 companies in 15 countries around the world, ranging from real estate to sporting events.

According to the latest data from the Forbes rich list, Lewis's current net worth is close to $5 billion, and this number is growing year by year.

This is not counting the famous paintings he has collected over the years, which are worth more than 100 million yuan.

If you are someone else, you must be desperately trying to show yourself in front of such a grandfather, striving to win the opportunity to inherit more family property and take over the family business.

But Benjamin doesn't seem to care at all, but is particularly interested in a Premier League team like Tottenham.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to work against the elders in the family, maybe because of this incident, when the old man made a will in the future, he would have less inheritance.

You know, even a change of just one or two points can be worth tens of millions of dollars.

"Your former coach, Villas-Boas, said in an interview that not everyone is a manager, do you have anything to do with that?"

Football head coaching is indeed a highly professional profession, and there is no way for a layman to be competent.

However, Benjamin is not a complete layman, he stayed in the Tottenham Academy until the age of 17 when he was young, and only ended his professional football training because he had to go to university in Germany.

I went to the German Sports University in Cologne to study sports science, and I also used my spare time to get a UEFA A-level coaching certificate.

Benjamin then returned to the UK and went on to complete an MBA in Football Industry at the University of Liverpool.

Not to mention that he also coached an amateur team that he bought with his pocket money.

It can be said that his resume is not convincing, but it can never be said that he is a layman.

"It's funny, I think, it's not something he's qualified to say as a loser if he's qualified to do it.

Let's just say that this season, even if you put a dog in the Tottenham coach's seat and let the players on the field play casually, it is not easy to lose five or six goals in a game.

On that note, I think the Portuguese are really quite good.

So, what I want to say is, still talk with results, I don't think that the record of the team led by me will be worse than his, there is really no room for worse. ”

The rest is easy to say, and in the face of doubts, Ben chose to go back mercilessly, because it is related to the development of his future work at Tottenham.

Although the media reporters present understood where Benjamin's self-confidence came from, this did not prevent them from coming to the spirit all of a sudden.

Isn't this the news hotspot coming!

"Tottenham's new boss bluntly said that Boas is not as good as dogs" is estimated to occupy the front page of many tabloids tomorrow.