Chapter 487
On July 7, according to mother Zhang Yuxiu, the Chinese lunar calendar called this day Xiaoshu.
But in the UK, it was raining and it was quite heavy.
Originally, there was no need to take the expressway from Totreitch to Theobord, but in order to test the performance of the newly acquired BMW XU, Ye Qiu took a detour to the Ringcheng Expressway and trampled it hard. Anyway, it doesn’t cost money, and if it breaks, they have to repair it. Why not do it?
This is the first batch of new cars sent to the Theobord training base after BMW signed the contract. Among them, they were delivered to Tottenham Hotspur for welcome and reception, including BMW's top-end 7 Series and 5 Series, both. After all, it was used by BMW for publicity, and the team's buses have all become BMW.
Not only that, Peter Kenyon, Ron Gurley, and several well-known coaches from the first team have received a BMW, and each person has chosen a different model.
There are also first-team players who use cars. Next, the team will go to BMW to test and select cars at the London Corporation. Each player can choose a BMW according to their own wishes, and they are all given away for free, but the price is that those who appear in Theobord and White Hart Lane are the only ones that will appear in the future.
When BMW signed a contract with Tottenham Hotspur, they asked Ye Qiu for his opinion, and later gave him the latest luxury top-end BMW XU, which is a model that will not be mass-produced until the end of the year. It is simply not available on the market. It is known as an all-round coupe. The driving control experience is indeed first-class and very comfortable.
After running around the city highway at a speed, Ye Qiu arrived in Theoborde with great pleasure.
When the security guard saw Ye Qiu, he said hello and immediately opened the door. After passing by, Ye Qiu noticed that many reporters gathered in the reception room on the first floor of the News Building. Many people kept taking photos after seeing him driving in.
Tottenham Hotspur is different now than before. Tottenham Hotspur is the king of the Champions League, so even if it was just a training day at the beginning of the season, it attracted more than 100 reporters. I believe many of them are not from the UK, but from all over the world, because a week ago, Tottenham Hotspur announced that the training camp will be open to the public on the first day.
The reputation of Theobord training base has spread all over the world in the past two years. At present, except for the youth team's special stadium has not been completely completed, the rest of the facilities have been completed and put into use. Therefore, the first day of the new season training丨 is open to the public, which is equivalent to a free tour for the media.
Tottenham Hotspur has also arranged a lot of programs today, such as participating in a BMW car gift event. At the same time, David Silva will be announced in Theoborde in the morning, which will attract many Tottenham Hotspur fans. I heard that there will be a groundbreaking ceremony in Stratford in the afternoon.
The itinerary for the whole day is densely arranged, so many journalists from all over the world come to Theoborde early, but opening does not mean free activities. After they arrive in Theoborde, the club staff will receive them and then take them to follow the overall process.
"Head" When Ye Qiu got out of the car, he happened to see the smiling Messi greeted Ye Qiu.
The boy stared at Ye Qiu's car with a scammer, feeling ill-hearted.
Sure enough, soon Messi walked over with an umbrella, "Hey, I heard we are going to choose a car. Can I choose your model?"
"You?" Ye Qiu was so happy when he heard this, "I said, can you see the front when you take this car?"
Messi was stunned and didn't react for a moment, but Fabregas, Van Persie and others next to him were almost laughing. This was like a ginseng rooster, which was too unreasonable.
If Messi was not stupid, he quickly reacted and laughed happily. He was already used to Ye Qiu's usual ginseng rooster-like jokes. Don't they often tease and ridicule him like this?
"I mean, I don't like other BMW cars very much, I think your XU is good."
Ye Qiu smiled after hearing this, "I asked them to ask for you, as it should be promoted in advance."
Messi was immediately happy, but soon, Fabregas also called for a XU, Alves also called for a XU, and several XUs were added immediately. Ye Qiu didn't know if BMW could make so many, but it should be fine, it had nothing to do with him anyway.
"It is also very hard for our colleagues in the marketing department to attract sponsorships. Everyone is relieved. The sponsorships brought by the team and everyone attending events will benefit from them. We will not forget them. So I hope everyone can understand that sponsorships are not something the club wants to use you, but a win-win situation for everyone, so I hope everyone can consciously abide by those sponsorship terms."
Ye Qiu said this sincerely, and the players also understood it.
Not long ago, Audi had just made a fuss about the incident that it wanted to sue Manchester United because Manchester United got Audi's car free, but the players didn't like to drive Audi, and they still drove their own car, and then gave Audi to their family, and some even gave it to others. This made Audi very dissatisfied because they failed to achieve the publicity effect they wanted.
The players also know that when the club attracts sponsorship, they will definitely not be able to do whatever they want as before. But there is a saying among the Chinese: "When a boat, you love to run on a boat. They and Tottenham Hotspur are people on the same boat. They all hope that this boat can run faster so that they can perform better regardless of whether they renew their contracts or the stadium.
"We understand, head," the players all replied with a smile.
