Chapter 222 Coaching Team

June 18, 2003, 10 o'clock in the morning.

The Stamford Bridge press conference gathered more than a hundred media and reporters from the UK and Europe.

Just now, they personally took over a Chelsea blue jersey with his name printed on the back from the club's new owner Abramovich in the middle of the Stamford Bridge stadium. This officially confirmed that Chelsea will start today Beginning, officially entering the Ye Qiu era.

After the signing ceremony, everyone moved to the press conference. Ye Qiu, accompanied by Abramovich, quickly walked into the venue. The scene suddenly flashed with a dazzling spotlight, and everyone was stunned. The focus of attention fell on Ye Qiu, and there is no doubt that he will become the subject of discussion among fans around the world in these two days.

Wearing a black suit with a white shirt and the iconic short hair, the whole person looks indescribably energetic and clean. Coupled with the smile that is always on his lips, he easily wins the audience. Good opinion from all.

"I'm very happy. Today, Chelsea has just entered a new era. We have welcomed the most outstanding head coach in Europe in the past few years. Ye Qiu has just won the European Champions Cup. He knows very well how to get there. "Building a new, fighting team, he is also very good at coaching a top team."

"I am very happy to announce to all Chelsea fans that today we welcome Ye Qiu. I believe that in the next few years, he will bring us enjoyable football and bring unprecedented success to all of us. Achievements and glory, because he and I, and all Chelsea fans, have the same belief, we are striving for the best!”

"Finally, on behalf of Chelsea and all Chelsea fans, I would like to welcome Ye Qiu!"

After saying that, Abramovich turned to Ye Qiu, who was slowly taking the stage, and clasped his hands together amidst the applause of everyone. The applause at the scene became extremely warm, and everyone was taking pictures. .

After Abramovich shook hands with Ye Qiu, he took the initiative to step aside, allowing Ye Qiu to face all the reporters alone.

"I am very grateful to Chairman Abramovich for his praise of me, and I am very happy to be here." Ye Qiu turned around politely and expressed his gratitude to Abramovich.

"From today onwards, I will start a new adventure at Chelsea. I know that the outside world has all kinds of worries and doubts about our team in the past few years, but I can tell everyone with absolute certainty. , starting from today, you will see a brand new Chelsea!”

"Our goal is as clear as ever, that is, we only want to be the best! In the Premier League, we want to be the best, and in the European competition, we still want to be the best. I know it is not easy, but I have enough I have the confidence to do it and satisfy all Chelsea fans!”

Ye Qiu's speech also received a burst of warm applause from everyone present. Then, Chelsea's press officer directly announced that the press conference had entered the question and answer session. Suddenly, more than a hundred reporters present raised their hands high, making The entire press conference was like a forest, extremely spectacular.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, I am a reporter from The Times. We have just heard you say that you only do the best. So I believe that many readers and fans like me will be interested in whether you will continue to insist on your work in Aja Attacking football as advocated by Chris?"

Ye Qiu smiled and waited until the reporter sat down, and took the opportunity to think about the words, "You know, the Premier League is different from other leagues. The competition here is more intense than the Eredivisie, and the rhythm here is better than Serie A, La Liga and The Bundesliga is faster and more impactful. This is a relatively unfamiliar league environment for me!”

"I will work hard to adapt to this environment. I believe that I can adapt to it quickly, but one thing I will never change is my pursuit of offensive football. I hope that my team can play the most Beautiful football brings the most enjoyable and passionate enjoyment to all the fans who support me. This is my unwavering belief!”

“Of course, we will encounter all kinds of problems and we will encounter a lot of troubles. For example, the football environment in the Premier League is completely different from the Eredivisie, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga, but I believe we will be able to overcome it! "

Ye Qiu's answer once again received a burst of applause. After all, in the current football environment, there are not many head coaches who dare to claim that they will insist on playing offensive football. And Ye Qiu has just won the European Champions Cup, which makes him undoubtedly attracted by many Fans consider him a representative figure of offensive football.

Now, his answer has once again confirmed everyone's view on Chelsea's direction.

"Hello, Mr. Ye Qiu, I am a reporter from the Guardian. We are all very happy to hear your voice of insisting on the concept of offensive football, and we all also want to know, what do you think of the current Chelsea? You are in charge of the ball After joining the team, will there be a major reorganization of the lineup as speculated by the outside world? And are you worried that this will affect the results? "

Ye Qiu couldn't help but nodded, "This is a very good question. The first thing I want to answer is that stability is the foundation for any team to achieve results and achieve glory. Without a stable environment and long-term accumulation, any team No team can win the championship, so stability is very, very important.”

"But we must also see that whether it is the Premier League or European competitions, competition is very fierce. We must keep pace with the times and keep the team highly competitive at all times. Only in this way can we ensure that we can compete with powerful opponents. Competition, which requires us to strengthen and improve some weak positions, requires signings.”

"Because I don't know much about the current situation of the team, so I can't answer more detailed questions for the time being!"

