The third round of the European Cup group stage is a life-and-death battle for France and Italy.

France team tied and lost in the first two rounds of the group stage, tied Romania 00, and lost to the Netherlands 4, while Italy also tied and lost to the Netherlands 03, and tied Romania 1.

Therefore, for the third round of group stage, France and Italy can be said to be a life-and-death duel. In addition to winning, it also depends on the face of the Netherlands and Romania. Therefore, both sides have the belief of winning in this game.

As the head football coach, Ye Qiu did not chase after watching all the games, which was a bit unbearable. He went more with the mood of travel, wherever he saw, and wherever he played, just regarded it as relaxing and leaving the children to his parents for care, so he could also enjoy the world of two with his wife.

So in the third round of the group stage, he sat in the stands at the Leziglund Stadium in Zurich, waiting for the start of the game, and looking forward to Ribery's outbreak, because when visiting the set before the game, Ribery told him that he was affected by injuries in the first two rounds and did not show any form, but after adjustment, he felt that he was in good condition in the third round.

Ribery's injury was left in the Champions League final, so he played with injuries in the first two rounds of the European Cup, so his performance was not very ideal, and he was full of anger and had to be more than one game in the third round.

This round has attracted a lot of FIFA tycoons to attend because it is located in Zurich, which is headquartered in FIFA.

At the beginning of the game, Ribery played very actively. Although it was raining, less than 30 seconds after the opening, he scored a long shot with his left foot in front of the goal, but was blocked by Zanbrotta and then Ribery became the source of offense for the French national team and played very well after the opening.

Not only on the offense, but on the defensive end, Ribery also performed very hard and actively returned to defense. His efforts finally paid off in the 19th minute. After a clever heel crossed the penalty area, he broke into the penalty area and formed a single shot. Ribery easily pushed the ball and broke through the goal guarded by Buffon.

The French team's first record made all French fans feel relieved.

Before the game, Ye Qiu met UEFA President Platini and FIFA President Blatt. The couple were invited to the rostrum by them. After seeing Ribery's outstanding performance, Platini also joked with Ye Qiu, saying that the goal would have to be at least 10 million euros.

Ye Qiu smiled and did not answer, but was answering in his heart that no matter how much money Real Madrid had, he would not be ready to sell it unless Ribery wanted to leave himself. However, from his conversation with Ribery last night, he felt that Ribery had at least not left Tottenham Hotspur's idea for the end of the year because he wanted to compete for the World Footballer at the end of the year.

Although the first half of the year and the European Cup are very important, the performance in the second half of the year is equally important. Ye Qiu also revealed that if you stay at Tottenham Hotspur, the team will continue to adopt the offensive style of last season. With the addition of David Silva, the team's ability to create opportunities will become stronger and stronger, and Ribery will have more and more scoring opportunities.

So, Ye Qiu is sure that Ribery won't leave

As the game progressed, Ribery became more and more active, especially in the frontcourt, where almost one person led the entire frontcourt attack of the French national team, but because of this, he was gradually violated by his opponent.

In the first minute, after half an hour of world-class performance, Ribery fell on the court after a confrontation with Zanbrotta. At this time, Ye Qiu thought it was just a very ordinary confrontation and fell to the ground.

But soon, I saw Italy kicking the ball out of the box. The referee called the team doctor to enter the court. Ribery held his left leg on the court, looking in pain, and obviously was seriously injured.

"It won't be a problem, right?" Platini also looked concerned. He was also a Frenchman.

Ye Qiu was also a little nervous and shook his head. Ribery's left foot was injured.

"Take me to see it." Huang Chu gently pulled Ye Qiu's hand.

Ye Qiu nodded, said to Platini and others, then walked out of the chairman's stands and took the elevator to the locker room passage. At this time, he saw the staff of the French national team carrying Ribery into the player passage on a stretcher.

"Don't move, let me see." Huang Chu walked over.

Ye Qiu blocked the team doctor, "My wife is a professional doctor. She has seen Frank before, and she understands the situation."

"Mr. Ye Qiu" the team doctor of the French national team seemed a little regretful, "I can be sure that it must not be a fracture, but initially suspected that it was a torn ligament of the left ankle. It must be diagnosed as soon as possible and the surgery will be performed."

When Ye Qiu heard this, he wanted to curse. Ligaments are the most troublesome one of the players' sports injuries. Their troubles may be second only to the damn knee meniscus, because it will be very troublesome once the surgery is performed, and it will be a long-term recovery process. Even if no other problems occur, it will take at least a few months.

Ribery on the stretcher also had a lot of news about sports injuries. When he heard that he suspected that it was a torn ligament, he was stunned, because it almost meant that even if the surgery was successful and his recovery was smooth, he had to wait until September or even October to return.

"How is it?" Ye Qiu asked his wife.

Huang Chu looked at Ye Qiu, then looked at Ribery, nodded, "It should be, but I'll test it again."

