"Hello Martin, welcome to Siegwell Training Base"

On this day, Ye Qiu received Martin Samuel, a well-known Times journalist from the city of London, at Siegwell's training base in the west of Enfield, who was an old friend of Ye Qiu during his time at Chelsea, so this time he left the first interview of the new season to Martin Samuel.

This is an unwritten tacit understanding of the Premier League, before the new season, the head coach will be interviewed by the media, a round of expectations for the new season, but also for the team to cheer for the drums, especially some small and medium-sized teams, but also hope to use this way to call on more fans to come to the scene to watch the game, and Lao Chen is shouting for a monthly ticket is almost the same reason.

"It's my first time at Siegwell" Martin Samuel was a little incredulous, not to say how bad it was, or outrageous, the venue, the indoor stadium, the training building, there should be, but it gave people a feeling that it didn't fit in with the Premier League team, or even the Championship team.

"You know, I read your column in the Times before, I said that I spent nearly 100 million yuan to build a training base, and I wanted to invite you to come here for a walk" Ye Qiu smiled and said the reason why he wanted to arrange the location of the interview here.

Martin Samuel smiled when he heard this, and when he looked around, he really noticed that Siegwell's training base was very rudimentary

If you compare it to Chelsea's Harrington training ground, Ziegwell's only victory was the indoor training ground covered with plastic film, but any other one is a complete defeat, which is definitely not the training ground that a Premier League team should have, because all the rest conditions, including the players, are too rudimentary.

"Although, I now agree with you building a new training base, I still reserve my opinion, spending so much money, it's too wasteful" Martin Samuel also smiled and continued to insist on his opinion.

Ye Qiu smiled, "Do you know the Dao?" I've been thinking about the question for a long time, what exactly is the core asset of a football club? Yes, I don't deny that it is the signboard of the club itself, but it is the players who maintain this signboard, and it is the players who fight the football field game after game. ”

"All football clubs, including the giants, have a long history and glorious tradition, and they are all built by the blood and sweat of their players, so I thought, why can't all football clubs treat their players better?"

Ye Qiu smiled, "I have seen the headquarters of many large companies in the United States, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and, of course, the headquarters of our Ye Technology" When he said this, Ye Qiu smiled, everyone knows that Ye Technology is now a well-known large company in the United States and the world, and is currently preparing to create an industrial park in Silicon Valley.

"If you think of a football club as a company, it is actually a company, then the players are the backbone of the company to create value, and all companies will not treat their own bones to the elite, and will try their best to give these elites the best working environment, the best treatment, the best living environment, so that they can work with peace of mind."

When he said this, Martin Samuel somewhat understood what Ye Qiu wanted to say.

"So, I'm going to build the Theobald training base, I'm going to provide the best for my players in the training base, our dormitories will be completely in accordance with the standards of a five-star hotel, our restaurant will hire the best chefs, the most professional nutrition experts to take care of the players' diet, and we will also provide the best services to the players, not only in the training base, but also outside the training base, including the life of the players, as long as they are in need, we will give the greatest help."

"I think I kind of understand" Martin Samuel nodded after listening, this is indeed a place that many clubs, if not almost all clubs, have not paid attention to, "although I still think you spend too much money on the training base, but I take back my previous opinion"

The last sentence made Ye Qiu laugh, in fact, he admired Martin Samuel because the latter was an independent writer, he had his own professional and independent position, don't look at him has always had a good attitude towards Ye Qiu, but in fact, he scolded Ye Qiu a lot.

Of course, Martin Samuel's scolding is not an insult, not a casual and baseless scolding, but a direct point out what I am calling you for.

'I watched all six of Tottenham's warm-up games this summer and I saw that this team is getting better and better, especially the attacking football that this team has shown is very different from when you were at Chelsea, it's a bit like going back to the Ajax era. Martin Samuel spoke out.

Ye Qiu nodded, "I once said this to my assistant, Mauro Tasotti, I don't think there has been any improvement in my two years at Chelsea, I am talking about the kind of improvement at the tactical level as a manager, Mauro said to me, he said partly because of the pressure on the results, and partly because the overall strength of the players is too strong. ”

Martin Samuel understands what Ye Qiu meant, the pressure of results will make people give up some of the more risky approaches, and the strength of the players will make the manager have to make compromises at the tactical level, because the overall combat effectiveness of the team is the most important.

"I don't think I'm improving, I've improved a lot, but I haven't had a chance to show a lot of things, and during the year I took a break, I was always sorting out and thinking about how my future football path should go, I slowly sorted it out from front to back, and then I decided that I wanted to build a team that belonged to my ideals."

