According to convention, before the start of each season, the Premier League head coach will accept an exclusive interview from the media so that club fans can know the head coach's intentions and ideas more clearly and understand their head coach.

In the past month, Chelsea's News Department has accepted interviews with head coach Ye Qiu from almost hundreds of media in the UK, because they all know that as the fastest rising head coach in the past two years and the most prosperous head coach at present, Ye Qiu's first interview in the UK will bring them huge sales.

This is the world. Many non-Chelsea fans are scolding this team, cursing Ye Qiu, the head coach, saying that they are nouveau riche and are the disruptors in the market. But in fact, as long as there is their news and as long as there is their news, they will still follow and buy frantically.

Chelsea also attached great importance to Ye Qiu's first exclusive interview after taking office, especially the Ministry of Information.

In the British football world, the position of the head coach has always been very important, and fans also attach great importance to and pay attention to the head coach. Although Chelsea seems to be gathering big names now, in fact, Chelsea fans are most concerned about Ye Qiu, because they all know that big-name stars still have to be able to show their strength in the hands of outstanding head coaches.

Because of this, the News Department finally carefully selected Ye Qiu's first interview and chose the Times.

This is one of the most influential newspapers in the UK. The newspaper also promised to let their chief football reporter Martin Samuel conduct an exclusive interview for Ye Qiu himself, and gave it to the special edition and cover advertisements of football. Martin Samuel also prepared some questions in advance for this interview and handed them over to Chelsea.

Chelsea also contacted Ye Qiu's agent Eliza Moon and handed the question to Ye Qiu. After confirming it, it forwarded it to Martin Samuel. To Martin Samuel's surprise, all his questions were passed by Ye Qiu, and there was nothing that could not be asked.

You should know that this is Ye Qiu's first exclusive interview in the UK. Even to a certain extent, this is also Ye Qiu's first direct face to British fans, especially in authoritative newspapers like the Times. Anyone would choose to avoid some issues, such as personal feelings, beliefs, politics, etc.

But Ye Qiu passed all of them, which surprised Martin Samuel and was also very curious. The first impression of this head coach from China, all British people must be his nationality and background. Does he have nothing to worry about?

Thinking of this, Martin Samuel had already figured out how to start the interview. He must first appreciate Ye Qiu's frank attitude. No matter what his next visit will be, his cooperative attitude is undoubtedly very compatible with Martin Samuel's taste.

The interview was held the day after the team defeated Reading and returned to London, and was held in the hotel where Ye Qiu was temporarily living.

Because he will play the third round of the Champions League qualifiers in a week, Ye Qiu will give the team a day off today.

When he arrived at the cafe of Skyline Hotel in advance, Martin Samuel found that Ye Qiu was waiting here, while his agent was sitting aside. Even though he had become accustomed to all kinds of beauties, the middle-aged British man was still involuntarily amazed by Eliza Moon's beautiful appearance.

As early as when I was talking on the phone, I was already fascinated by her voice. When I saw myself, he stayed for three seconds.

Martin Samuel has never been a very pure football reporter. Unlike those who only know how to report football, he is more concerned about football and the surrounding environment, especially with the deteriorating football club business environment that many people are worried about now. He has been worried about this many times.

If you only know Martin Samuel through the newspaper, you will definitely think that this guy is knowledgeable and understands other things. He should be the kind of talkative guy who meets and talks endlessly, but in fact, he doesn't look like a talking person.

It is great to use a pen, but it is often not good to use your mouth.

Seeing Martin Samuel sitting there hesitating and not speaking, Eliza stood up, "Maybe it is my existence that makes our Mr. Martin Samuel a little restrained, I'll leave for a while."

It's true that Martin Samuel stood up a little awkwardly and said goodbye to Eliza, looking very gentlemanly.

When Eliza left, Yu Qian, the chief football reporter of the Times, took out his notes and thought about the words, "You know, Mr. Ye Qiu, you are from China, a mysterious country that many British people hear a lot but are relatively unfamiliar with. In the Premier League, there are only a handful of Chinese players and head coaches."

"We really want to know, how do you, from China, view political beliefs?"

If Ye Qiu remembered correctly, Eliza wanted to get rid of this problem at the beginning, but she decided to keep it because he knew very well that the more he avoided it, the more he would give people a feeling of being overwhelmed.

"Some people like to divide socialism or capitalism. I don't have much impression of these. I think no matter which one it is, as long as it can bring benefits to the people and progress to society, it will be good."

Martin Samuel nodded unstoppably after hearing this, and he also agreed with this.

"But we must admit that every country has different cultures, history, backgrounds, etc., and many different factors, so this will definitely create some special features, just as we often say, the ball-controlling genre of La Liga will not work in the Premier League, because of the different environments, and this set of Premier League in La Liga will definitely be done and it is still special."

