For Chelsea, the schedule around Christmas is undoubtedly breathtakingly dense.

After playing Arsenal, the team flew to Asia non-stop to participate in the Toyota Cup held in Japan, and their opponent was the unknown Colombian team Cardas, who were the winners of the South American Liberators Cup last season.

Because this is the last Toyota Cup, FIFA announced that starting from 2005, the Toyota Cup will be suspended, and instead it will be the 5-year-old Club World Cup. Moreover, the Club World Cup will adopt a multi-round competition system. Even if the Champions League champions participate, at least the rounds of competition will be played.

From the beginning, this cup came with a mentality of fighting for power and profit. Even its name is the World Club Cup. All the teams participating in this cup are cup champions from various continents. At first glance, it seems really amazing. Cup champion teams from various continents gather together. It is so beautiful, gimmick, and influential.

But the facts will definitely prove that this is a stupid decision made by a group of guys with heads on their butts, because they did not consider the unevenness of the strengths of teams across various continents, and everything was only concerned about interests.

It was like in this Toyota Cup, Chelsea flew from London to Yokohama, Japan, and took a lot of effort. Ye Qiu arranged for Ronaldinho, Lampard and Rooney to go up and slipped in the half. The others were basically on the bench, and even Fabregas started. Then the team defeated this team that could not even name it at a net 0.

The final best player of the game gave Davis, which was a reward for the Dutchman. He got a Toyota sedan, but he didn't have any extra time to appreciate his prizes, because after the team finished the game, he flew back to London without stopping, and the whole process was no more than a day.

The day after the team returned to Europe, French Football Magazine confirmed the previous rumors that this year's European Golden Globe winner was Shevchenko of AC Milan, and Shevchenko's score even surpassed Ronaldinho and Lampard to become the new European Golden Globe winner.

As soon as this news came out, the whole world football world was surprised, because although the previous rumors were like alike, everyone felt that this could not be true. So when the final result was released, everyone was shocked.

Why Shevchenko?

Chelsea won the championship with an unbeaten record and won the European Champions League and the Premier League. Whether it is from the team's performance or the performance of the players, Chelsea's Ronaldinho, Lampard, and even Deco are obviously more qualified to win this award than Shevchenko. If you want to compare goals and performance, Henry's goal data is obviously better.

British media have questioned the selection of French football. They believe that if we look at data and forward goals, Henry is better than Shevchenko. Judging from the comprehensive performance of the stadium, Ronaldinho, Lampard and Deco are all obviously better. Among them, Deco is also the hero of Portugal's second place in the European Cup.

"What did AC Milan last season? Serie A champion"

"It turns out that the Serie A champions now have more than the combined Premier League champions and European Champions League champions, and have also surpassed the runner-up of the European Cup, and can be called the world's number one league. Therefore, the future European Golden Globe Awards should be renamed the Serie A Golden Globe Awards."

Some more extreme media even shouted "After tonight, the European Golden Globes will become a toy for some people", and this is obviously aimed at the Italian media.

The Times, which has a huge influence, made a special report on this. The report pointed out that the most important reason why Shevchenko won the award was because the French football magazine had obviously lacked the aloofness and independence of the past, especially under the pressure of FIFA's increasingly influential selection of World Football Masters.

"Shevchenko is undoubtedly of outstanding strength, but his performance is not outstanding. In the past, Ancelotti once only used the single striker tactic of Inzaghi, and Shevchenko became a substitute, but Berlusconi came forward and accused Ancelotti of the formation and believed that he should be on the double striker."

"In addition, Shevchenko's wife works on Berlusconi's TV station. Their family has an unusually deep relationship with Berlusconi. In the past two years, rumors have been spreading from outside that Chelsea hopes to bring Shevchenko to London. There is even a definite intelligence that Abramovich has negotiated Shevchenko, but because Ye Qiu did not nod, Shevchenko finally missed Chelsea, because this incident also led to the disagreement between Abramovich and Ye Qiu."

"Berlusconi undoubtedly needs a superstar like Shevchenko, so when facing Chelsea's strong poaching, he personally made a promise to keep Shevchenko and promised to do his best to help Shevchenko win personal honors and awards. Therefore, as the selection approached, the mainstream media in Italy began to build momentum for Shevchenko, and even spared no effort, which was something that had never happened before."

"In addition, we also have sufficiently accurate information to show that while building momentum for Shevchenko, Berlusconi also personally called Elno, the editor-in-chief of French Football Magazine, to personally lobby for this key figure who is capable of changing the selection results. He hopes that French Football Magazine can award this year's European Golden Globe Award to Shevchenko."

"Facts have proved that the Ukrainians finally won this award. In addition to congratulating Shevchenko, we have to feel regret, because the selection of French football magazine has obviously lost its authority in the past. In order to survive, they have to accommodate all forces. This is also the reason why this year's Golden Globe Awards lack so much suspense."

