Chapter 245 Got It!
"There are many reporters outside!"
In the reception room on the second floor of the Premier League headquarters office, Peter Kenyon walked to the window and glanced at the road downstairs. He found that some reporters who had received the news were waiting at the door, probably waiting for Ye Qiu. and hearing news.
"It's so pervasive!" Ye Qiu said with a smile.
He has indeed learned how powerful British reporters are. In front of this group of reporters, it is almost impossible to have any secrets.
"This is the first hearing held after the Ministry of Interior issued the approval letter. It is understandable that the media is paying attention!" Eliza Moon smiled, "As you said, you are the first Anyone who eats crab has to tell someone how it tastes, right?”
Peter Kenyon burst out laughing after hearing this. He thought Eliza's metaphor was a good one. "According to the attitudes of the judges I just saw, the possibility of passing is very high, because we now have Erikson and Chris." "Two votes for Waddell, and they are all professionals and carry a lot of weight. As for the other judges, I think what you said just now is very convincing."
Ye Qiu's words just now neither belittled England's local youth training nor elevated Messi too much. They just elaborated on something that is beneficial to English football and all aspects from a more professional perspective. On the contrary, It is easier to get recognition and support from judges.
In the final analysis, the labor certificate is to protect your own family. If you criticize their own family, you will not be able to escape even if you are beaten to death, and you will also be blacklisted in the future, and you cannot be too high on others, because in England If you are always arrogant and look up to others too much, they will not be convinced at all, and the possibility of causing you trouble is very high.
The so-called hearing actually gives you an opportunity to convince these six judges. If it passes, then it will be fine. It is a very subjective thing. There are no rules or legal provisions. You just need to convince them.
"Now there is news outside that the boss will continue to take action. I have been asking about Rooney, Shevchenko and Nedvěd recently. Do you know about this?" The waiting time is always very difficult, Peter Kay Nien found a topic.
Although he is not in charge of his position, he is not the CEO of Chelsea in name, but in fact he has assumed this role. Paul Smith is just his temporary replacement. By December, this position will still be his. , so he must consider Chelsea's future planning.
"I heard about it!" Ye Qiu's attitude towards this topic was a little cold, "But I haven't received any relevant news."
There are many rumors in the transfer market. Chelsea is going to make a move. This is a topic that is being hyped by all the media. I don’t know who the target is. Abramovich did not reveal anything to Ye Qiu, and Ye Qiu had no way to ask, otherwise If so, he would just be busy discussing with Abramovich every day which news is true and which news is false. That would be enough for him.
Shevchenko, Nedvěd and Rooney, Ye Qiu has no doubt that these three people are favored by Abramovich, but Ye Qiu doesn't know whether he actually made a move, but he believes that the Russians really did. I will definitely inform him, otherwise, wouldn’t he, the head coach, become a decoration?
"The team is now under a lot of operating pressure. I initially estimate that the losses this year will be very severe." Peter Kenyon said with a frown. He is a professional manager, and his task is to control Chelsea's operations. Make this club profitable, and even rebuild a Chelsea empire.
Ye Qiu smiled, of course he knew that most of the losses came from his own operations, "Before I came to Chelsea, I asked Abramovich, excellent results and stable club operations, choose one of the two, He chose the former and even gave me a transfer budget of 300 million euros, but I only spent more than 100 million euros."
"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to blame you at all!" Peter Kenyon quickly explained, "I just think that continuing like this is not an option. I originally wanted to balance the books within three years, but if I continue to spend so much money, It’s simply impossible to spend money on it.”
The pressure of the head coach comes from performance, and the pressure of the CEO comes from business conditions. Peter Kenyon is ambitious and wants to build a Chelsea empire to prove his strength. But when he came to Chelsea, he found it difficult Very big.
Eliza on the side listened and joined the chat, suggesting: "Why don't you seem to pay attention to the management of the home atmosphere at all? Even Manchester United, which is known as the best business operation, actually does not pay much attention to the management of the home court. Ideal, is it because of the success in overseas markets?”
Peter Kenyon had heard of Eliza Moon and knew that although this woman was irresistibly beautiful, she was actually a very shrewd agent and well-known in the industry, so he heard her After asking, I thought about it seriously.
"I think there are many reasons. Compared with Manchester United and other Premier League teams, one obvious difference is that there are many professional management talents. Other Premier League teams, including Chelsea, except for Paul Smith, you can't How many are there?"
"You know, a club's stadium advertising and sponsorship revenue is very important, and the derived peripheral products are also very profitable. But if we look at other Premier League teams, there is nothing other than scarves or scarves, jerseys or jerseys. There is simply no way to do it. To diversify the market, but in the final analysis, there is still a lack of professional talents.”
When Peter Kenyon said this, he shook his head, "I talked about this issue with Abramovich before, and I also hope that in the next period of time, we can further absorb professional talents from all aspects to come in and strengthen The team’s operations team will further enhance the team’s operational capabilities.”
