The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 71 Thanks to Arneson

Perhaps, because Eindhoven had already been defeated once, when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game and Ajax defeated the defending champion Eindhoven 2-0 at the Arena, the whole All the Ajax fans were celebrating wildly, but as the team's head coach, Ye Qiu couldn't get excited.

Because he knows that winning this game is based on the advanced nature of high-position defense.

Football tactics are constantly moving forward. The midfielder tactics restrict the front midfielder tactics. Once the high defense works well, once the team forms an orderly whole, it will be a very lethal atomic bomb in today's football.

But such a victory cannot cover up so many problems of Ajax itself, some of which are even very fatal.

Others can be blind and celebrate wildly, but as the head coach of the team, Ye Qiu can't, because he must clearly realize that if these problems cannot be solved, Ajax will have to pay a heavy price sooner or later.

"Don't think too much about it. We won the game and won the Cruyff Cup, didn't we?" Bobby Harms put Ye Qiu's shoulders with a smile. He could understand Ye Qiu's current moment. Mood.

The league is about to start, but the team has exposed so many problems, how can he be happy?
"Look at them." Bobby Harms pointed to the players on the field celebrating together, as well as the stands with thunderous cheers, and the group above them wearing Ajax's classic red and white jerseys , the fans who were obsessed with cheering and celebrating, "Their joy was created and brought by you. Aren't you proud of it at all?"

When he said this, Bobby Harms laughed and patted Ye Qiu on the shoulder again, "Let's save the troubles for later. We won the game tonight. We are the winners, so we should celebrate!"

Ye Qiu laughed, suppressing the uneasiness and worries in his heart, and stood up, "Then I'll go find Gratz!"

When Bobby Harms heard this, he suddenly laughed, "Go, go, and teach him a lesson!"

Gretz lost a game that he was extremely unwilling to lose, because this was the second time in a row that he lost to Ye Qiu's team, but in the Eredivisie, he won all the teams, but lost to Ye Qiu, this feeling made him very uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do.

The game against Ajax today reminded him involuntarily of the two games against Valencia in the UEFA Champions League last season. Eindhoven played both games. It was very, very hard, especially in the away game against Valencia, where Valencia was almost defenseless throughout the game.

But compared with this Holland Cup, Cooper's Valencia is a bit different.

Ajax's defense is an active high-post defense. They pushed the defensive position forward by at least 10 meters, which made Eindhoven very passive, and Ajax's defense is very special, not the kind that likes to entangle The defense with physical contact, but more interception and destruction through anticipation.

In contrast to Cooper’s Valencia, they are playing defensive counterattacks, so basically they are waiting in the midfield, deploying steadily and steadily, and then slowly looking for opportunities to counterattack, and if there is no opportunity, Cooper will even be 0 with you. :0.

If Gretz had to make his own judgment, Ye Qiu's style of leading the second team was closer to Cooper's, but he had never seen this style of play in the first team before, so he couldn't find a solution in the 90-minute game. The method can only be saved and studied slowly after the game.

"Hello, Mr. Gretz!"

Just as Gretz was thinking, Ye Qiu's annoying figure appeared in front of him.

If Gretz had to choose, the two people he was most reluctant to meet at this time were Arnesen and Ye Qiu.

The former should not appear on the court, but the latter took the initiative to come to the door, but he couldn't refuse the door.

"Congratulations!" Gretz couldn't laugh.

"Without a smile?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Gretz's face darkened, and he wanted to give him a few words.

"I'm just kidding, I'm just kidding, don't mind!" Ye Qiu was the first to cover it with a smile, but he didn't expect that when he stopped smiling, he spoke to himself in a voice that Gretz could clearly hear. , "It's so boring to get angry every now and then!"

This remark was obviously teasing again, because Gretz said before the game that Ye Qiu would be interesting if he lost, but now Ye Qiu said he was not interesting, in fact, he was countering what he said before the game.

"I will beat you to the ground sooner or later!" Gretz snorted coldly.

When he passed by her, Ye Qiu sneered, "It's hard to say what will happen in the future, but today you are the one who got down!"

Gretz's face can really be described as ferocious, with a murderous look on his face, but there is nothing he can do about it.

