Chapter 278 It’s Not the Time Yet!

Ye Qiu called Peter Kenyon in his own garden. He was reluctant to let his wife know about his troubles, but as the person who was closest to Ye Qiu and knew him best, Huang Chu could not possibly not know what her husband was thinking.

She did not interrupt Ye Qiu's call, nor did she affect her husband's thoughts. She stood quietly behind him and watched him silently, just as she watched him silently in the stands during every game.

As if he had noticed something, Ye Qiu turned around and saw his wife with a concerned face. He squeezed out a stiff smile and waved to Huang Chu. Anyway, today was a holiday and the team was on vacation, so he had enough time to accompany his wife.

Huang Chu smiled like a blooming flower, walked to Ye Qiu's side, sat next to him on the long stone chair in the garden, and gently knocked his head on his shoulder. He didn't say anything, just leaned against him quietly and accompanied him silently.

She knew Ye Qiu very well, and knew very well that what Ye Qiu needed at this moment was not advice and enlightenment, but listening.

"I'm a little tired of this helpless life!" Ye Qiu sighed and said.

In the eyes of many people, Ye Qiu controls everything in Chelsea and has the power of life and death, but only he knows that in fact all of this cannot give him a sense of security, because all of this does not belong to him, but to Abramovich.

Ye Qiu has never been a person who would choose to be humble for power. He never flatters Abramovich, and never pleases the Russians. On the contrary, he has always dared to argue for his rights. Even Peter Kenyon is not as good as him in this regard, but the facts prove that Ye Qiu is right even now!

Putting himself in his shoes, Ye Qiu can also understand that it takes a lot of courage and tolerance for the boss to hire such employees and tolerate such employees. Therefore, Ye Qiu has always been conscientious. He always feels that Abramovich trusts him, so he must make achievements and give rewards. This is his professional ethics.

But there are some principles that he will not change, for example, he absolutely does not allow anyone to dictate to his locker room, so even if Abramovich wants to go to the locker room, he has to call Ye Qiu in advance.

Since coming to Chelsea, everything has been going well, but yesterday afternoon, Pini Zahavi's words sounded a wake-up call to Ye Qiu, that is, Abramovich's will is the key to truly determining Chelsea's fate.

If described by Microsoft's Windows operating system, Ye Qiu is the user with the highest authority in the system, but Abramovich holds the system administrator authority. He can use the administrator authority to interfere with Ye Qiu's power anytime and anywhere, and even directly delete Ye Qiu as a user and rebuild a user ID.

This makes Ye Qiu feel weak. Maybe he didn't feel much when things were going smoothly, but now, he clearly feels threatened. At least Abramovich actually went behind his back to operate Shevchenko's transfer, which made him dissatisfied.

Of course, the situation is not serious enough to resign directly, because at least Abramovich has not admitted anything to him personally, nor has he said anything to him personally. It is too early and too hasty to react now.

Although Ye Qiu is young, he has been in the professional football world for a long time and has become mature.

"I have heard Eliza say it many times, and I think she is right. If you think it is not good to work for others, then buy a team yourself!" Huang Chu suggested softly.

Eliza has also made this suggestion many times. She once suggested that Ye Qiu buy a League One team or a Dutch team, but Ye Qiu has his own ideas because he knows very well what the future trend of football will be.

Just like Leeds United, which was relegated this season, it is too cheap to buy Leeds United now, but the problem is that if you buy this team, you have to bear all of Leeds United's debts, up to 100 million pounds of debt, which is nearly 150 million euros, and the team will be in a more embarrassing situation after being relegated to League One.

According to Ye Qiu's estimation, if he wants to lead Leeds United to rise again, the initial investment will be at least 200 million euros, and he must ensure that most of the team's main players do not leave, and the subsequent later investment is the key.

You know, Leeds is not a big city. The north of England is a former heavy industrial base, which has long been in decline. Even Manchester is now working hard to transform, so it is difficult for Ye Qiu to make a big move after buying Leeds United.

Of course, if you just want to get a mid-level seat in the Premier League, occasionally play in European competitions, and lead the team to appreciate and then sell it, then there is nothing to say, but Ye Qiu wants to buy a club as a business, so he has to be very selective.

Looking at the current football world, almost all the top teams have one thing in common, that is, they are all in big cities.

Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle in the Premier League, Manchester, Liverpool, London and Newcastle are all big cities, even Birmingham and Birmingham where Aston Villa is located are also big cities, with a large fan base and wide influence, plus more developed business, far beyond the reach of small and medium-sized cities such as Nottingham and Leeds.

Let’s look at La Liga, Real Madrid and Barcelona are the two largest cities in Spain, while Italy is Rome, Milan and Turin, Germany is Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, etc.