After all, Tottenham Hotspur has benefited them in the past two years and their publicity and business operations.
Ye Qiu smiled, waved his hand, and everyone returned to the locker room.
Before arriving in Theoborde, they can wear the clothes they like to wear as they please, but when they arrive in Theoborde, they must immediately change the Tottenham Hotspur training. In addition to Tottenham Hotspur’s team logo and Adidas logo, there are also Qatar Airways advertisements.
This is provided by Tottenham Hotspur, and this year's Tottenham Hotspur jersey style has also been redesigned, basically maintaining the team's traditional white clothes and black pants color. After all, this color is very popular and is a popular color that anyone will like, and it also brings a good start to the team.
But if you look closely, it is not difficult to find that the style of the jersey is designed to look better, and Tottenham Hotspur’s team logo has been improved again, making it more dynamic overall. Although the team won the Champions League, it did not add a star to the team logo, because that is the practice of mainland Europe and is relatively rare in England.
After all, if they all want to be on the stars, then Manchester United and Liverpool and other teams will have to fill their jerseys.
However, there are also teams who are starring, such as Manchester City has three stars, while Aston Villa has one star in 2007 to commemorate the team's UEFA Champions League in 2019, and there are basically no other teams.
When the players returned to the locker room, Ye Qiu also went upstairs to change coaching training. This was also a set of coaching training specially designed by Adidas for them. It also advertised for Qatar Airways, but it did not affect the viewing and comfort of the training.
After going downstairs again, Ye Qiu went straight to the indoor training ground. At this time, the players were already amazed at the team's big moves in the indoor training ground, and at the same time, they were also lamenting the advancedness of this indoor training ground.
This is an indoor training ground larger than a standard football field. There are some equipment rooms or lounges on both sides. At the same time, there are some seats on the sidelines. The entire training ground is full of monitoring, which can capture every subtle movement of players training on the field at any time.
The roof is transparent, and even on cloudy days, it will not affect the light in the room. However, the lights are still turned on. When you look up, you can see rain flowing along the roof to both sides. There is a very complete drainage system around you, so you don’t have to worry about the drainage of the venue. Even the geothermal and exhaust systems of the entire indoor training ground are very advanced.
If the geothermal heat is turned on in rainy and snowy weather, the air will become very humid and depressing, making the players uncomfortable. Therefore, the ventilation system is also very important for indoor training grounds. Tottenham Hotspur has taken this into consideration and invested in creating an exhaust system for this purpose, which is not available in other indoor football fields, and there are even many that do not have geothermal heat at all.
"The old rules, the morning training class is restorative training. Everyone reports to the research center and then comes back to warm up. Everyone should know the rules and go to the self-consciously. "When Ye Qiu walked in, he looked at the time and arranged the morning training task.
Training! It was always easier the past few days, so Ye Qiu didn't mind being open to the media at all.
When the players returned from the physical examination in the research center, the staff of the training base also took the reporters who had been wandering around the base into the indoor training ground, which immediately caused an uproar among the reporters.
From the outside, this indoor training ground is a work of art, but when you walk inside, you will find it will surely surprise you.
This is not just light, but also because of the entire circular arc inside, the transparent covering film, the bright but not dazzling light, and the comfortable air quality, you have to admire Tottenham Hotspur’s investment in this area.
If someone had suspected that Tottenham Hotspur’s Theobord training base cost more than 80 million, or even rumored to exceed 100 million, then just enter here and take a look at so many advanced equipment and so much modern hardware, it will make you find that it is indeed worth so much.
Along the way from Theobord training base, the new school building of St. Mary's Public School has started construction. It was originally a quiet grove. Now it has the Theobord training base of Tottenham Hotspur and the entry of St. Mary's Public School. It is really a complete book sports. It is a great place.
"Mr. Ye Qiu" Sheen Ingel from the Guardian seemed to have noticed something, and he took a glimpse of the opportunity and walked over.
"Hello, Mr. Ingel" Ye Qiu greeted him with a smile.
This young man is a talented man, and he will be brilliant if he gives some sunshine. He is now a well-known reporter in the Guardian. And most importantly, he is a loyal fan of Tottenham Hotspur. Although he will also criticize the team and give some pertinent opinions, overall, he has a strong kindness to Tottenham Hotspur.
"Why does it seem like there are fewer people?" asked Sheen Ingle.
Ye Qiu's head side, "Small man? No, Frank Ribery is in the research center, you should have met before."
Sheen Ingel raised his eyebrows. He knew this Chinese quite well. He was deliberately pretending to be stupid, so he laughed, "You know who I am talking about, right?"
Ye Qiu also smiled and nodded, "Maybe, Sheen, you can meet them in Carrington."
Carrington, Manchester United, or Manchester City?
Sheen Ingle's reaction was indeed fast enough, and he immediately realized that Ye Qiu was suggesting, and it was a very obvious hint. However, Carrington, Manchester has training bases for two football clubs, one is Manchester City and the other is Manchester United. The two deadly enemies are separated by a wall. I heard that they often kicked balls around and made fun of each other.