"Then send it back to London immediately and to Wellington Hospital"

Ye Qiu said that the French national team did not obstruct this aspect, but instead helped to contact the nearest flight to London. The group arrived in London early the next morning and was directly sent to the hospital by an ambulance from Wellington Hospital. After that, there were a series of tests.

The final conclusion was similar to Huang Chu's previous preliminary guess, with the left ankle ligament torn.

What's even more unfortunate is that with Ribery's fate, the performance of the French national team declined sharply, Italy scored two goals in a row, completed a reversal, was eliminated from the European Cup, and stopped in the group stage.

The next morning, several Tottenham Hotspur executives, including Peter Kenyon, arrived at Wellington Hospital, and Peter Brandt also returned to London from the holiday that afternoon to join the formulation of a treatment plan for Ribery.

Finally, that night, Ribery underwent ligament repair surgery at Wellington Hospital and implanted a steel nail. According to the plan, the steel nail will be removed after two months of the operation. It may take a recovery period of at least 60 days before returning to the training ground, and then a lot of restorative training will be carried out.

Ye Qiu didn't sleep all night last night and took Ribery back to London. He didn't go home to sleep until almost noon. He slept until after eight o'clock in the evening. Huang Chu went to bed earlier than him and got up earlier than him.

When Ye Qiu finished washing and leaving the room, he happened to see her calling Ribery's wife Vahiba. The two families were getting close to each other, and she had a good relationship with Vahiba. Peter Kenyon, Ron Gurley, Mauro Tasotti, Roland Shepars and others gathered in Ye Qiu's living room to discuss.

"Has Frank performed the surgery?" Ye Qiu asked the first sentence after going downstairs in a pajamas.

"Well, the operation went smoothly," Peter Kenion replied, "but he certainly couldn't catch up with the early season games."

Ye Qiu was already mentally prepared for this and scolded angrily, and then thought that this did not have a big impact on Tottenham Hotspur, because there was also Ashawen, the Russian played on the wing, and the effect was still OK, or Gareth Bale, the speed player played on the left winger.

"We were just discussing the offer for Barcelona to Mascherano. What do you think?" Roland asked.

It is said that this is a deal that Guardiola has chosen because he hopes that Mascherano can become the support of Barcelona's midfielder. After introducing Deco, Barcelona will continue to target the frontcourt offensive players. At least in Guardiola's eyes, Geleb cannot fill the vacancy after Ronaldinho left.

"The players have obviously been told, after all, that's Barcelona, ​​and they have offered high salaries that we can't give, so" Ron Gurley's attitude is actually very clear.

Faced with the temptation of high salaries and the temptation of wealthy teams, Mascherano is not moved, so that would be a bit fake.

Ye Qiu thought about it and said that the so-called forced melon is not sweet, and if Mascherano is forcibly kept, Tottenham Hotspur will have to pay more, which may break the current team's salary structure. Overall, it is a bit of a loss.

Ye Qiu wants to poach David Silva and knows how to get through the players first. Can anyone else not?

It should be said that from any perspective, Mascherano's current strengthening of Barcelona is beyond doubt. Ye Qiu feels that relying solely on Guardiola is not enough. Maybe Cruyff is also making suggestions behind the scenes. After all, the latter is the honorary chairman of Barcelona, ​​and it is natural to plan their own affairs in his position.

In addition to his poor overall view and ball control ability, Mascherano is very in line with Guardiola's requirements for the midfielder. At least he has a very stable ability to shoot at about fifteen meters, and he doesn't like to intervene in the offense at all.

Because of this, Tottenham Hotspur paid a great price to let Mascherano go. If Argentina's midfielder left, Ye Qiu would definitely keep Lucas and support Yaya Toure to the top, but the Ivorians have never been able to meet Ye Qiu's requirements for his midfielder position, or in other words, he has not changed some of his own problems.

"Two five million euros are too little." Ye Qiu thought for a while and made up his mind, "Tell Barcelona that our captain will have at least 50 million euros."

After hearing this, Peter Kenyon smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, leave it to me to deal with it."

In this regard, this has always been Peter Kenyon's specialty.

As the saying goes, good fortune and misfortune depend on each other.

Ribery ended up in an injury, but Van Persie performed well, but what was even more surprising was Ashavin.

The Russian Tsar completely dominated the game in the third round of the European Cup group stage, and in the knockout round that followed, he almost defeated the Netherlands by one person and led Russia to the semi-finals, but in the end he lost 03 to Spain. In this game, David Silva performed well.

Sometimes, the world of football is so strange that it is elusive to figure out what it thinks.

But after losing to Spain in the European Cup, Ashawen, who became popular with the European Cup, publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with the inability to play as a main player in Tottenham Hotspur, and believed that the coach trusted players such as Ribery, Messi and Fabregas rather than him.

