At noon on that day, the town of Ziegwell in Enfield gathered many journalists and media from all over the UK and Europe. They all went to the Siegwell training base in Tottenham Hotspur, and were waiting for the pre-match press conference of Tottenham Hotspur’s League Cup final at the simple press venue at the training base.

As usual, Tottenham Hotspur will announce tomorrow's squad today.

Not only that, they all hope that Ye Qiu can respond to the provocation from Chelsea coach Mourinho.

A few days ago, when Tottenham Hotspur struggled to defeat Everton and draw with Manchester United, Chelsea successfully reversed the Red Devils to the Premier League. When some reporters asked about his comments on Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur, he smiled and said that he was grateful for Ye Qiu's draw with Manchester United, but he would not show mercy in the League Cup final.

And just this morning, when he announced the team's roster to Go to Cardiff, he once again triggered a war of words against Ye Qiu.

"I never think Tottenham has the strength to challenge us Chelsea, but I will not ignore this game, because everyone knows that in the same game, two teams, one is busy with the league, the Champions League and the Cup, while the other team can only compete for the Cup championship, so the situation of the two teams is different."

"I can understand Tottenham Hotspur's fighting spirit, because for them, reaching the League Cup final is a very important and amazing result. They may even have the hope of winning the championship in the League Cup all season, so they will do everything for this game, and such an opponent is very troublesome."

"But this does not mean that we will be afraid of our opponents because of this. On the contrary, I like to play against such opponents, because such a final will make you excited. I will not just focus on the outcome, because for us, Chelsea, this is not a problem. I value the process and quality of the game more. We hope to leave a classic game for all fans."

When the reporter asked Mourinho's confidence in winning the League Cup final, the Portuguese tilted his head and smiled proudly, "I said that if we have ll players on the court after the game, then I must be the one who won."

Similarly, he said it once when he played Tottenham Hotspur in the previous league, and that time Tottenham Hotspur lost. Mourinho said to the media arrogantly that his players were not sent off, so he won. Now he has brought up the old things again and continues to use this matter to fight verbal battles.

The Portuguese is quite crazy, but his crazy is crazy. He has the ability, let alone other things, just because he can have enough courage to take over the burden of Chelsea after Ye Qiu brought Chelsea to that height. This itself is enough to prove that he is indeed very capable.

And many times, the reason why he is arrogant is actually to fight verbal battles, which is also part of the strategic level of his coaching team. Some people even say that if he does not fight verbal battles, Mourinho's coaching performance may not be so outstanding. At least there are always some teams falling into his saliva every season.

Of course, understanding is understanding, but there are still quite a few reporters who don’t like this Portuguese because he is too crazy and arrogant.

Sometimes, even if he could say something well, he insisted on doing everything he could to his opponent and use all kinds of sarcasm and sarcasm, just like what he said to Tottenham Hotspur just now, almost every sentence was sarcasm and sarcasm of Tottenham Hotspur and Ye Qiu.

And maybe it is because he can say a lot of bad words that sound very nice, so he often likes to shirk responsibility, either to the referee or to others. In short, it will definitely not be his and his team's fault, and this may not be a good way of coaching.

The media all like to add fuel to the fire and like some eye-catching news. So although they don’t like Mourinho very much, they welcome the Portuguese fired everywhere. So, after listening to Mourinho’s guns, they came to the Siegwell training base to listen to Ye Qiu’s counterattack.

Before the competition, listen to the battle of words against both sides, which has become an appetizing dessert for Premier League fans.

The reporters and media staff were waiting in the not-so-spacious press venue, but complained in their hearts that Tottenham Hotspur’s Ziegwell training base is indeed bad, and the press venue is too small and too crowded. Fortunately, it is almost spring now. If it is hot summer, wouldn’t it be so hot?

However, media previously revealed that the first phase of the Theobord training base in Tottenham Hotspur is almost done. I heard that all facilities are very advanced and perfect, and the overall layout and planning inside are the same as the garden. However, it is very mysterious. There is only one gate entering and exiting, and the security is very tight. No one knows the specific situation inside.

"Why haven't you come yet?" I don't know who complained first.

The press conference was scheduled at 1:30, but it has been more than ten minutes now, so why is there no one yet

The scene suddenly became noisy, and the reporters started to make a fuss, but no one left.

Just as they were about to find the staff to find out the situation, they saw Tottenham Hotspur’s head of news, Robert Milson, and first-team assistant coach Roland Shepars walked into the press conference one by one.