"We have absolutely reason to believe that if we continue to operate like this, the Golden Globes will sooner or later lose their last bit of influence."

Perhaps it is because this year's European Golden Globes selection is too unpopular, which has led to many stars interviewed by the media choosing to remain silent. Even Erno, editor-in-chief of French Football Magazine, just said in an interview, "Shevchenko performed very well this year, and I'm not convenient to comment on the selection, but I believe the fairness of the judges."

On the contrary, the French team also has its own selection, but they are the best team.

Interestingly, in the best team selected by French team, the goalkeepers are Van der Sar, the defense is Zambrota, Terry, Cannavaro and Mecon, the midfield is Ronaldinho, Lampard, Marklele and Deco, and the forwards are Adriano and Henry, and Shevchenko is obviously not among them.

Chelsea has become the biggest winner in this best team, because Chelsea has won a total of 8 positions on the roster of the best team, basically in the midfield and backcourt. The characteristics of Drogba on the front line have caused him to be unable to compare with Adriano, Henry and others.

The best coach fell on Ye Qiu. The French team newspaper believes that Ye Qiu was able to lead the team to win the Premier League and the European Championship with an unbeaten record in the first year of coaching Chelsea. The coaching ability is evident, and he deserves the title and title of the best coach of the year.

In France, the selection of the team newspaper and the French Football Magazine is completely different, which really makes more people begin to doubt the authority of the French Football Magazine, and believes that this year's selection has obviously been disturbed and affected by the outside world.

Following closely behind, the British media seemed to have begun to build momentum for Premier League teams. Various media and newspapers have issued their own selection of player of the year and lineups, among which the most influential is the British World Football Magazine.

In the World Football Magazine's Best Team Selection, Chelsea's Ronaldinho won the first place with P. votes. Even Premier League fans think that Brazilian superstar deserves the title of Best Player, while Lampard, who won the second place, Henry ranked third, and Shevchenko ranked only fifth, even behind Deco.

In the selection of the best coach, Ye Qiu completely overwhelmed Otto's Great Rehager with a vote of 45. and won the title of Best Coach of the Year, while Rehager and Wenger ranked second and third.

Of course, as long as it is a selection, controversy will inevitably arise.

Many people have doubts about the selection of World Football Magazine, believing that the players and coaches who play and coach in the Premier League are obviously more favored, but many people believe that the reason is favored is that Chelsea and Arsenal are the two most dazzling teams in European football last season. They both got the season unbeaten record, and Chelsea even won the Champions League, and Wenger's team almost caught up with Capello's 58 unbeaten games.

"If AC Milan can play 57 unbeaten games or win the double championship, then we will recognize Shevchenko's status, but before that, he beat Ronaldinho, Lampard, Deco and Henry to win the European Golden Ball Awards. No one except Serie A fans will be convinced."

The media of the two countries confronted each other and fought each other, which directly led to a dispute between fans of the two countries. The two sides not only criticized each other in the media, but also directly fought a war of words on the Internet, forming a whirlwind of public opinion in just a few days.

Ye Qiu did not participate in this melee. After returning to London from Japan, he announced the selection results in the French Football Magazine, and even called Ronaldinho to his office, even using self-deprecating ways to enlighten the Brazilians, because he is the thousand-year-old second in the eyes of many people.

"Look, I haven't won the best coach of the year or the season recognized by UEFA and FIFA for many years, but I have never given up on my pursuit of these two honors. I will take them as the goal and direction of my lifelong struggle, so we have to continue working hard."

Ronaldinho is actually not sad. He is optimistic by nature and takes it lightly, but he is still very grateful to Ye Qiu's explanation and laughs constantly at Ye Qiu's self-deprecation.

"Don't worry, boss, when I win the prize, I will say a few good things for you."

"Get out" Ye Qiu almost gave him a flying leg. This is not a comfort, it is simply a gloating.

However, this also made him see that Ronaldinho is indeed fine, at least not affected by French football magazines, and the Brazilian also seemed to be full of anger. When Chelsea welcomed Norwich at home, he fired his left and right, staged a hat-trick, leading Chelsea to 0 wins in the promotion of Manovic.

Everyone began to feel a little numb to Chelsea's outstanding performance. They even felt that Chelsea's victory was not a strange thing, but the news was that Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace, which made people shine, while Arsenal defeated Portsmouth 0 away and continued to maintain the 9-point gap with Chelsea.

After playing the 18th round of the league, the league was temporarily suspended and the 19th round of the day continued. However, Chelsea obviously cannot disband. The team will still gather to train, but the team must make arrangements for the festival.

“Casino, castle, makeup party, bar party, nightclub”

Ye Qiu looked at the report in his hand, which listed the various choices for the past Christmas parties for Premier League teams, and he was really stunned because many of these choices surprised him.