After hearing this, Eliza shook her head, "I think what you said is only one aspect. The other aspect is more complicated. The lack of management talents makes the Premier League seem to have unlimited glory on the surface, attracting fans from all over the world. eyeballs, but the club lacks the ability to convert this attention into financial income.”
After hearing this, Peter Kenyon nodded repeatedly.
"But on the other hand, the local market has deteriorated extremely. Many clubs, except Manchester United and Arsenal, almost all clubs have gone public. After going public, a football club is no longer a football club, but a listed company. After going public, Companies have to consider profits, consider stock price fluctuations, and give up long-term and slow-performing operations for immediate benefits. There will be no one to do the thankless tasks of serving fans, which can easily lead these clubs to embark on a vicious cycle. Business model, and in fact, the Premier League’s current dependence on broadcasting fees is terrible!”
"Yes!" Peter Kenyon couldn't help but nod. "Many clubs mortgaged player ownership and home revenue to banks in exchange for investment in signings. This is a deformed model in itself, but the money comes in quickly and the results are quick. , but on the other hand, after introducing players, poor results are ignored, but if the results are good, there are no professional talents to transform the benefits brought by the improved results into a powerful weapon to increase the team's operating income, thereby promoting the club's operations. Things got better, but eventually it turned into poor performance and unsatisfactory management. Even though the performance was good, the management was still not ideal.”
Eliza felt that Peter Kenyon's analysis was to her liking, "After I came to the Premier League, I really discovered that the Premier League has great potential for development, but too many fools have wasted this potential. Come on!" After saying that, this girl curled her lips arrogantly and looked down upon her.
Peter Kenyon looked at Eliza with interest, not appreciating her beauty, but her talent, "If you were not an agent, I would dig you into Chelsea's management with a high salary. It’s not too much to be your CEO.”
Although Eliza didn't say much, she hit the nail on the head, and it could be heard from her words that she still had many thoughts and opinions that she had not yet expressed. This shows that this person is indeed a very powerful business talent.
Eliza shook her head after hearing this, "Even if I wasn't an agent, I wouldn't go to Chelsea."
"Why?" Peter Kenyon was a little surprised.
Eliza shook her head, "It's just a feeling. I don't like Abramovich, I think he is a wolf!"
After hearing this, Peter Kenyon immediately looked at Ye Qiu and found that the latter was laughing. He suddenly wondered, could Abramovich have fallen in love with this beautiful agent?
"Don't get me wrong!" Eliza saw Ye Qiu smile and immediately knew that she had been misunderstood. "The reason why I said he was a wolf is because he has a very strong possessiveness. I believe that no one except himself would believe it. Anyone, and although he deliberately lowered his attitude during the few contacts, it gave me the feeling that he believed in a principle, that is, there is nothing in this world that cannot be done with money. I don’t like such a person!”
Peter Kenyon frowned when he heard this, and Ye Qiu coughed loudly and deliberately for the first time. Both of them looked embarrassed and could not comment on their boss to outsiders. This was very ungentlemanly.
"Why does it take so long to have a discussion behind closed doors?" Ye Qiu stood up dejectedly, interrupting Eliza.
Peter Kenyon also stood up with a smile, "Yeah, it's been more than half an hour. It's been a long time. I'll go take a look." After that, he walked out of the reception room.
On the other hand, Eliza curled her lips and stared at Ye Qiu angrily, "Two cowards!"
Ye Qiu was depressed, "Miss, holding a bowl to eat meat and then putting the bowl down to scold my mother, I really can't do this kind of thing!"
After all, he was working for Abramovich now, so talking about his boss and boss behind his back was not the behavior of a gentleman, and to be honest, he was not very familiar with Peter Kenyon.
"Don't you see that he wants to get close to you? Give him something to say, and not only will he not tell it, but he will become closer to you." Eliza has her own set of reasons and ideas, "And I I bet you that within five years, he will fall out with Abramovich, because they are two different types of people!"
The so-called two types of people, Eliza's meaning is already very clear. Abramovich believes in the principle of money, which is probably related to his origin and rise. To put it bluntly, he is an upstart, while Peter Kenyon It is a belief in benign and healthy economic operations.
The former is faster, and it will take effect in one or two years if you keep spending money, but the latter is slower, but more durable.
But the problem is that in many cases, those in power may not have the patience to wait for you to take your time in business. They like to go fast!
Ye Qiu thought about it carefully. It seemed that the two best managers in the Premier League, David Dunn and Peter Kenyon, both stepped down in despair. From this, it can be seen that the so-called Premier League In the prosperous times, the bubble is actually still very big. If it is not handled carefully, it is likely to cause the entire collapse.
As for Peter Kenyon's attempt to get close to Ye Qiu, it's not surprising, because Ye Qiu is now the top leader of the competition. He has the final say on all matters related to Chelsea and the competition. Once Peter Kenyon launches a business strategy in the future and needs Ye Qiu's approval, it will be more convenient to have a good personal relationship.