All the reporters stretched their necks and looked at the entrance, waiting for Ye Qiu to appear, but after waiting for a few seconds, they didn't see anyone. Then they suddenly started to make a noise one by one. Could it be that Ye Qiu wouldn't come?

"Robert, where is your boss?" someone in the reporter asked.

Robert Milson is a reporter. He has been in almost several major British newspapers, except for the Sun. After coming to Tottenham Hotspur, he has been dealing with the news media, so many people present are very familiar with him and speak more casually.

Robert Milson raised his hands and signaled that the audience was quiet.

After everyone calmed down, he walked to the microphone, "Welcome to all the journalists who have come from afar, but unfortunately, our head coach Mr. Ye Qiu has no way to attend this press conference. He asked me to convey his apology to you, hoping to get everyone's understanding."

When he heard this news, everyone was furious. Ye Qiu was the protagonist. If he didn't come, how could he sing this drama?

"May I ask" Someone in the crowd raised his right hand and held a pen in his hand.

"Please say" Robert Milson didn't need a press officer at all. He pointed at him and signaled that the reporter could ask questions.

The reporter nodded, "What exactly made Mr. Ye Qiu miss this press conference? You know, without a very reasonable explanation, we may not be able to accept it. After all, this is the FA's rule."

“Yes, yes”

"Give us a reasonable explanation"

When the reporters present heard that someone took the lead, they immediately followed suit and started to cheer again.

Robert Milson and Roland looked at each other and smiled, and then came to the microphone again. "I believe everyone knows that the media and newspapers have also reported that Mrs. Ye is pregnant and childbirth. Last night, Mr. Ye Qiu sent Mrs. Ye to Wellington Hospital overnight. I believe he should still be there now."

All the reporters present were immediately upset when they heard this news. They didn’t even know about such a big news?

Oh my God, if it is really spread, their group of British paparazzi, who are known as the most professional and powerful in the world, will be laughed to death by their peers, and they will actually miss such a big news.

"May I ask, have you given birth?"

"Male or female?"

"Ye Qiu is with his wife to be born. What should I do if the League Cup finals in Cardiff tomorrow?"

"Will he come to Cardiff to lead the team in this game in person?"

The reporters present asked each other, and Robert Milson and Roland Shepars adopted a pacification strategy and then answered one by one, saying that no news has been received yet, and the club will inform the media as soon as there is any news.

But this is obviously not an answer that satisfies the reporters. Moreover, since Ye Qiu is not here, there is such a big news waiting at Wellington Hospital. Where can the reporters present still have the mood to continue to stay?

It's very cold in Cardiff's nights, and it's near Bristol Bay, and it's very windy.

At noon, I flew to Cardiff from London and went to the Millennium Stadium for familiar field training. Then I returned to the hotel. The whole process was led by assistant coach Roland Shepars, and the club's head of news Robert Milson also came to Cardiff with the team, but there was no news about head coach Ye Qiu.

This made all Tottenham Hotspur players on the court feel a little uncomfortable. It is really strange. When Ye Qiu is here, everyone just talks and laughs, but they don’t think there is any difference, but now they are suddenly gone, and they feel like something is missing, as if they have lost their direction all of a sudden.

Only at this time do they realize that they really rely on the head coach, but they just don’t notice it normally. Only at this time do they realize this.

"You guys say, will the head come tomorrow?" Fabregas was a little worried.

The night before the game, the team was not allowed to leave the hotel, nor even the team's family members were allowed to visit. Although Ye Qiu was not there, the players still consciously abide by the rules because everyone knew that if the rules were broken, not only the coaching team would have to be punished, but the teammates would also feel uncomfortable. After all, everyone is like this, and no one is the exception.

Because they can't go out and there are no other entertainment programs, they are just playing cards in the hotel, playing mobile phones and game consoles, or playing table tennis or just gathering together a piece of fun.

"Of course" Beckham patted the Spanish teenager's head, "Maybe we'll see him early tomorrow morning."

Many people present laughed because many of them had no experience in this area, but many people had accompanied their wives to have children before they knew that sometimes it was difficult to say to have children. If it was fast, it would take a few hours to get it. If it was slow, it might not be possible to get a stomachache for two or three days.

"The head loves his wife very much, so no matter whether he can catch up or not, we will win this game tomorrow." Ribery has always regarded Ye Qiu as his godfather on the football field. Without Ye Qiu, maybe he is still moving his bricks in his hometown.

And for him and those who came out of Chelsea with Fabregas, Messi, Van Persie, etc., tomorrow's game is not only for Tottenham, but also for themselves, because they want to prove to the Portuguese that it would be such a stupid mistake to not use them at the beginning and even throw them into the youth team.