"Players are mentally tired of war during Christmas, so generally the teams have to adopt some necessary stimulation methods, but the choices are also different. For example, Akuna from Newcastle was caught by the police in driving drunk; West Ham United defender Dix was taken in public in 2001; Wise and Savage in Leicester fought in public in 2001; Carragher performed with strippers in 2001"

Peter Kenyon has been in the Premier League for many years and is well aware of all this fun. When he said it, he was not only laughing, but Ye Qiu couldn't help but smile, thinking that Christmas party was indeed troublesome.

According to the arrangement, the teams still need training before Christmas, and the teams will participate in the league the next day after Christmas, so in this case, many teams choose not to have a holiday on Christmas, continue to train, and then hold some activities on Christmas night to let the players vent their vent.

Of course, there are special ones. For example, Arsenal’s Christmas plan is rarely announced to the public. Chelsea did not hold Christmas events last year, so it was still not announced to the public. It depends on the club’s own choice.

"What do you think?" Ye Qiu asked.

Chelsea's momentum and condition are currently very good, and they also need to maintain this momentum and make it through the Christmas holiday in one fell swoop. If the team's condition is affected due to the interruption of Christmas, the Christmas schedule is likely to become Chelsea's nightmare.

When Ye Qiu decided to come to the Premier League, he saw many Premier League coaches talking about the Christmas schedule in the study room. Among them, Chelsea has been trapped in almost every season in the past, and Manchester United has had many precedents of Christmas reversals. The most famous one was that in 1995, he finally completed the reversal when he was 10 points behind Newcastle.

"There are certain benefits for team activities. According to the practice, it is usually a morning holiday, afternoon training, evening activities, and the next day to prepare for the game. The advantage of this is to prevent players from making some behaviors that affect their status during Christmas, such as diet."

Peter Kenyon's statement is also the concern of most Premier League head coaches. Christmas can be said to be a food paradise for every household. If the player's self-control ability is not enough, one cannot control himself, eat more food, or drink alcohol, which will affect his condition, it will be really not worth the loss.

But sometimes it is like this when managing a team. You can't pull it too tightly because the players will feel suffocating. Everyone has some resistance in their personality. It is not a good thing that you blindly adopt urgent management and guard against players like guarding against thieves.

But it is not OK to be too loose. After all, many people find it difficult to resist temptation, especially at home.

"It's not as good as Yu Qian. We will be in London in the next round. Yu Qian invited players and their families to come to Cobham to attend a Christmas buffet dinner, and left some snacks in terms of ingredients and drinks. The players' families will pick them up and drop off, arrange rooms for them in a hotel near Stamford Bridge, and organize all Premier League games during Christmas."

Having family members and not having family members is a different matter. Moreover, the buffet is a common event held by Chelsea. Now everyone has some experience in doing it. Although the tricks are not new, it is better than going to a bar or a casino, right?

Perhaps it was because he saw Peter Kenyon's expression that was not very satisfied, after all, this was a little too common. Ye Qiu thought about it again and said with a smile: "And I think we can take some activities, such as giving small gifts and lottery."

Ye Qiu remembers very clearly that when he was working, there were some lucky draw dinners every year. Whether it was the Mid-Autumn Festival cake or the tail teeth lottery, the scene was so lively. The key to the lottery is that your gifts should not be too cold or cold, and the players obviously didn't take it seriously and were not satisfied.

"You want the club to vomit blood more." Peter Kenion shook his head and smiled bitterly. Chelsea's fiscal situation is now a serious deficit. The club's CPO is frowning every day just to settle those deficits.

To be honest, Ye Qiuhua's money is not serious. He has always believed in a principle that he must spend money, and that he must not spend money. Therefore, his way of spending money is still very recognized by Peter Kenyon. However, the club is indeed a serious deficit now. If you want to draw and give gifts, you have to pay for it.

"If you don't look for him, I will pay for the lottery and gifts myself. In addition, the prizes must be prepared. The highest-end ones can be used on some sports cars and then slide down one by one," Ye Qiu suggested.

The car you get for the lottery is just a body. If you follow the current market price, a Mercedes-Benz sports car will only cost tens of thousands of euros. Ye Qiu feels that if you make a lot of money, you will only cost 200,000 or 300,000 yuan at most, but it can not only buy the players' hearts, but also greatly boost the morale of the team.

There is a saying that you can't bear to leave your children and can't get a wolf. Now you spend a lot of money. As long as the team performs well, Ye Qiu's bonus will be more than a fraction of it. His bonus last season was more than 10 million euros. I really can't care about such trivial money.

After hearing this, Peter Kenyon thought, nodded and said, "You have spoken, I can't be stingy, I'll pay a little, but I'll agree first, I'm not as rich as you, I'll be responsible for the gifts, you'll be responsible for the lottery."

He still agrees with Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu is quite generous. He prepares almost all the meals for the teams with private expenses, and this year it costs a lot.

Of course, compared with Ye Qiu's amazing salary, it's a drop in the bucket.
Chapter completed!