The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 214 Farewell Party

After Ye Qiu's public proposal, the award ceremony that followed seemed to be a foil.

It's no wonder that the awards ceremony of the Champions League final comes once a year, but in front of tens of thousands of fans and hundreds of millions of viewers around the world, a public proposal is such a romantic thing that can be encountered but not sought after.

Many fans were even proud in their hearts, because they were there and witnessed this moment with their own eyes.

And in the manuscripts of many reporters, they all said that Ye Qiu's public proposal will definitely become a great story in the history of UEFA Champions League football, and even the history of football in the world, and it will become a romance that fans love to talk about.

Florentino stood on the podium with Johansson and others. He already had a good impression of Ye Qiu. After what happened tonight, he was even more sure that after tonight, Ye Qiu's value and The influence is bound to rise rapidly like a rocket.

It's not that Ye Qiu did it on purpose, it's just that the media doesn't care about you, what they want is novelty stunts and hype.

By doing this, Ye Qiu not only won the beauty for himself, but his reputation skyrocketed, UEFA also benefited a lot.

This made Florentino even more certain that Ye Qiu met his requirements for the helm of the Galaxy Battleship. Although Ye Qiu was younger and his qualifications were not enough, his coaching ability and the star temperament in him were all worthy of him. Enough to cover up his shortcomings.

So, when Bosque led the Real Madrid players to receive the runner-up medals, and the Ajax players walked up to the podium one by one, Florentino waited until Ye Qiu walked in front of him, and gave Ye Qiu a warm hug.

"Congratulations, Mr. Ye Qiu, your team is very, very good, very combative, and worthy of this championship!"

"Thank you, Mr. Florentino!" Ye Qiu responded with a polite smile.

Florentino always had a friendly smile, "I don't know if Ajax will stay in Manchester tonight, or after you return to Amsterdam, will you stay for a few days?"

Ye Qiu shook his head, "We return to Amsterdam tonight, I may return to my homeland tomorrow!"

"Oh, that's a pity!" Florentino was a little disappointed, "I've always wanted to find a chance to have a good talk with you."

Ye Qiu nodded, "That's good, let's make another appointment!"

"It's a deal!" Florentino pointed at Ye Qiu and said.

"It's a deal!" Ye Qiu nodded in agreement.

As the players received their medals one by one, Ye Qiu was the last one to receive the medal representing the champion of the Champions League from Johansson, and then Johansson went to present the awards to the Ajax players. Team captain Edwin van der Sar.

However, after Ye Qiu's crazy behavior just now, the atmosphere of accepting the award has been reduced a lot.

The players are still very excited, and the fans are still very excited, but after all, it still makes people feel that it is not as crazy as before.

Ye Qiu didn't participate in the team's celebration, he just stood by and watched with a smile.

Huang Chu had already returned to the stands, and the happy beauty was being teased by her parents and future parents-in-law.

Van Prager came to Ye Qiu's side, the chairman of Ajax finally straightened his waist in front of Florentino and other giants, and he finally fulfilled his promise when he was forced into the palace by fans in 2000. The promise made will definitely lead to the revival of Ajax.

"I've decided!" Van Prager walked to Ye Qiu's side, sighed at first, and then went straight to the topic.

"What to decide?" Ye Qiu was a little confused.

"Remember the promise I made to the fans in 2000?" Van Prager asked with a smile.

It has been more than three years, and Ye Qiu's memory has been blurred, and his memory is not very clear.

"I said at the time that I would leave Ajax, but only if I lead this team to a revival."

Ye Qiu was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood that Van Prager was leaving the position of chairman of Ajax, but why?
To be honest, the team has now won the Triple Crown, and Van Prager's status in the fans' hearts can also be said to be in full swing. Everyone knows that if Van Prager hadn't had a discerning eye and decided to use Ye Qiu back then, It is impossible for Ajax to be where it is today, so it turns out that Van Prager's original decision was wise.

Even if Ye Qiu is gone now, Van Prager can completely choose a new head coach to continue the glory of Ajax. With his current reputation in Ajax, no one will shake his reputation at all. status.

"To be honest, I'm a little tired too!" Van Prager said with some regret.

"As early as three years ago, when the fans kept pressing the palace, I had already considered resigning directly and leaving Ajax, but I was a little unwilling at the time. The team's performance has been getting better and better over the years. , It made me, an old guy, somewhat greedy for vanity, I just thought, if I can leave after the team returns to its peak, it will be considered an honor for me."

When he said this, Van Prager sighed with a smile, this should be his sincere words.

"Now, the team has won the Champions League and won the Triple Crown, but who can guarantee that what happened three years ago will not happen again?"

No one could answer Van Prager's question.

When Van Gaal led Ajax to the Champions League final in two years and won the Champions League, who would have thought that the young guards in Europa would decline so quickly and the turnover of players would be so great?