"Many people have some misunderstandings about my motherland. You know, they think we are authoritarian. In fact, I think we are very open and everyone can discuss politics. Everyone has their own unique understanding. Of course, we still have many shortcomings, but we are constantly improving and improving, but many people obviously don't notice this."

"This is why you have never considered giving up your Chinese nationality?" asked Martin Samuel.

Ye Qiu nodded, "Yes, I will never give up, not just me, but my children will do the same in the future."

"Why did you think this way? Is Europe not good?" asked Martin Samuel.

"Europe is very good," Ye Qiu said with a smile, "But, you know, I have been in Europe for many years, but sometimes, I still feel that there is a big gap between me and here, and I have been discriminated against. Of course, I don't say that everyone is like this, but I just say that such discrimination is everywhere."

"This is also a very serious social problem," Martin Samuel did not deny this at all. "It is because of this that you miss your hometown and your country more, right?"

"Yes, I love my motherland, but I will stay in Europe and continue to work hard, because I want to prove myself and prove to all those who discriminated against me at the beginning. I come from China, but I succeeded. This is not to show off, but a kind of resistance from the bottom of my heart. You say I come from a weak country in football and say I can't, then I have to prove myself to show you, I can."

Martin Samuel laughed after hearing this, "In the eyes of many people, you have proved yourself." He was talking about the Champions League.

"But there are also many people who think that the Champions League is nothing, and in the eyes of many people, the Eredivisie is not representative."

Ye Qiu's words made Martin Samuel laugh again, "Your words make me feel like you are living to prove yourself to some people."

"No, no, no," Ye Qiu smiled and shook his head, "This is just a part, my real thought is competition."

"compete?"

"Yes, you know, we live in a world full of competition, people compete with people, teams compete with teams, countries compete with countries, and competition everywhere. I think the meaning of football to me is to constantly surpass myself, constantly try, break through, and surpass our past."

Martin Samuel recorded this sentence very carefully and seriously because he thought it was very important, "Can you talk about your football belief? Many people are speculating whether you will become more conservative one day in the future, that is... When you achieve certain results, you will inevitably think about protecting some things that are hard-earned and become conservative."

"I don't know, it's hard to say about this kind of thing, right?"

After a pause, Ye Qiu smiled and said, "I always feel that the reason why football is great is not only because of the game, but also because it is a team sport. You can have many different ways to win games and win everything."

"It's like going mountaineering. You can have many roads to reach the top of the mountain. Some roads are flat and some roads are rugged. It depends on your choice. The flat road may be easy to walk on and faster, but the scenery is average, while some roads are rugged and difficult to walk on, but the scenery along the way can make you linger. It depends on how you choose, right?"

Martin Samuel was really reminiscing about Ye Qiu's words, and finally nodded to continue with the next question.

"When I was in Ajax, many fans thought that your football was art. What do you think?"

"I am a very vulgar person. I have never had any artistic cells. I think this is the difference in the pursuit angle. What is art? Maybe it is art in your eyes, but it is garbage in my eyes. Maybe the art in my eyes is also garbage in your eyes. This is just a difference in personal pursuit."

"In my opinion, offensive football can be art, defensive football can be art, and practical people can also be art. As long as you accept it, it can become your art, but this only represents you personally, not others."

"I believe there will be many fans who like you who will not agree with this statement," Martin Samuel replied with a smile, "So, who do you think your football philosophy is most affected by? Michels?"

"Yes, Michels's all-off and defense, I think this is the greatest creation in football history, and there are also Sachy, Cruyff, Beckenbauer. I think the football of these people has a great impact on me."

"Cruyff said that Barcelona's failure to bring you to La Liga is their biggest mistake. Can you explain why you rejected the invitation from Barcelona and Real Madrid?" This should also be a question that many people are concerned about.

Ye Qiu thought about it, "It's not what many people think, it has nothing to do with them, it's my problem. What I want to do now is to be able to continue to adhere to my football philosophy and continue to go on this path. This requires me to have a certain control over the team and I need to form a team according to my wishes, so I think the Premier League will be more suitable for me."

"What about Chelsea? Have you ever considered staying in this team for a long time like Ferguson and Wenger?"

"Of course, if the team is as good as ever," Ye Qiu answered this question frankly.

Martin Samuel smiled, "Many people think Chelsea spent more than 100 million euros in transfer fees this year, which is very amazing, and Chelsea fans also think that this team should have greater ambitions and goals this season. What do you think?"

"It's totally OK" Ye Qiu's confident answer.

"What is your goal?"

"All the champions" Ye Qiu laughed and said, "Of course, this is a bold statement. You know, no one will say no to the champion, and no one will say before the season starts, I don't want to win the championship."

"It's hard to say how the Champions League is, but many people think that Ferguson's Manchester United and Wenger's Arsenal will be your strongest competitors in the Premier League this season. How do you view these two opponents?"