Next, Ye Qiu answered some questions from reporters, which basically revolved around Chelsea's plans for the new season. However, Ye Qiu is already familiar with how to deal with the media. He is no longer the one who just took over Ajak. He is now a child. In the past few years, after being tempered by the media, he has already been able to deal with it skillfully.

"Yes, Ferguson and Wenger are both very good world-class managers, and Manchester United and Arsenal are also the most competitive teams in the Premier League, but I don't think they are invincible. I am confident that we can do it. Better and better than them, and I am personally looking forward to the games against Manchester United and Arsenal, which will be very interesting.”

"Mr. Ye Qiu, what do you think of your predecessor Ranieri?" The question asked by the Sun reporter is consistent with the style of this newspaper, which likes to create contradictions and conflicts.

Ye Qiu smiled, "We have many, many differences, even complete opposites, but Ranieri is a very good head coach. I think he is far underestimated by the outside world and deserves the respect of everyone, including me. Inside.”

When another reporter stood up and asked Ye Qiu about the team's goals for the new season, Ye Qiu smiled and replied, "Champion!"

The words were concise and concise, but they made everyone present feel Ye Qiu's high fighting spirit.

Youth and passion have always been the two most appreciated labels for Ye Qiu by the outside world. The former gives Ye Qiu endless energy, while the latter allows Ye Qiu to maintain a strong desire to fight anytime and anywhere. He will never be willing to accept failure. I will never give up my tireless pursuit of the championship.

Through this press conference, all the reporters present could clearly feel that even though he had successfully won a Champions League trophy, Ye Qiu still did not let his passion dim. He was still concerned about the future and the future. Victory is full of desire and pursuit.

Impeccable, this is everyone's impression of Ye Qiu's debut at Chelsea!

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After the press conference, Ye Qiu continued discussions with the club's management.

After Abramovich entered Chelsea, Bates's former staff all left one after another, resulting in a power vacuum in Chelsea's management. Many CEOs are currently doing things that Abramovich personally does, and the Russians have also successively He installed his cronies at Chelsea to consolidate his power.

In the competitive field, Ye Qiu holds all the power, and Abramovich only wants one thing from him, the championship!

Meetings are actually communication. Ye Qiu tells the management his thoughts and requirements, and the management responds. It's very simple.

After the meeting, Ye Qiu returned directly to the Elizabeth Hotel in central London.

At this time, in the Elisabeth Hotel, several assistants who had arrived in London from Amsterdam had already arrived.

With Van Basten coming to power, he will definitely want to have a coaching team of his own, and it turns out that Ye Qiu entered the Ajax club empty-handed, which means that not all of the coaching staff who worked with him before Members are willing to leave Ajax, such as Bobby Haarms, Ricky Linke and Blind chose to stay.

Bobby Haarms is still a senior and powerful minister at Ajax, Rick Linke will become Detok Most's youth training director, and Blind will be Van Basten's right-hand man. All three people have basically been reused by Ajax.

The only people Ye Qiu could take away this time were Roland, Meulensteen, Moniz and Peter Brandt.

Roland has been working with Ye Qiu for the longest time, and he also understands Ye Qiu’s needs best. Many times, Ye Qiu doesn’t even need to say anything, he knows what to do. Maybe this fat Dutchman has shortcomings in one way or another, but at the same time, he is better than other coaches. What the group members lack is gregariousness.

Sometimes Ye Qiu felt that being gregarious seemed to be the preserve of all fat people, and Roland was a lovable fat person.

Technical refinement and technical analysis are the specialties of Meulensteen and Moniz. These two direct disciples of scientific training have already classified themselves into Ye Qiu's faction as early as three or four years after they partnered with Ye Qiu. , and with Van Basten coming to power, as the saying goes, one emperor and one courtier, they will definitely not be as popular as Ye Qiu during his time.

As for Peter Brandt, this person who is good at physical training and targeted analysis is the key recruiter of Ye Qiu. He promised to give Peter Brandt better facilities and more advanced equipment at Chelsea. , of course, there is also a higher salary package.

As a result, Ye Qiu's coaching staff is basically the same, but Ye Qiu still feels that there are a few.

"We also need a goalkeeper coach, and a chief assistant coach who is responsible for training the first team and instilling tactics!" Ye Qiu met this group of old partners in his room and directly said what he needed.

The goalkeeper coach has always been a flaw in Ye Qiu's coaching staff because he used to use Ajax's goalkeeper coach to take charge of the work. But now that Ranieri has left, there is a vacancy for Chelsea's goalkeeper coach, and he is needed. Find someone to fill the gap yourself.

In the past, when Ye Qiu was designing tactics, Bobby Harms and Rick Link were able to assist him, and these two people have always been Ye Qiu's right-hand men at Ajax, responsible for first-team training and training. Targeted tactical drills and indoctrination, etc., but now, they all choose to stay and help Van Basten.

Ye Qiu was both understanding and sad about this. After all, in the eyes of Bobby Harms and Rick Link, Ajax was more important than anything else, so they were not prepared to leave Ajax, especially Bobby Haarms, he has played for Ajax all his life, how could he leave only when he is old?