Although no one can imagine the impact of the Bosman Act, it is obvious that in the past few years, European football has completely undergone a very clear division of strength and weakness, and Ajax has been placed in the second place. It is an unavoidable fact that the Eredivisie is a top-flight league. They are helpless in the face of poaching from the four major leagues. This is also a fact!
This is a trend, you can't go against it, you can't hide it!
Ye Qiu is now leading this group of young stars to the top of Europe. Tomorrow, a lot of quotations will be sent to Ajax's fax room immediately, and a lot of agents will contact Ajax in private The players of Sri Lanka offer high salaries several times that of Ajax, and offer extremely generous treatment. Can Ajax afford them?
A second-tier league is a second-tier league. In the Eredivisie, a few million euros in signings is the best, but in the four major leagues, a few million euros in transfers is nothing more than trivial. People only see tens of millions. Even tens of millions of transfers.

Money really can't represent everything, but money can divide the boundaries very well.

Faced with this situation, Van Prager felt very helpless and unable to resist. He knew very well that Ajax had no way to continue his ambitions back then, and he was unwilling to accept that Ajax could not compete. The fact that he is the European champion, so he can only choose to leave.

"What are your plans?" Ye Qiu asked without saying anything after thinking about it.

Van Prager smiled, "I've already thought about it. To take the title of honorary chairman, the Dutch Football Association invited me to do things. You know, I still have some contacts in the European football circle in recent years. It is more convenient to do things." , Many Football Association officials are not as effective as me."

Ye Qiu also laughed immediately after hearing this, but he knew that this was the truth.

After laughing, Van Prager said again, "Tonight, think about it carefully. Tomorrow is my last day as Ajax chairman. I can still decide some things. You know what I mean!"

Ye Qiu understands that he still has a contract with Ajax. Ye Qiu doesn't know what attitude the new chairman will take towards Ye Qiu. Then Ye Qiu would have to pay liquidated damages to be able to leave, and there would definitely be a lot of trouble at that time.

Van Prager's current attitude is obvious, he does not force Ye Qiu to stay, let him think about it, if he wants to leave, he will send a resignation letter tomorrow, and he will give his approval to terminate the contract with Ye Qiu, so that Ye Qiu can free to leave.

Thinking of this, Ye Qiu couldn't help being a little grateful to the old man, if it wasn't for Van Prager, he wouldn't be where he is today.

Really thinking about leaving, thinking about parting, he felt quite uncomfortable. After all, he had lived in Amsterdam for four years, and had worked with Van Prager and others for four years. He was used to many things, and suddenly If the time changes, you will definitely not get used to it.

And Van Prager was leaving, and Ye Qiu had no reason to stay.

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After the celebration ceremony at Old Trafford, the players returned to the locker room one after another, took a shower and changed clothes, prepared to return to the hotel to pack up, and then rushed back to Amsterdam overnight.

Early tomorrow morning, they will parade around the city in Amsterdam. At that time, the Arenal Stadium will hold a huge treble celebration ceremony. This will definitely be the most crazy event for Ajax in recent years. .

In the locker room, the players were excitedly discussing what to do after winning the championship. Many of them have received invitations from the four major league teams. They are still hesitating, but whether they go or not, Ajax has a certain degree of initiative, after all, the contract has not yet expired.

The most discussed was Ye Qiu's marriage proposal. They all felt that this was an extremely romantic event, and it was also something they would brag about in the future. Just imagine, where in the world would there be another head coach as bold as Ye Qiu?
When Ye Qiu pushed open the locker room door and walked in, the players felt the excitement written on the head coach's face, but there were also some other emotions, which made them feel a little strange.

Ye Qiu first expressed his gratitude to the players. He thanked the players for their support for his work in the past few years, and felt proud and proud that he was able to coach such a team. Proud to be able to win the European Champions Cup.

Ye Qiu didn't say much, but the players felt a little strange after hearing it, because they had all heard the news that Ye Qiu would leave Ajax this summer, and now that the team won the Champions League, it was logical. It is natural for Ye Qiu to retreat bravely. I believe many players are guessing, could this be Ye Qiu saying goodbye to them?

"I once said, whether it is for you or for me, Ajax is one of the stations we pass through in our life journey. When we pass this station, we will move towards the next station. Set off."

"Although I miss everyone and each of you, sometimes life is like this, we should be brave and say goodbye with a smile, but what I want each of you to know is that no matter what happens in the future How about it, I will always be proud of you and proud of your achievements today!"

Ye Qiu finally said his farewell words, but no one in the locker room was surprised, but everyone stood where they were and didn't speak, and the atmosphere was a bit stiff. Although they already knew the result, but this day really came They still can't accept it and feel unaccustomed.

Sometimes I think about it, in the past four years, they have been used to Ye Qiu standing on the sidelines. If they suddenly change to another person in the future, they will definitely feel very uncomfortable and miss this young head coach very much.