Of course, there are also some small teams, which is more obvious in Germany, but there is also a special feature, that is, many small teams are supported by large companies, such as Philips in Eindhoven, the Agnelli family in Juventus, Bayer Pharmaceuticals in Leverkusen, etc.

Don't count on the Bundesliga, the teams in this league will not be sold to foreigners like Ye Qiu, and don't think about La Liga. Putting aside the two membership-based giants, it is difficult for other teams to compete with the two giants, because before you can turn over, you will be directly divided up by others.

The decline of Serie A is a fact, and the business management of Italian teams is very poor. They don't even own the stadiums. It is difficult for such a league to be self-sufficient in team management, so Ye Qiu is not interested. He has always set his sights on the Premier League.

The big cities in the Premier League are nothing more than London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle, but the teams in these cities are not cheap, and the later investment must be considered. Apart from anything else, the financial expenditure of a football club in a season is at least over 100 million. Even if you save money, it will cost tens of millions of euros, right?

"It's not the time yet!" Ye Qiu gently patted his wife's shoulders, turned his head, greedily sniffed her refreshing hair fragrance, felt the warmth transmitted by her forehead against his cheek, and his irritable heart gradually calmed down.

Yes, it's not the time yet. Now, the most important thing for him is to make his own qualifications!

The football circle is actually very strange. You say that it is a developed business, and everyone pursues fame and money. This is true, but the problem is that it is also a very human circle. Many players like to play under the head coach who is familiar with and understands them, and even transfer to follow for this.

If Ye Qiu was an unknown little person, even if he bought a Premier League club, no star would be willing to join him. But if he was a world-class coach, the situation would be completely different. I believe that by then, with his fame and status, he would be able to attract a group of outstanding and potential stars to join, which would save him a lot of trouble and investment.

It can be said that if Chelsea had not invited Ye Qiu this season, Abramovich would not have expected to attract stars including Davis, Cannavaro, Ronaldinho and others to join with a transfer investment of about 150 million euros, because no player is willing to play football just for money, at least these players are not yet that age.

No matter what Ye Qiu said, he had the past glory of Ajax, three years of Ajax first-team resume, a League Cup, two Eredivisie titles, a Champions League semi-final and a Champions League title, and most importantly, the treble in the last year. These are his qualifications, which are there, and everyone has to admit it.

Even so, Ye Qiu was still very clear that Chelsea could not really recruit the top stars. Henry and Shevchenko had refused to come to Chelsea before, but the Ukrainian agreed now. The reason was very simple. Chelsea had a good chance of winning the Champions League this season, and if they continued to invest more next season, they would still be the most popular candidate to win the Champions League.

If there was no Champions League this season, would Shevchenko nod?

"Do you think I'm useless? I can't help you with anything?" Huang Chu asked sadly on Ye Qiu's shoulder.

She couldn't help Ye Qiu's career at all. She couldn't help him coach, and she wasn't good at helping him run his business in the United States. She didn't even care about her own Huangtian Group. Instead, Chen Zhong would call or come to Ye Qiu in person whenever there was something, and she was just a bystander.

Sometimes when Huang Chu thought about it, she felt that Eliza was much more capable than herself. She was in the United States, but she could still manage the brokerage company far away in the UK in an orderly manner. In addition, the operation of Ye Zi Technology in the United States was gradually improving. Some websites were launched one after another and they were also very popular and respected. The company's performance was booming.

She even foolishly thought that if she hadn't met Ye Qiu earlier, maybe Ye Qiu would like Eliza, the big helper, instead of herself?

Ye Qiu guessed his wife's mind. This man must not think that he doesn't need to coax a woman after getting married. That's wrong. A married woman still needs to continue to coax her. It's best if you can coax her for a lifetime.

"Yes, if you don't say it, I still don't know. Think about it carefully. You are really useless and can't help at all!" Ye Qiu deliberately didn't say nice words. He deliberately wanted to tease her and stimulate her.

Huang Chu pouted cutely, "Do you really think so?"

"Of course!" Ye Qiu smiled and nodded, "Don't deny it, I'll calculate what you can do for you?"

Don't say it, Huang Chu really opened his eyes wide to listen to him, with a look of concern.

"Well, your best skill is cooking. I eat your cooking for three meals a day. I can eat your cooking every day when I go home. Well, this is your credit; and you have good massage skills. You massage me every night to activate my muscles and bones. Well, this is another one."

"Also, I think you have good medical skills. You regularly check my body for me. You are worried that I will have a heart disease like Ferguson and Houllier. You seem to worry more about this than I do. This is another one; Oh, by the way, the psychologists we have this season were all introduced by you. They are very capable. This is another one."

"Also..."

Ye Qiu was saying that he didn't have many advantages, but in fact, he spoke fluently without any hindrance, and directly said a lot, which made Huang Chu grumble again, but he was happy in his heart, just blaming this guy for teasing him just now, making him think that he was really useless.

