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Chapter 579 Sprint to the champion!

Tottenham Hotspur beat Porto five goals at home, successfully completing a reversal and advanced to the quarterfinals knockout stage.

This battle did not surprise the media and fans. There was a big gap in strength between the two sides. They were worried before, but they were only worried. They had no doubts about Tottenham Hotspur's strength. Therefore, when Tottenham Hotspur beat Porto, everyone's feelings were relatively dull.

But Ye Qiu's remarks at the post-match press conference were quickly spread throughout the world through the media. Some people think that Ye Qiu's counterattack is exciting, sharp and skillful, but some people think that Ye Qiu's words are too sarcastic. After all, his team has defeated his opponent, which has slapped his opponent in the face. Why use words to stimulate Ferreira?

Jesuardo Ferreira said nothing at the press conference and left angrily, but he told reporters not long after, in an interview with Portuguese media that Ye Qiu was the most unrestrained head coach he had ever seen, and he was not worthy of becoming a famous coach at all. He even gave people the feeling that he was nouveau riche.

"Maybe I can understand this because he comes from a country full of nouveau riche"

Originally, Ye Qiu did not intend to fight back against Hesualdo Ferreira. After all, this kind of war of words was completely self-destructive for him, but Hesualdo Ferreira's remarks stimulated him, so Ye Qiu immediately fought back.

"I don't understand what Mr. Ferreira means. If you want to talk about nouveau riche, I believe everyone can see it clearly. Who is spreading everywhere after winning, sarcastic and ridiculing opponents? I can even say this again. Tottenham Hotspur plays Porto, I give Jessuardo Ferreira a chance to play ten games. I guarantee that the tactical lineup remains unchanged. As long as he can win another game, even if I lose, I apologize in person. If I win all, he will also apologize for his remarks."

"I originally didn't plan to pay attention to such people. To be honest, he was not worthy of being my opponent at all. The reason was very simple. Everyone saw it. He would publicize it everywhere after winning a game. Everyone, the whole world knew that he had won me and Tottenham Hotspur, but it was natural for us to defeat them. It was like stepping on an ant to death. I don't think there is any sense of accomplishment like this, and I don't think there is anything to be proud of in such a game."

"The biggest difference between me and Hesualdo Ferreira is that he is happy when he wins a game, just like winning a special prize, and we are different. There is nothing to be happy about when we win, and losing is a disaster."

Jesuardo Ferreira did not respond to Ye Qiu's challenge in person, but he also refused to apologize for his remarks, although many media in Portugal, including those in the Portuguese believe that in all the head coaches' battles of words, they are basically targeted individuals and teams, and rarely conduct personal attacks, or even attacks on the other party's nationality.

But when a reporter from the British Guardian asked him in person whether he dared to accept the challenge, he said he had no time.

"Mr. Ferreira, Mr. Ye Qiu said that the competition can be held during the summer training camp, and all the costs are borne by him. He even allows you to sign ups this summer. As long as you can beat him, he will apologize to you in the newspaper in the newspaper, and in turn, he also needs you to apologize."

When talking about this, Shian Ingel smiled and conveyed Ye Qiu's original words, "As long as Porto's head coach is still you, Hesualdo Ferreira, you will never have the chance to defeat Tottenham Hotspur again. What do you think?"

Jesuardo Ferreira's response was that she was so angry that she left early again, but he did not respond to whether to accept the challenge.

Porto's management quickly conducted news and public relations, saying that Jesuardo Ferreira's remarks only represent him personally, and the Porto club does not participate in the personal grudges between him and Ye Qiu, and said that the team's board of directors is closely following the current situation of the team and the development of the matter.

Some domestic media in Portugal claimed that Porto's board of directors had issued a warning to Jesuardo Ferreira, hoping that he would have time to fight with others. It would be better to focus on his time and energy on the team, because the board of directors is not satisfied with Porto's current performance.

Although Porto reached the finals in the Portuguese Cup this season, his performance in the Portuguese Super League was not ideal, and he is currently ranked third in the Portuguese Super League. This is definitely not a good result for Porto, which has always regarded himself as a giant in the Portuguese Super League. Many people even speculate that this summer, Jesusaldo Ferreira will leave Porto's coach position.

Regarding the dilemma of Jesuardo Ferreira, some media in England and Europe have put in the wrong, believing that he looks more like he wants to use Ye Qiu to make a fuss, but unless he can lead Porto to win the championship at the last minute, all the remarks will only make him look more like a clown.

Ye Qiu did not focus too much on Porto and Hesualdo Ferreira. His popularity comes quickly, but it disappears quickly. Moreover, he has always taken an ignorance towards such a small person. If it weren't for some of the remarks of Hesualdo Ferreira this time, he would not have pursued and beaten up.