Ye Qiu slowly walked in front of Sneijder, the young Dutchman took off his clothes, before he had time to put them on, he walked around.

"Wesley, you're kind of the first player I've ever played with since I came to Ajax, you've been doing really well, very well, I've always said you're going to be the best in Europe. Midfielder, but today, I still want to tell you that tonight is not your peak, you can be even better!"

After finishing speaking, Ye Qiu ignored Sneijder's nakedness and directly hugged the Dutchman, then turned to Heitinga, De Jong and others.

Then Ye Qiu walked in front of Huntelaar, Abidal and the others. These two players were players that Ye Qiu had brought in when he was in the second team. They were also Ye Qiu's first batch of players in Ajax. Backbone elements.

Although Huntelaar has always been Zlatan Ibrahimovic's substitute under Ye Qiu's command, but the Dutch center has a lot of opportunities to perform. Ye Qiu gave him a lot of opportunities, and he has always maintained Improving momentum, performance is also very good.

Ibrahimovic will leave the team sooner or later, and Huntelaar will be Ajax's core scorer in the next few years.

Ye Qiu also encouraged Robben.

"You know, Arjan, I have never worried about your ability, you have a strong sense of responsibility, but you should be smarter and learn how to protect yourself on the court, you will become the best and top star in the world!"

After hearing this, Robben was greatly moved.

You know, three years ago, he was just a kid who couldn't even play in the Eredivisie League. It was Ye Qiu who came to bring him to Ajax and gave him trust to let him directly play in the Eredivisie League. No matter what time, Ye Qiu always entrusted him with important tasks, which made Robben very grateful to this head coach.

But Ye Qiu didn't wait for him to speak, and instead went in front of Ibrahimovic.

"Zlatan, you are a very self-motivated person, and I have always thought that you will be the best shooter in the world. I have always been proud of you, proud of you, but sometimes, It is easy for you to cling to the past, lack trust in anyone and anything, and you will be very resistant to integrate into a new environment, which is your biggest shortcoming."

Ibrahimovic has changed a lot under Ye Qiu's command, but there are some things that Ye Qiu can't change, that is what his manager Has Berg did to him back then, brought him Injuries, and the shadows left behind.

Ye Qiu is very clear that the reason why Zlatan Ibrahimovic in his previous life became Lu Bulu Fengxian, whom many fans dislike, is actually because of his childhood experience and the betrayal of Has Berger. Let him not believe in this society at all, and lack a sense of security and trust in anyone and anything.

"Head..." Ibrahimovic suddenly had a sore nose and wanted to say something, because he knew that only Ye Qiu understood him.

"Don't say, Zlatan, tonight, you are the European champion, you must always remember, you are the European champion, you are an adult, don't be cowardly like a child, go out of the past bravely and strong, I believe, That will make you stronger and more invincible!"

After a pause, Ye Qiu said again: "Even if you meet me on the court and defeat me in the future, I will be proud of you, proud of you, Zlatan!"

After Ibrahimovic heard this, he turned his head and his shoulders twitched slightly, making people feel that he should be crying. The tall Swedish center has become a man who can't even cry at this moment. A child who wants to be seen by others.

Ye Qiu walked in front of Yaya Toure, Mascherano and others one by one. He blessed his players one by one, gave them some suggestions, and helped them improve some of their shortcomings.

For example, for Yaya Toure, Ye Qiu thinks he will become one of the best midfielders in Europe, but the premise is to make himself less sticky to the ball and have a better one-touch ability. Scherano, Ye Qiu thinks he will become the best midfielder in Argentina after Redondo.

For these young players, Ye Qiu also gave some sincere opinions. He thinks that the most important thing for them is to accumulate game experience and obtain sufficient training opportunities. The four major leagues can all gain a firm foothold without worrying about competition.

Everyone knows that Ye Qiu has personally selected and introduced every player in this Ajax team. If this is a family, then Ye Qiu is the head of the family and the backbone of the family. He knows everyone here like the back of his hand, and he knows everything.

All the Ajax players also listened to Ye Qiu's opinion, as to whether to accept it or not, it was out of Ye Qiu's control.

And at the end of this sudden farewell party after winning the Champions League, Ye Qiu said that he would not participate in tomorrow's parade around the city and the celebration ceremony, but he invited everyone in the team to attend his upcoming The wedding was held in his hometown Xiamen.

All the players stood there silently listening and watching. They all believed that this was probably the last time they saw Ye Qiu in the locker room, and this was also the last time Ye Qiu, as their head coach, followed They talk.

If we meet on the court in the future, they may be opponents!

However, since the day they decided to enter the professional football world and become professional players and professional coaches, haven't they already made enough psychological preparations for today's farewell?

Isn't that what professional football leagues are all about?

(End of this chapter)