What ball king, call me ball god

Chapter 57 Candidate for head coach?
On May 5, the Ajax first team had already announced a holiday, and the team will not regroup until July 29.

Lin Kedi started a one-month vacation.

And in the Ajax office building.

Ajax general manager Van der Sar and sports director Overmars sat together.

Van der Sar spoke first.

"So, he's still leaving?"

"Yes, Dortmund has already sent us a fax, and they are willing to pay the liquidated damages of 500 million yuan in Peter's contract."

"Just won the Europa League, we can go to the Champions League next season, everything is going so well, and he is leaving? Going to Dortmund? Why?"

"Edwin, it's just the two of us here, and I believe you know why he left."

"I know what he's thinking, but he moved too fast. On the second day of the Europa League final, he applied for the removal of Bergkamp, ​​Sspectkman, Krellhoff and Riami. As for so fast? It will take time to drive them away. Peter should know that we are standing with him. In the last half of last season, I have used my power to let Bergkamp go to UEFA for further training. After studying, isn't he satisfied?"

"No way, Edwin. Bergkamp said he was the striker coach of the first team, but everyone knows that he is one of the four core members of the club. He is the core figure of Cruyff's faction. Drive him away. It's really hard."

"So it's going to take time. Can't Peter wait?"

"He has made achievements, and Dortmund is willing to pay him liquidated damages. Now we really can't do much."

"Mark, why do I feel that you are biased towards Peter?"

"It's not a feeling, it's just. To be honest, I am disgusted with Cruyff's school now. I agree with Cruyff's ideas, but I am not a fundamentalist. Bergkamp is obviously going astray. He wanted to be a The offensive coach of the first team, the meaning is also very clear. He just wants to implement Cruyff's tactical philosophy, but in modern football, Barcelona does not play Cruyff's style. We need to use different tactics. Therefore, I sided with Peter very early on. And, Edwin, if you are the head coach, there is such a coach in the coaching staff who has a different philosophy from yours, and he still has a lot of power in the club. You said, it's you, don't you want to go?"

Van der Sar was silent for a long time.

"Mark, you are right. Dennis, he must go. He is an old minister. If we want to create a brand new Ajax, we must get rid of Cruyff's shadow."

"Edwin, the top priority now is the head coach, what should I do?"

"Wait, the important thing is not now. But I have an idea, since Peter left voluntarily, and he was not fired by us, then we can announce that the entire coaching staff will also leave the first team. At that time, let Dennis- Just Bergkamp back in management."

"Ascending brightly and falling darkly?"

"Yes, if he is in the first team, he will affect the operation of the entire team, but if he goes to the management, this influence can be eliminated."

"However, Dennis has always said that he doesn't want to be in the management position."

"It's easier not to want to be in the management team. Wasn't the head coach of the second team kicked out before? Now the assistant coach is leading the team. Since he likes to inherit Cruyff's philosophy so much, isn't it more important to pass on to the second team than to the first team?" quick?"

"Will he be willing?"

"I'm not sure, but it's worth a shot. Mark, Dennis is a jerk played by power, not a power play. I've seen it since he was going to be the offensive coach of the first team. This kind of guy , is often easily defeated. And, Mark, you need to talk to Peter as soon as possible, and explain the content of our conversation just now. Since the matter of Bergkamp is about to be resolved, then Peter can come back. .”

At this moment, Van der Sar was full of confidence.

On the one hand, it is necessary to eradicate the old forces.

On the one hand, it is possible to retain the champion coach.

Then 1 day later, Van der Sar got bad news.

"Edwin, Peter has made up his mind to go, and we can't talk back."

"Why? Does he want to see our sincerity? I already talked to Dennis yesterday. Although he didn't agree to me immediately, it is obvious that he is very interested."

"Hey, I said it too, but he felt that the lost trust was like a broken tulip, and he couldn't get it back."

Van der Sar was silent for a while, but soon cheered up.

"Since this is the case, then bless him. The news of his resignation cannot be released so soon. The fans are still immersed in the joy of winning!"

"Well, Dortmund is a listed company, and they will announce all actions that will affect the stock price. Dortmund told us that they will officially announce the news of Peter's joining tomorrow."

"Damn! Then we can't rest anymore, we must make a list of Peter's successors as soon as possible. You let—"

"Edwin, in fact, my department has always been preparing for this, and plan B will always be prepared."

"Mark, you really, you really are—quick, show me."

Van der Sar took over the shortlist with joy on his face.

"Roger Schmidt, former Bundesliga Leverkusen coach, resigned in March 2017 and is currently unemployed."

"Eric Ten Hag, the current Eredivisie Utrecht coach, has a liquidated damages of 30 euros. He once coached Bayern Munich's second team from 2013 to 2015."

"Marcel Keizer—you crossed this out?"

"We started making this shortlist very early. In fact, it was reasonable for the name of the head coach of the second team to be on the shortlist at the beginning, but it wasn't Lin's business. We drove him away, but this matter We did it very secretly, and he didn’t say anything about it. In addition, we publicized that he left for personal reasons, so my employees didn’t know about it, so they put him up, but I crossed it out when I saw it .”

"OK, all right."

After finishing speaking, Van der Sar continued to read.

"Jap Stam, the current head coach of the British Championship Reading team, has a liquidated damages of 300 million euros."

“克拉伦斯-西多夫，2014年1月到6月担任AC米兰俱乐部主教练，2016年7月到12月担任中超深圳队主教练，现在赋闲在家。”

"So now there are these four candidates. Mark, I believe that you must have done a preliminary investigation, and these four people must have been selected by you. So, Mark, tell me, which coach do you recommend the most?"

"Then I definitely recommend Schmidt the most. His resume is very beautiful. He also led Leverkusen to the Champions League consecutively. However, in his last season in Leverkusen, he did not lead the team very well. After losing to Dortmund 2-6 in the game, he dismissed get out of class. However, when he led Leverkusen, he also trained many young people. Among the four, I am most optimistic about Schmidt."

"What about the remaining three?"

"Among the remaining three people, Seedorf is a famous Ajax player, but his coaching level is really average, and Stam has stayed with us, and coaching Reading is not bad, but I'm afraid to ask him to come. Will fall into factional fighting again. Edwin, if you want to clear the past now, Stam is even an option behind Seedorf. As for Ten Hag, he is still worth talking about, the Dutchman, in He worked as a youth team coach in Eredivisie, went abroad to Bayern Munich, Germany, and worked as the head coach of the second team for 3 years. His results were good. Then he returned to the Netherlands and led Utrecht for 2 seasons. His results were not bad, and he ranked fifth in one season. , fourth this season, and his performance is steadily improving. So among the other three, I am most optimistic about him."

"Then, let's go to Schmidt's agent and start talking, and Ten Hag will be the candidate."

(End of this chapter)