But soon, Sheean Ingle realized that it must be Manchester City.
This Manchester team, which has just been acquired by the Abu Dhabi consortium from the UAE, is rich and powerful. In order to strengthen the team's strength, it has invested more than 50 million euros in order to strengthen the team's strength, but it is said that it is still not satisfied. I heard that it is preparing to make a few big moves.
Could it be them?
Sheen Ingle immediately realized that this was the news leaked by Ye Qiu on purpose, so he nodded and stepped back at Ye Qiu thankfully, but he did not tell others, but took out his second-generation Zeus mobile phone and secretly asked his colleagues in Manchester to pay attention to Manchester City when others were not paying attention.
According to his estimate, it shouldn't be in Carrington. Both sides may still be talking about personal treatment, so it may be in one of the places in Manchester or in London, but this is definitely a shocking news.
But looking at Ye Qiu again, he seemed to be in a good mood, and he was not disappointed at all because the player was poached. Judging from his reaction, the price given by Manchester City must satisfy him and will not affect the team.
"Tomorrow's front page headlines are available," Sheehn Ingle laughed.
He is now increasingly admiring Ye Qiu, because he himself rose up with the help of Ye Qiu. In the past six months, Ye Qiu and Tottenham have been giving him some private information and information, which has made him increasingly valued within the Guardian and gradually become a well-known reporter within the Guardian.
Ye Qiu noticed that Sheen Ingel was sending text messages, and he also smiled. Tottenham and Tottenham Hotspur and Ye Qiu had many partners, but some were not like this, and some were purely personal relationships. For example, Ye Qiu had a good relationship with Martin Samuel of the Times, and there were also Jonathan Wilson, a very famous European tactical analysis writer, who is the pillar columnist of the Guardian, and once wrote about football tactical epic works such as ‖Transfer of the Pyramid].
Among them, Jonathan Wilson is a tactical analyst for Tottenham Hotspur. In the past Champions League final, he wrote five columns for five consecutive days, all of which were conducting tactical analysis, which was easy to understand and allowed some interested fans to read. It was popular with a lot of people because he himself had quite solid tactical knowledge.
Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspurs are not to be said to be mutual use. In fact, Ye Qiu welcomes their supervision and spurs, and he even welcomes these people to criticize Tottenham Hotspur and point out the team's shortcomings, so whether it is Jonathan Wilson, Martin Samuel, or even Sheean Ingel, they often criticize Tottenham Hotspur.
But these criticisms are all good-intentioned criticism, not random abuse.
In the morning, the team's first training class in the new season attracted hundreds of fans to the scene, mainly because Tottenham Hotspur limited the number of fans present. After all, the indoor training ground cannot accommodate so many people, which will definitely affect the team's training.
Then Tottenham Hotspur signed a contract with David Silva in the press conference room of the news building, under the witness of all the reporters and fans who came to the scene. David Silva will play for Tottenham Hotspur in the next five years.
At the same time, Ye Qiu also announced that the team has reached a consensus on renewal with many players such as Van Persie, Messi, Fabregas, Alves, Cech, etc., and the signing of a new contract will be completed in a short period of time.
Regarding Ribery's injury, Ye Qiu said that he was still waiting and watching. The specific situation will have to be waited until mid-August to undergo another surgery and remove the steel nails before he can know it. But he believed that Ribery would be able to return to the court soon.
After selling Ashavin, Ribery was seriously injured and missed for a long time. Will Tottenham Hotspur's frontcourt offense be affected? Also, with Tottenham Hotspur selling several players this season, the overall strength will decline, which is the question of many reporters present.
Ye Qiu also answered this one by one, saying that Tottenham Hotspur will not be affected by the departure of players in local positions, the team's overall strength has not been weakened, and the goal of the new season will still be to launch an impact on the league championship, but the team once again hopes to continue to win in the Champions League.
"Winning the Champions League last season was like a dream for us. My players and I are very much looking forward to having another chance to stand at the top of Europe. I hope to win the cup again in the new season."
As for the Premier League champion, Ye Qiu also said that he and Tottenham Hotspur are bound to win.
"Actually, we almost won the Premier League championship last season, but in the end we passed by it. We carefully analyzed the reasons and summarized the experiences and lessons learned from the past two seasons丨I firmly believe that the regrets of the past two seasons will bring more help to our new season."
At the same time, Ye Qiu also announced that at noon today, the team will go to BMW's London headquarters to attend the car gift ceremony and will go to Stratford in the afternoon to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the five-star hotel. All reporters are welcome to attend the venue.
Faced with Tottenham Hotspur’s big moves one after another, all the reporters present were surprised and full of admiration.
If we look at the team's management and operation alone, Ye Qiu's team is indeed quite outstanding.
However, the football club has to rely on their results to speak. I don’t know whether Tottenham Hotspur can continue the glory of last season. Otherwise, no matter how good the off-court operation is, it will be useless.
Chapter completed!