"The most important thing is that you are so beautiful, and I feel very proud to take you out!" Ye Qiu finally pinched Huang Chu's cheeks in an annoying way, just like pinching the pink face of a baby, it hurt so much.

Huang Chu was unwilling to be pinched, and stretched out his hands to pinch Ye Qiu's face, and the two of them competed with each other in strength.

"It hurts, be gentle, I rely on this face to make a living!" Ye Qiu shouted exaggeratedly.

"I'll pinch you to death!" Huang Chu was filled with indignation.

The two of them were fighting and tangling on the long stone chair. Anyway, there were only two of them in the whole villa, and there were no outsiders, let alone being seen. They could do whatever they wanted. In the end, Huang Chu was tightly held in Ye Qiu's arms and was still struggling desperately, but he was finally appointed.

"I tell you, for me, whether I can do it is one thing, but what I want is a wife who can always stand behind me and see her encouraging smile when I turn around. So, never doubt your importance to me, and don't doubt your ability, understand?"

Huang Chu was completely moved by his coaxing, and was as obedient as a little lamb, letting him slaughter him.

On May 15, the 38th round of the Premier League was played and Chelsea ended the league.

On the evening of May 26, the Champions League final was held at the Schalke Stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

There are 11 days between these two games, so Ye Qiu has plenty of time to prepare for this important final. However, Ye Qiu did not give the team too much time off. Instead, he took a day off on the morning of the 16th and resumed training in the afternoon.

It is not difficult to see from the training that Ye Qiu's entire training schedule is arranged around the Champions League final 10 days later.

Chelsea's 11 days of preparation time seems to be ample, but Porto is more ample than Chelsea in this regard, because Mourinho's team has finished 34 rounds of the Portuguese Super League since May 5th. They have 21 days to prepare for this game. It can be predicted that the Portuguese will definitely make targeted arrangements for this game.

Mourinho is a very difficult opponent. Even though Chelsea poached Deco this season, Mourinho introduced Cardoso Mendes Thiago from Benfica. This offensive and defensive midfielder, together with Maniche, Costinha and Mendes, formed Porto's defensive midfield.

But don't think that Mourinho's lineup has no counterattack. Although Porto's tactics this season tend to be defensive, even in the Portuguese Super League, the offensive ability is not obvious. In 34 rounds of the Portuguese Super League, only 53 goals were scored, which can be said to be very few, but the defense is very solid, with only 17 goals conceded, an average of 0.5 goals per game, which is indeed very good.

Ye Qiu can be sure that Mourinho will not easily change his tactical style of play, that is, defense is still the main theme of Porto in the final, because there is a huge gap between Porto and Chelsea in strength. If Mourinho blindly chooses to press out, it will undoubtedly hit Ye Qiu's heart.

Of course, he also knows that Mourinho can't just defend, because for a team like Chelsea that has superb ability to press in the frontcourt and control the game throughout the game, passivity means death, it's just the difference between dying early and late.

Therefore, Ye Qiu kept instilling various changes that might occur in the game to the players during training, such as Porto seizing the initiative after the opening. You know, seizing the initiative does not mean that you must attack, but you can also achieve your strategic goals by disrupting Chelsea's rhythm and control.

Of course, there may be more extreme scenes, that is, Porto will set up an iron bucket formation and defend to the end, but this possibility is not very high, because Chelsea's main center forward in this game is the tall and mighty Drogba. The Ivorian has superior dominance in the penalty area, which the Portuguese will definitely be afraid of.

This season, Porto's ace central defender is Carvalho, and the other partner is adjusted between Angolan central defenders Pedro Emmanuel and Jorge Costa. Among them, Emmanuel is only 1.8 meters tall, which can be dealt with in the Portuguese Super League, but to deal with Drogba, partner Carvalho seems too thin.

Ye Qiu is sure that Mourinho's main central defenders must be Carvalho and Jorge Costa, and he will definitely target Chelsea's Drogba, while limiting Ronaldinho and Lampard's back-up.

In this way, Porto has few options, and it is necessary to tighten the three lines. Otherwise, Ronaldinho and Lampard will be given room to play, and with Deco's dispatch, Mourinho will not be able to defend even if he is outstanding.

Sometimes, the head coach must be bold and careful when arranging the tactics of a football game.

Looking at those head coaches who do not have the appearance of champions, such as Ranieri and Cooper, they all have a very obvious common point, that is, they are not bold enough. When encountering problems, they think about being cautious, thinking about being safe, and thinking about how to control the opponent firmly.

But this is impossible on the football field. No team can completely control the opponent.

So, in many cases, the more cautious you are, the more likely it is to backfire, especially when you have a certain advantage.

The so-called advantage, in Ye Qiu's view, is that you have a greater ability to take risks, so the advantage will only play a role in taking risks. If you don't dare to take risks, what's the use of any advantage?