Just as Ye Qiu and Eliza finished talking, Peter Kenyon, who had just left, came back, accompanied by Eriksson, Chris Waddle, and Richard Scudamore, CEO of the Premier League. From Peter Kenyon's jubilant smile, they all knew that Messi's work permit was in hand!
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As for the fact that the six judges of the hearing finally approved Ye Qiu's appeal and allowed the young Argentine player Messi to get the Premier League work permit, Ye Qiu gave a high degree of affirmation when he was blocked by the British media when he went downstairs, and believed that this matter was a huge progress for the Premier League.
"Leo is a very outstanding talent. He has outstanding skills, and his passing and dribbling are also very good. He is still very young, only 16 years old, but I believe he will bring great help to the team, and I will give him and other equally outstanding rookies more and more stable playing opportunities in the future, giving them a better environment and training."
"The emergence of the special talent clause can avoid the loss of Premier League talents to the greatest extent. I believe that in the future, outstanding talents like Messi will have the opportunity to enter the Premier League through this clause. I also believe that with the influx of more and more outstanding players, the Premier League will become more and more competitive."
People have given you a work permit. No matter what, you have to say a few nice words, right?
Returning to the Harrington training base with good news, Ye Qiu immediately asked Roland to inform Messi to prepare for the starting lineup in the League Cup home game against Nottingham Forest the day after tomorrow. At the same time, there are substitutes and young players in the team such as Fabregas, Van Persie, Sun Jihai, Scott Parker, Joe Cole, Ribery and Robert Huth, and substitute goalkeeper Cudicini, who has not played so far this season, also got the starting lineup.
On October 29, although there were not many Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge, the young players were still very excited. They were not disappointed at all because their opponent was Nottingham Forest. Instead, they were very excited.
As soon as the game started, the young players of Chelsea showed their excellent skills, especially Messi, who made everyone shine at the beginning. In this game, he played as a left winger. With the first touch of the ball in the game, the Argentine made a beautiful heel-knock pass on the left.
Unfortunately, there were not many people watching the game, and there was no live broadcast of this game, so this scene could only win sparse applause, but Ye Qiu's affirmation on the sidelines made Messi more excited.
Messi performed well, and the other young players were not to be outdone.
In the 11th minute, Fabregas received a pass from Scott Parker near the center circle and made a precise through ball to the feet of Van Persie in the frontcourt. The latter skillfully stopped the ball and turned around, bypassing the Nottingham Forest central defender, dribbled the ball a few steps, and shot directly, 1:0!
Immediately afterwards, Joe Cole and Messi made a two-on-one cooperation. The Argentine passed the ball diagonally behind the Nottingham Forest defense line. Ribery used his speed to quickly get the ball and barely kicked it, but the last shot was far off the goal, wasting an opportunity.
Messi himself also quickly used a dribbling breakthrough on the left to break into the penalty area, but the shot that followed was soft and weak, and was directly held in the palm of the opponent's goalkeeper.
It was not until the 36th minute of the first half that Joe Cole took advantage of a chance to get in from behind and got a cross from Sun Jihai on the right. He volleyed in the penalty area without being marked, scoring another goal for Chelsea, 2:0.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and Chelsea still firmly controlled the situation on the field.
Because Ye Qiu compared him with Zola in the hearing, Messi, who was praised by the media as the new Zola, broke through the left side at high speed in the 65th minute and passed the ball to Van Persie who was pulled to the side, and then chose to cut in from the left to the middle, and Van Persie knocked back, and the two had a telepathic two-on-one cooperation.
After Messi got the ball, he pulled the opponent's central defender out and passed it to the right side of the penalty area. Ribery broke into the penalty area from the right rib. After getting the ball, he used his speed to shake off the opponent's goalkeeper and pushed the empty goal to score, 3:0!
After that, Chelsea relaxed a little, Notts County launched a round of counterattacks, and scored a goal in the 73rd minute.
But in the 75th minute, Joe Cole made a wonderful pass to the penalty area, and Van Persie picked up the ball but was knocked to the ground by the opponent's goalkeeper. The referee sentenced the opponent's goalkeeper to a malicious foul and sentenced him to a red card and a penalty kick. Van Persie calmly took the penalty and scored, 4:1!
Afterwards, Ye Qiu made another substitution, replacing all of them with Chelsea's young rookies, and the score of 4:1 was maintained until the end of the game. Chelsea relied on this group of substitutes and rookies to reach the League Cup round of 16.
Also playing with substitutes and youth team players, Arsenal eventually lost 0:1 to Rotherham at home and stopped in the League Cup round of 32. Manchester United also had a hard time, losing to Leeds United away, and failed to get through this hurdle.
As a result, Chelsea was the only team in the top three of the Premier League that made it to the round of 16, and Chelsea's young players naturally won the recognition of the media, especially Messi and Fabregas, two 16-year-old players, who became famous in one battle and became the new hope of Chelsea fans.