After the second leg of the quarterfinals of the 16th knockout round, the draw ceremony for the Champions League quarterfinals was soon held at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Tottenham Hotspur arranged CEO Peter Kenion to attend in person, but the good luck Ye Qiu had expected did not appear. Tottenham Hotspur drew Barcelona

When the draw results of the quarterfinals knockout match were passed back, the coaching room on the second floor of the first-team training building of Theobord Training Base suddenly became silent, and everyone sat in front of their desks.

Only Roland Shepas picked up the blackboard and walked to the blackboard at the front of the coaching room. On the top of the March and April schedule, he wrote the name of Barcelona on March 31 and April 7 respectively.

Tottenham Hotspur's schedule was densely arranged throughout March and April. Although the team was eliminated from the FA Cup and the League Cup, the schedule of the league and the Champions League alone was enough to have a pot of Tottenham Hotspur.

It is clearly shown on the schedule that Tottenham Hotspurs will have three league games to play in March next, with their opponents being Blackburn, Stoke City and Portsmouth. These three opponents are not very strong. Tottenham Hotspur is very likely to defeat their opponents, and the three games are basically one game a week, so the pressure is not great.

But the key to the problem is that starting from the home game against Barcelona on March 31, playing the black cat Sunderland away on April 3, and playing Barcelona away on April 7. Then the next league opponents are Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United. Although there is a week of adjustment in these three games, in mid-to-late April, Tottenham Hotspur will play against the three Premier League teams in two weeks, and the requirements are also very high.

If Tottenham cannot eliminate Barcelona and stop in the quarterfinals knockout stage, then the schedule will end here. The devilish schedule of the league is not completely insurmountable, but if Tottenham eliminates Barcelona and advances to the semi-finals, the opponent they encounter will be the winner between Bayern Munich and Manchester United.

No matter whether it meets any team from Bayern Munich or Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur will face the test of the Champions League semi-finals on April and April P, while also having to withstand the devil's schedule in the league.

So, the situation facing Tottenham Hotspur is that it is hard to advance, and it is even harder not to advance.

The Premier League schedule has actually been arranged since the beginning of the season, but Tottenham Hotspur is relatively lucky. In the first round of the league, Tottenham Hotspur's schedule is very troublesome. In September, Manchester United and Chelsea played in two rounds, but at that time they were facing the Champions League group stage and their strength was relatively weak.

As for the Liverpool and West Ham United game, it was in August, so although the starting schedule of the league has a great test for the team, overall, the pressure is not particularly great, but the situation is different now. Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are taking turns, and according to the current league points, as long as Tottenham makes a slight mistake in these three games and loses points continuously, the championship will be affected.

In other words, you must do your best to win three games to ensure that you win the championship ahead of schedule, but in front of the three opponents, you must also take into account the knockout rounds of the Champions League. This is definitely a huge test for Tottenham Hotspur, and the devil's schedule in the devil's schedule.

Looking at the names of the top teams written on the schedule, everyone in the coaching room seemed very solemn.

Although Tottenham is the only one now, as long as one makes a mistake in a strong dialogue, as long as it cannot withstand the pressure in this schedule and collapses, Tottenham's current lead will be quickly shortened, and it will even be caught up by competitors such as Chelsea and Manchester United.

You should know that after the winter break, Manchester United and Chelsea are in a state that is getting better and better, while Ancelotti's Chelsea is currently chasing Tottenham and Tottenham. They have been eliminated from the Champions League, leaving only the league and the FA Cup, and the opponents in the FA Cup are obviously much weaker than Chelsea.

In other words, Chelsea can concentrate all their energy on playing the league, but Tottenham Hotspur cannot do it. Not only can it not do it, but it also has to usher in the devil's schedule in a row. This is simply a life-threatening situation.

Not only Chelsea, Manchester United's performance in the second half was also significantly better than in the first half. After defeating AC Milan away in the first leg of the quarterfinals knockout match, they returned to the second leg of Old Trafford. Manchester United beat AC Milan 40 again, which made the Red Devils almost the most dazzling team in the Champions League quarterfinals knockout match.

Ferguson obviously has adjusted the team's lineup and structure, especially with the integration of Las Diyala and Sneider and the recovery of their state, coupled with the trident in the frontcourt, and the team's main lineup has no injuries, the Red Devils finally showed their true combat power.

Such a Manchester United team will not be easily ignored by any team that is determined to compete for the Premier League championship, because no one can guarantee that Manchester United will not chase at the last moment, and no one can guarantee that so many tragedies that have been reversed by Manchester United in the past will not appear in Tottenham Hotspur.

On the one hand, the schedule is so difficult, and on the other hand, the competitors have these advantages. Tottenham Hotspur is indeed in a very unfavorable situation, and everyone can easily feel the difficulties the team will face soon.

Ye Qiu walked into the coaching room. He received news from Nyon earlier than the coaching staff. He also knew that the team did not have much luck in the draw of the lottery this time. He drew Barcelona, ​​the strongest. This was almost a showdown between the two strongest teams in football today. On the contrary, Lyon, who had good luck in drawing lots, actually won Bordeaux in Ligue 1.