"They are all strong and excellent, but I'm just excited about it because I like to play against strong teams and beat them."

Martin Samuel responded with a positive laugh at Ye Qiu's not concealing his thoughts, "Many Chelsea fans are not very satisfied with your transfer, which is to sell Hasselbaink and introduce Drogba. What do you think?"

"You know, no one player plays alone on the court. Only by cooperating with each other can you win. I think Drogba's arrival will greatly benefit players including Lampard, Ronaldinho, Davis, Deco and others, making the entire team stronger, but I can't promise if Hasselbaink wants to participate in all the games."

"There is another thing that is not very satisfying for Chelsea fans, that is, they have a painful discovery that the team they love has become the ugliest team in the Premier League. What do you think?" Martin Samuel asked with a prank and smile.

"The ugliest?" Ye Qiu couldn't react for a while.

Martin Samuel patted his face, "It's about appearance, think about it."

Ye Qiu suddenly realized that Chelsea has become the ugliest team for Premier League players. Think about it seriously, Drogba, Ribery, Ronaldinho, Davis, Marklele... Well, it seems to be really ugly.

"They said that you deliberately introduced a group of ugly players to highlight your own handsomeness."

Ye Qiu laughed loudly when he heard this. He didn't notice this. Now that he was reminded, he realized that his team was really the ugliest team in the Premier League. "I do have this idea."

Martin Samuel was also amused.

"I want to say something to all the fans who think we are the ugliest ones. We may be the ugliest team in the Premier League, but we will play the sexiest and most charming football in the Premier League," Ye Qiu said confidently.

"Can you talk about your family and your daily hobbies?" Martin Samuel changed the topic again.

"Of course, I just got married, and everyone knows it," Ye Qiu said with a smile, "I've been fascinated by swimming recently."

"Swimming?" Martin Samuel laughed, "Is swimming good?"

"It's awful, because I only know dog crawling, just breaststroke, and I find that I'm swimming very slowly."

"Is this a weakness?"

"Of course, of course, I'm a very ordinary person with a lot of weaknesses and shortcomings. Sometimes I even think that I would have gone crazy without my wife taking care of my life and without my agent helping me with work."

Martin Samuel immediately laughed with Ye Qiu, "Many men are like this, but some people are unwilling to say it."

"Is this a comfort to me?" Ye Qiu's words made both smile again.

After laughing, Martin Samuel looked at the time and smiled, "The last question is, how confident are you in Chelsea's goal this year?"

Ye Qiu didn't hesitate much, "100%"

"Hmm?" Martin Samuel was a little surprised.

"Ye Qiu" was very affirmative and confident.

Turn off the recorder and put away the notes, Martin Samuel stood up with a smile and reached out, "Thank you very much for accepting our interview. It was a very pleasant experience. I am very grateful for your confession."

"Thank you" Ye Qiu smiled and shook hands with Martin Samuel.

After a few polite words, Ye Qiu sent Martin Samuel away. He thought this was a very interesting person. Perhaps his eloquence was not very good, but he did not give people the image of a paparazzi that was unique to British journalists. His problems were often enough and there was nothing to attract attention.

"You know, generally speaking, he only interviews Arsenal's Wenger and Manchester United's famous coaches like Ferguson." Eliza walked back to the cafe, right next to Ye Qiu, sitting down where she was sitting just now, drinking her cup of coffee that had already cooled down.

"Are you praising me?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Eliza nodded, "That's right?" and handed over a document to Ye Qiu. "Mingsman, I should have finished watching all the videos I gave you last time, pick a few."

Last time Eliza took many Brazilian players' game videos to Ye Qiu, hoping that Ye Qiu would help her select a few suitable players and send them to Ajax. On the one hand, she would accumulate game experience, and on the other hand, she could also add value in her hands.

In Europe, there are many players who are not in the hands of the club, even in the four major leagues.

For example, Everton's Rooney has part of the ownership has been mortgaged to the bank, and some other players, some in the hands of brokers, and some in some investment companies, which is very complicated.

Ajax sold Lucio to Bayern Munich this summer and Givot to Roma. Although both transfers brought Ajax generous transfer income, the signings at the central defender have not been finalized. Kloe Toure, who was originally expected by Van Basten, is likely to join Arsenal, so they need to introduce a central defender.

Moreover, with the departure of Macon, Lucio and Kivo, Ajax's defense also became short of a shortage, and Abidal might also have to transfer, because Ajax's focus is to retain core local players such as Robben, Van der Fat and Sneider. Therefore, supplementing the defense line seems very necessary.

Ye Qiu finally put a hook on the names of the two players and handed them back to Eliza, "If these two people are well-crafted, they will become the leading European star in the future."

When Eliza heard what he said, she became interested. When she opened the folder, she saw the names of the two people that Ye Qiu called out.
Chapter completed!