"The passion of the Premier League, the Italian defence, the delicacy of Spain and the totality of Germany?" Martin Samuel asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu smiled and nodded, this is indeed what he has said in the past, the most ideal team in his mind, and after getting Mauro Tasotti to join, he really finds that he has hope to achieve such a goal

"Actually, I'm sure there will be a lot of fans all the time, not even fans, but just your fans will think it's strange, why have you reached such heights now, but you still want to buy a team and coach the team yourself?" Martin Samuel asked a question that had been common to the whole world for a long time.

"Is it high?" Ye Qiu smiled and shook his head, "It's just to make some money"

"Really, I'm not deliberately humble or whatever, I think that's all I do, I've been back to my country and my hometown, I've been to many, many different places, I've met a lot of people who like Zeus's phone, they know me, they recognize me, but that's all, they've lived their lives the same way they've passed."

"Sometimes I keep thinking, are celebrities really that high? They're just human beings, they have to live, they make mistakes, they have the same pursuits, and I've always felt that there are a lot of celebrities who always feel good about themselves, who feel that they can control or influence others, and they can change a lot of things, but in fact, you really don't have that much influence, because you're just famous. ”

"You mean you never considered yourself a celebrity?" Martin Samuel asked.

"No, I think of myself as a celebrity, so every time I do something and say a word, I will think about the consequences" Ye Qiu shook his head, "But I never think of myself as a special person who can control, influence, and involve others at will, you know that there are many people who scold me, but I never call on the people who support me to scold him, because it doesn't mean anything to me." ”

"But you can't deny that there are a lot of people who really admire and support you," Martin Samuel said

"So, I always feel that I should be responsible for this, but I also believe that it is just a process on their life path, and when they mature in the future, have a family, a job and a goal to strive for, then what am I in their eyes? It's just a talking point."

Martin Samuel laughed when he heard this, "It's rare to hear a celebrity say that about himself, but this kind of thinking is very sensible. ”

"I think I'm lazy," Ye Qiu replied with a smile, "Because those who like to influence and involve others have a sense of savior in their hearts, and that's too hard, because they have to fight side by side with Batman anytime and anywhere, and I don't have to, I don't have to be responsible for it."

This sentence was purely a joke, so Martin Samuel laughed and listened to it.

"You haven't said what you're going to do to coach yet," reminds Martin Samuel.

"Personal pursuit" Ye Qiu nodded, "I remember that Ferguson once said that when he just left, he felt that he had put down a big stone, and the whole person felt relaxed, but one month is like this, two months is like this, and after three months, you will feel uncomfortable, as if there is something important missing in your life." ”

As soon as Ye Qiu finished speaking, Martin Samuel laughed loudly, "I heard Ferguson say the same thing, so he refused to retire."

"Yes, you just can't let go, you still have pursuits and ideas in your heart, you can't let go"

"So this time when you come back to coach, do you set a goal for yourself?" Martin Samuel asked, "Or is it just a purely personal pursuit, and you can do whatever you want?" ”

"Of course not, the goal is definitely there, it's not fun without the goal, I want to make Tottenham Hotspur the best team in the Premier League and Europe, I want to make it a big club." Ye Qiu didn't hide his thoughts in the slightest.

After Martin Samuel heard this, he frowned, "But there are indeed many people who think that you can build another giant club by giving money and time, that is purely a big sentence, because it has been proven that Chelsea is not a giant even now, at least, no one in the mainstream of Europe recognizes him"

Ye Qiu thought for a while, shook his head and said: "It should take a little time, you know, the memory of football is very short, in this period of Chelsea's glory, the topic of discussion among fans in Europe and the whole world must be Chelsea, so you say that they are not giants, it is only because they have not been recognized by the original giants, but the fans have already admitted it." ”

"There should be a lot of media fueling this, the word "giant" is overused," Martin Samuel thinks.

"Yes, but you can't deny that in the last three years, there are a lot of fans who have memories that belong to Chelsea, and in the minds of these fans, Chelsea is a giant, a giant that belongs to them, and no one else can change it if they admit it or not."

'Of course, I have to say that Chelsea are not doing very well in many areas, they could have done better, they could have conquered more fans, they could have contributed more on the pitch, between teams, in the younger generation of fans, in charity and even in society as a whole, but they did very poorly in these areas, which is a big reason why they have not been recognized by the mainstream.