Tottenham Hotspur press officer Robert Milson immediately contacted Ashaven to find out what he was answering the question at that time, and finally came to a conclusion that Ashaven's answer was because the reporter buried a trap for him to step on in advance.

However, Ye Qiu also understood in his heart that with the rapid popularity of the European Cup, did Ashawen not have the idea of ​​not being willing to continue playing as a substitute? Will he continue to be willing to return to Tottenham and Tottenham as a substitute?

Sure enough, after Russia was eliminated from the European Cup, Chelsea was the first to stand up and publicly express his interest in Ashavin. Russian tycoon Abramovich introduced Russian superstars. Such news is indeed full of hype gimmicks, and Chelsea really needs a player with excellent personal abilities to fill the team's current technical and tactical weaknesses.

But Tottenham Hotspur quickly clarified to the outside world, saying that Ashawen is not a product and will not consider selling it.

However, such a declaration is undoubtedly a seduction for many potential buyers. Soon, Ferguson publicly stated that Manchester United was interested in getting Ashaven for 25 million euros, but Ferguson's words were quickly rejected by Tottenham Hotspur. Peter Kenyon publicly stated that he could only buy Ashaven for 25 million euros, but he could not buy anyone.

Unlike his previous life, Asaven performed well in Tottenham Hotspur team in the past two years, especially last season, who had performed a senior four and successfully revitalized Tottenham Hotspur's offense after coming off the bench in the Champions League final. It can be said that Asaven made an indelible contribution to the team being able to reverse Manchester United in the end.

Under such circumstances, Ashawen's strength no longer needs to be suspected. Coupled with the rapid popularity of the European Cup, his current value is no longer comparable to his previous life.

After Ferguson made a statement to the outside world, he immediately called Ye Qiu. He didn't want to get Ashawen at all. He was just because he had a good personal relationship with Ye Qiu, so he was pulled out and shot him with a fake shot.

Ferguson offered 25 million euros and was rejected in one breath. What about other teams? He really offered a lower price than this, and he felt embarrassed to raise the transfer fee again, so this was equivalent to directly raising the transfer fee in one breath.

Tottenham Hotspur also paid the price, because Tottenham Hotspur's scouts and Manchester United's scouts both targeted a young English player, a player who Ye Qiu had never even heard of his name in his previous life, but now he is favored by Ferguson, so Tottenham Hotspur does not compete with Manchester United. This is an agreement reached by Ye Qiu and Ferguson in exchange for Manchester United to build momentum for Tottenham Hotspur.

Sure enough, with the intervention of Manchester United Lions, many teams with insufficient financial resources, including Arsenal, chose to withdraw, and in the end, Chelsea and Barcelona were the two tycoons left in the transfer market.

At this moment, the British media also heard again that Manchester City, which is being acquired by the UAE super tycoon Abu Dhabi consortium, also wanted to make a offer for Ashavin, and the preliminary offer is expected to reach 40 million euros.

This almost earthquake-like transfer news immediately discouraged many buyers, especially Barcelona, ​​who have introduced many players and are currently negotiating with Tottenham Hotspur about the transfer of Mascherano. If Ashavin is really offered a sky-high price, then they can only choose one of them between Ashavin and Mascherano.

Seeing that there was only Chelsea team left in the transfer market, Italian media broke the news, saying that in an interview, Tottenham Hotspur's management clearly stated that it was unwilling to sell Ashavin to his arch-rival Chelsea to strengthen his arch-rival.

As if this rumor stimulated Chelsea's desire to acquire, or if Abramovich had really had a conversation with Ashavin or had made some promises, Chelsea quickly increased the offer and directly increased Ashavin's transfer offer from the original 35 million to 45 million euros in one breath.

Tottenham Hotspur did not hesitate much this time and directly agreed to Chelsea's offer. Two days later, the team finally sold Russian star Ashawen for a transfer fee of 45 million euros. The latter switched to Chelsea, and his salary increased significantly. Both sides wished each other good luck, which was obviously a peaceful breakup.

Less than two days after Ashaven's transfer was completed, Tottenham Hotspur announced that the team's main left-back Vargas had transferred to Real Madrid for 35 million euros, and the main midfielder Mascherano had transferred to Barcelona for 45 million euros.

For a moment, the whole of Europe was shocked by Tottenham's successive selling, because the new champion who had just won the Champions League actually sold three players in the team in one summer, and each player was sold at a high price.

Although fans have strong concerns about the team's selling, they also understand it, because everyone knows that Tottenham Hotspur will submit a new stadium payment of up to 100 million euros to the Olympic Organizing Committee in September. After selling these three players, they will raise more than 100 million yuan. If the 20 million euros of David Silva were introduced, the team's financial pressure would appear to be very relaxed.

Therefore, both the media and fans have generally given understanding and support for Tottenham's selling behavior.

Moreover, after selling at high prices one after another, Tottenham's reputation has not been reduced, but has been greatly improved, and many professionals have even joked that it is the number one black store in Europe.
Chapter completed!