"Goalkeeper coach, I do have a candidate."

Ye Qiu looked at Roland, "Tell me, who is it?"

"France Hawke." Roland said.

Ye Qiu frowned and shook his head, "I've never heard of this name. Who is it?"

The people around him, including Meulensteen, Moniz, and even Peter Brandt, all shook their heads. It was obvious that this was not a very famous person, at least not very famous.

"It's not surprising that you don't know him, because before you came to Ajax, he had already gone to Barcelona with Van Gaal!" Roland said with a smile. This damn fat man is a bit proud, as if he is the only one in the world. He knew it, "He trained Van der Sar when he was at Ajax, and Stekelenberg was also very influenced by him. After going to Barcelona, ​​he trained Reina and Valdes. ”

"Oh, I remembered!" Peter Brandt was the first to react. "He has written many books. The Dutch Football Association, UEFA and FIFA all regard many of his books as official teaching materials. Although he is only in his forties now, he already has more than ten years of experience.”

"Yes, that's him!" Roland immediately smiled and nodded.

"But, he has always been Van Gaal's right-hand man!" Peter Brandt also expressed his worries.

Roland shrugged, "Van Gaal has finished class and is currently unemployed. Frans Hoque is also unemployed now. He needs a job. You know, usually the salary of us assistants is relatively low!"

"Is this an excuse to complain to me?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Everyone burst into laughter. After leaving Ajax and coming to Chelsea, the salary Ye Qiu got for them was much higher than at Ajax. After all, this is the Premier League, one of the top leagues in the four major leagues. .

"I have some friendship with Frans Hoque. I know that he needs work now, and his training method is very different from other goalkeeper coaches. I think his tactical characteristics are very close to yours. He is not just a goalkeeper. Apart from the team’s tactical system, I think that in addition to saving the ball, the goalkeeper can contribute on both the defensive and offensive ends.”

Ye Qiu's tactics are to defend from a high position and adopt aggressive pressing and pressing tactics in the midfield and front. This will definitely cause gaps in the defense, which also requires the goalkeeper to expand his defense range. Therefore, Ye Qiu originally chose Edwin van der Sar. , because Van der Sar can adjust and change his position and way of touching the ball according to the actual situation of the team.

He can not only help the defender block the space behind him, but also launch an appropriate counterattack after holding the ball. He is also the last link in the team's ball control system, which makes Van der Sar, as a goalkeeper, play an important role in the entire backcourt. It plays a great role in the defense system.

Of course, fans generally don't notice this. In their view, passing back to the goalkeeper is just a choice they are forced to make when the offense is ineffective. But they don't know that the goalkeeper is absolutely every player on the court. The one with the broadest vision in the game, he can understand the situation on the court better than anyone else.

Hearing what Roland said, Ye Qiu remembered it.

In his previous life, he once read a piece of news, which mentioned the explosion of Spanish goalkeeper talent. He believed that the Spanish goalkeeper talent reserve is the best in the world, so some reporters went to dig up the training methods of Spanish goalkeepers. It turned out that the training methods of goalkeepers in Spain were among them. A large part of it is left over from Van Gaal's time at Barcelona.

In the end, according to the introduction of Sambad, the goalkeeper coach of Deportivo La Coruña, who was the person in charge of the Spanish Football Association’s goalkeeper coach training course at the time, the Spaniard learned these from Frans Hoque, Van Gaal’s assistant at the time.

"He made us discover that goalkeepers can also play a major role in the team's offensive and defensive system, and his training methods surprised us all. We discovered that goalkeepers can also be trained like this!"

Later, Frans Houck accompanied Van Gaal to Bayern. He has always been Van Gaal's right-hand man, and he has also done a very good job. However, it was only due to the ups and downs of Van Gaal's coaching performance, coupled with the position of goalkeeper coach. Due to his low reputation, Frans Hawke has never been familiar with others.

But it can be said that his role in promoting the goalkeeper position to be more in line with the tactical requirements of modern football is very huge. At least a large number of outstanding goalkeepers in Spain include Casillas, Reina, Valdes, De Gea and so on. The emergence of this phenomenon is due to his direct or indirect contribution.

But more importantly, his style is very much to Ye Qiu's taste. On this point, Ye Qiu and Van Gaal are in agreement.

"Are you familiar with Frans Hoek?" Ye Qiu looked at Roland and asked.

"Not bad!" Roland said with a smile.

Ye Qiu nodded, "Okay, then, go and contact him and say that I am willing to hire him to join my coaching team with a higher salary than he has ever had, but there is one condition, that is, before the contract expires, he must stay and help me with all his heart. I don't want to see him immediately switch to Van Gaal's command after Van Gaal returns to coach."

Roland thought about it and nodded, "I'll go talk to him."

After getting the goalkeeper coach, Ye Qiu also has a good candidate for his chief assistant. It just takes some time to convince this person, but if he is willing to join, the strength of his coaching team will only be higher than that of Ajax in the past.