"Just just now, I was thinking about what we should do if the head doesn't come tomorrow." Messi took Ribery's words, but soon shook his head with a wry smile. "When thinking about it now, I really feel that I'm too dependent on the head and too unindependent."

"In the past, we were always thinking about us, but now, we should think about him." Thiago Silva also said with some emotion.

"So, in this game tomorrow, we will fight against Chelsea's group. If the head comes, it will naturally be the best. Even if the head does not come, we will bring the League Cup championship trophy back to London and send it to the head, just as a gift to congratulate him." Ribery said very emotionally.

"Okay, well said"

"We want to bring the League Cup trophy back to White Hart Lane"

When you close and open, the night turns into daylight.

As the sun slowly moved, it soon came to the top of the head, which added some warmth to Cardiff, but also reminded everyone that the League Cup final was about to begin.

The kickoff time for the League Cup final was set at 15:00 pm. Tottenham Hotspur came to Cardiff Millennium Stadium early. Although Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea are both in London, Tottenham Hotspur are in the north, so they use the North locker room, while Chelsea continues to use the South locker room.

Before the game, news that Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ye Qiu did not come to Cardiff with the team had spread like wildfire. All fans who were following Tottenham Hotspur were a little worried about this game. After all, this is a League Cup final. As the team's head coach, Ye Qiu should not affect the team's performance for personal affairs.

But some people think that with Ye Qiu's daily love for his wife, it is not unacceptable to stay in London. After all, he can have the chance to play again in the League Cup final, but the child may be born this time. Which father doesn't want to watch his child be born with his own eyes?

Just as the fans of the two teams entered the court and sat down and the players of the two teams walked into the court for pre-match warm-up training, the on-site commentator of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff finally received a wonderful news.

"We just received the news from London. An hour ago, our reporter got the exact news from Wellington Hospital. Ye Qiu's wife gave birth to a boy at Wellington Hospital more than an hour ago. Let us congratulate Ye Qiu, and our reporter in London also said that Ye Qiu was driving quickly to Cardiff."

This news was broadcast to every corner of the stadium. All the fans in the stands immediately cheered, not only the Tottenham Hotspur fans who came to the scene, but also the Chelsea fans, because even now, many of them still respect Ye Qiu very much.

When Tottenham Hotspur players on the stadium heard the news, they immediately applauded, and even Ribery kept hugging and celebrating with his teammates. This was not only Ye Qiu's business, but also a happy event for them.

"Gift" Beckham gathered his teammates over, "The head is coming and wins the League Cup championship as a gift."

"Okay" the players responded in unison.

On the other side of Chelsea, players including Drogba, Marklele, Terry, Lampard and other players also applauded after hearing this news. They were all the favorites of Ye Qiu when he was at Chelsea. Even though they now represent different teams, their bones are still full of respect for Ye Qiu.

Only Mourinho, the Portuguese has a gloomy face and looks at all this coldly, because since he came to Chelsea, he has found that no one can let Chelsea get rid of Ye Qiu's traces in a short period of time, especially now when Ye Qiu is in charge of Tottenham Hotspur and performs better and better.

Sometimes he even suspects that Ye Qiu was deliberately trying to acquire Tottenham Hotspur because he just wanted to disgust Chelsea and disgust him Mourinho. Because of this, Mourinho felt that Ye Qiu was not happy no matter how he looked at it, it seemed like he was targeting him no matter how he looked at it.

And many times, it is inevitable. Many Chelsea fans now use everything they encounter to compare with Tottenham Hotspur and to compare with Ye Qiu. No matter how they are, they are good, but no matter how Chelsea are, they are bad. These are the pressure Mourinho feels invisibly, and this is still the case when the team performs well.

Mourinho is even hard to imagine. If one day Tottenham Hotspur’s results climbed over Chelsea, will he be scolded to death by the media around the world and Chelsea fans?

He must win this game, not lose, because he doesn't know what will happen if he loses this game, but he won't be the target of condemnation of all journalists and fans.

Not only that, he also did not allow himself to lose to Ye Qiu in this situation, and to this team. He ridiculed Tottenham Hotspur who was a child team before the season. Otherwise, this league cup would be Ye Qiu slapped him in the face.

Thinking of this, Mourinho's eyes froze and he looked ahead. He was ready to face this game.

This is not only the League Cup final between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, but also another personal contest between him and Ye Qiu.
Chapter completed!