Martin Samuel smiled after hearing this, "It seems that you really have a long-term and perfect plan for the team, so can you reveal that in your plan, Tottenham Hotspur can win the Premier League in a few years?" ”

Ye Qiu thought for a while, "Three years"

"It's too long, isn't it? You know, you won the double in your first year in charge of Chelsea" Martin Samuel expressed his dissatisfaction with Ye Qiu's fans, feeling that three years was too long.

'Chelsea went too fast, too big, and there were many, many problems, and no one can erase Mr. Ranieri's previous coaching and contribution to Chelsea, without Ranieri there would be no Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspur has been more turbulent in the last few years, which was a little better last season.

Martin Samuel accepted the explanation: 'I found that you gave three years, but in fact you always exceeded expectations, for example, when you were in charge of Chelsea, no one could have imagined that you would win the double. ”

"This kind of thing can't be calculated, I don't have a bottom in my heart, I can't play a game, I can't say I want to win the championship now, but after the season, I can't win the championship, the fans keep scolding me, saying that I brag, boasting about Haikou or something, right?"

Martin Samuel laughed, "Another question, recently, some fans in Tottenham have been opposing your application with the city government to jointly build the London Olympic Stadium, they think that you should build it in Tottenham, what do you think about this?" ”

Ye Qiu thought about it, this problem is indeed tricky, of course, it is not a big problem, but some Tottenham Hotspur fans have applied to the district council, hoping that the district council can stop Tottenham Hotspur's idea.

"I think we have to look at it this way, it's like this Siegwell training base, it's very small and simple, and the important thing is that the surrounding land doesn't belong to us, and it is impossible to buy it, and even if it is, it must be very expensive, so the question is, we have to build a new training base, what should we do?"

"Build, in order to have development, there is a future, if you don't build you have been guarding this dilapidated training base, watching your competitors surpass you one after another, and you realize that you are constantly being pulled away, what do you do?"

"Arsenal have to build new stadiums and new training bases, because they know very well that this is the future of a team, and they built it, we don't build it, we can't see it now, in two or three years, in a few years, you will find that they are constantly pulling away their lead, and we can't catch up."

"In the same way, Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart Lane stadium is surrounded by dense residential areas with a sports club stadium behind it, and if you want to build a new stadium here, it's very involved and very expensive, and we have to take that into account."

When he said this, Ye Qiu didn't continue to say anything, but adopted a pacification strategy.

"I can understand some of the thoughts of the Tottenham fans who have feelings for the club and want the team to stay in Tottenham, but I can promise that even if we do move to the City of London in the future, we will never forget Tottenham, and I am confident that all the fans who support and love Tottenham Hotspur do not want the club to miss out on such an opportunity."

In fact, Tottenham Hotspur's fans are more divided about Tottenham Hotspur's preparation to cooperate with the London City Council, leaving aside many fans who have left Tottenham and are almost all in agreement, even local fans in Tottenham are for and against it.

Supporters believe that the team will get better development opportunities and a broader development platform when it goes south, which is of great benefit to the team, and the management's decision is definitely wise and should be supported.

Opponents argue that the management only thinks about the development of the club and ignores the feelings of the fans, and for those of them who live in Tottenham, once Tottenham goes south, they will inevitably feel lost in their hearts and it will be inconvenient to watch the game in the future, so they oppose it and want the community to stop it.

Ye Qiu and Eliza did not dare to underestimate these opponents at all, because in many cases, opponents can exert great influence, so the club has taken pacification measures.

Not only that, in order to appease the Tottenham District Government, Ye Qiu also decided to donate a part of the money every year in the name of Tottenham Hotspur to support community policing and environmental governance issues, and also decided to cooperate with various fan organizations to support and help some fan families in need, and also established public welfare undertakings such as the Tottenham Hotspur Scholarship Fund.

Ye Qiu did this partly to appease the fans, and at the same time to run the core fan organization of Tottenham Hotspur, but also to strengthen the club's image construction and enhance the club's soft power.

According to Eliza and the marketing department, although a lot of money is spent on these projects, in reality, the club will be able to get more and bigger returns from other aspects such as sponsors.

Not to mention, as long as Tottenham Hotspur can get the ownership of the London Olympic Stadium and the surrounding land after the Olympics, this piece of income is enough to ⊥ Tottenham Hotspur to make a lot of money

So, a lot of times a lot of things can be a win-win situation, it just depends on whether your methods and methods of operation are appropriate and appropriate.

As Ye Qiu kept saying during his time at Chelsea, the royal road is the foundation of a sustainable dynasty, and domineering can only be dominant for a while, so Tottenham Hotspur must take the royal route, even if it is only the royal road in terms of appearance and words.