This is equivalent to ensuring that there must be a Ligue 1 team in the semi-finals of the semi-finals. It is not an exaggeration to say that Platini takes care of Ligue 1.

Ye Qiu walked to the front of the schedule, watched Roland write the name of Barcelona, ​​and also circled the two-round match dates of the Champions League semi-finals. If Tottenham Hotspur advances, it will be a super devil schedule in mid-to-late April, but if the team does not advance, the team will suffer a lot of losses.

"Okay, everyone, don't look frustrated. We haven't seen any storms before?"

Ye Qiu smiled and applauded hard. Although his smile seemed a bit forced, all he could do now was to laugh. He used a confident smile to infect everyone and players. At least everyone had to face and welcome this schedule more confidently, because frustration and regret could not change everything.

"I think this schedule is good for us, because the schedule is concentrated, we only need to adjust the team's condition, so in the next period of time, we need to prepare well and prepare for this devil schedule in mid-to-late April."

Everyone knew very well that Ye Qiu's words were more like cheering himself up.

"To be honest, I don't have the confidence now." Ye Qiu walked to the coaching team and pointed to the schedule behind him. "With such a intensive schedule, so many strong teams are coming at the same time, this is a huge challenge for any team, but I also feel very interested, because I just want to fight, at least try it out to see if we can hold on."

"It's like fighting on Sunday]. We have to fight inch after inch, one after another. Don't think too much, but we must also make a good overall plan."

Ye Qiu quickly called Peter Brandt, who was in charge of the team's physical fitness, from the analysis center. All members of the core coaching team gathered in Ye Qiu's office for a meeting and began to discuss how to deal with this schedule.

Using Ye Qiu's idea, in the next three rounds, in just over half a month, Tottenham Hotspur's opponents were not strong. Blackburn and Portsmouth both played at home, playing against Stoke City and Sunderland away. In Ye Qiu's statement, as long as the team maintains a certain state and can perform at an average level, even if it is rotated, he is confident that he can defeat his opponent.

Of course, beating your opponent does not mean you can play beautifully.

"What do you mean is to use this period of time to adjust your physical fitness and condition?" Peter Brandt understood what Ye Qiu meant.

Ye Qiu nodded, "Is there any way?" The players' physical fitness and condition are periodic, similar to parabolas, with ups and downs. In the past, Tottenham Hotspur has mastered a complete set of methods to control the player's condition, so as to ensure that the team can play strength and level in some key games.

"Mid-to-late April?" Peter Brandt thought about it seriously, and was a little embarrassed.

"Not only, on March 31, I will try to win the opponent in the first leg of Barcelona. I will find a way out for the away game." Ye Qiu knew that his requirements were a bit high. After all, the players' condition must be maintained for such a long time, especially the state of continuously challenging strong opponents. This requirement is indeed a bit high.

But the problem is that if the condition declines, if you encounter opponents like Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester United, there is a high possibility of losing, because almost all of these opponents are waiting for their leisure, especially in Arsenal and North London derby, Wenger cannot do his best, and at least he will win a game this season.

"I can only say, do my best." Peter Brandt also felt very stressed.

After hearing this, Ye Qiu leaned over and patted his old partner on the shoulder. He has been with Peter Brandt for so many years. He knows Peter Brandt's abilities better than anyone else. If he says he can do his best, he will not be sure of success, but you never have to doubt whether he will do his best, because he will always give his all.

"I believe in you, old guy," Ye Qiu said encouragingly.

"I also believe in all of you." Ye Qiu swept over all the core members of the coaching team present, "We are all old partners for many years. We have walked all the way from Ajax. We have encountered countless storms and waves, and we have also encountered countless challenges, but we finally got here and today

"I believe that no matter what difficulties we encounter, we will definitely be able to overcome them."

Ye Qiu's words made all the coaching staff present nod because they have created too many glory in the past so many years, and now, they hope to continue this glory.

Ye Qiu is doing things. Since he has to let Peter Brandt take responsibility for it, he will distribute the power to decide the players on the game so that the analysis team can better control the players' physical fitness and status.

So in the away game against Blackburn on the weekend, Tottenham Hotspur performed poorly in the first half, and scored 00 with Blackburn at home and in the second half, Blackburn scored the first goal.

Seeing that the team's situation was unfavorable, Ye Qiu had to make substitutions in the second half, replacing Messi and Alves.

After the two players came on the court, they completely activated Tottenham Hotspur's offensive firepower. Within half an hour, Falcao scored twice, and Hazard scored the third goal for the team, helping Tottenham Hotspur reverse Blackburn.

This battle made Ye Qiu realize the team's dependence on the main players. Whether it is Messi, Ribery, Fabregas and David Silva's main players, Tottenham Hotspur relies very much on them, and the thickness of the bench seems too weak.

But after this game, Ye Qiu said in an interview with the media that in the next month and a half, he will completely decide the ownership of the Premier League and Champions League championships this season. He also called on all Tottenham Hotspur players in the interview.
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