Winner and loser, this is the eternal truth on the football field. Now he doesn't have much time to entangle with Ye Qiu. The first priority is to think about how to deal with the board of directors who are eager to win, especially the general manager. Frank? Arnesen to explain this matter, otherwise, he is likely to become the first head coach of the Eredivisie this season.

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"For this game, I am very satisfied with me and my players!"

At the post-match press conference, Ye Qiu spoke to the reporters, and when he mentioned his evaluation of the game performance, he affirmed it.

"But I still say that, we are a team that has just been reorganized. In this game, we have won valuable victories, but we have also encountered many new problems. In time, these problems should be properly resolved, so that the team can meet the challenges of the new season in a better state."

The reporters at the scene didn't pay attention to what Ye Qiu said, they interpreted it more as politeness and modesty.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, this time the Ajax first team defeated PSV Eindhoven at home. Many fans were surprised. This game is likely to make more Ajax fans pick up the first team again. The expectations of the team, what do you personally think, what is your vision for the new season of the team? Or what kind of results do you think your team can achieve?"

A reporter from the Amsterdam Corriere Post stood up and asked.

"I don't think such a warm-up game will change our team. Of course, it will definitely improve morale and make us more confident, but our goal is still the same. It's going to change and we want to be able to play game after game."

"I hope that Ajax in the new season will be a team that will satisfy all Ajax fans. I also firmly believe that as long as we maintain the current momentum of progress, all players will work together and wait until the end of the season. , we will get a satisfactory report card."

Ye Qiu's words were a bit pushy, obviously he was avoiding the important and not giving a clear answer on the goals of the new season.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, I believe many Ajax fans are unwilling to hear such an answer!"

Ye Qiu smiled, "I'm sorry, sir, can you represent the Ajax fans?"

There was a burst of joking at the scene, because the reporter was from the Eindhoven Daily and was a standard Eindhoven fan.

"I know what you want me to say, but I will never say something irresponsible, and something that will put pressure on the team and the players, I want to say to all Ajax fans Yes, starting today, we at Ajax are no longer afraid to say a word, whether we are facing PSV or any team in Europe."

"We want to win!"

Many reporters at the scene recorded Ye Qiu's words. Although he didn't make a clear statement about what he wanted to win, this sentence was actually enough for him to get the approval of all Ajax fans.

A few years have passed since Van Gaal left Ajax and the birth of the Bosman Act. Ajax has changed from an invincible team to a weak and deceptive one, and even once faced Eindhoven. Gentle and sworn enemies like Feyenoord are helpless.

Ye Qiu's words will undoubtedly revive the morale and fighting spirit of the Ajax fans and rekindle their passion.

"This is my first time coaching a professional team and playing in a professional league. Don't say I have no experience, because I am full of confidence in every game in the future. I am confident that I can accept any kind of challenge. Otherwise, I will not stand here, neither will I and my team win the Cruyff Cup!"

"I'm mentally prepared for every game, I know it's going to be very, very tough, but my goal has never changed, and that's to win every game, and what I want most is to Prove one thing!"

Ye Qiu looked at the group of reporters in front of him, since he had already said something, he didn't mind saying more.

All the reporters also looked at Ye Qiu, and they could detect some hostility and rejection from Ye Qiu's eyes.

"I want to prove to everyone who doubts and doubts us at Ajax that we have the ability to win all games because we have the best players and the best fans, this game is just the beginning !"

All the reporters could feel Ye Qiu's dislike towards them, but in fact, there were indeed many reporters who were secretly trying to find contradictions for the sake of sales, and even attacked Ye Qiu and his Ajax, so On this point, Ye Qiu doesn't need to be polite to these reporters.

Of course, it was right for them to do this, because Ye Qiu was a novice, and Ajax was a group of youths, so it was natural for them to be questioned, but Ye Qiu wanted to prove to everyone that they were wrong!

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The Ajax youth army won the Cruyff Cup, and the defending champion lost 0:2 to Arena!
The young coach's debut was not perfect. After the game, he admitted that the team still has many problems to solve!
Ajax fans are generally satisfied with the team's performance, Eindhoven's coach is facing a coaching crisis!

2:0 won the Dutch Super Cup, William Hill hastened to adjust the odds of Ajax winning!

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The next day, major newspapers in the Netherlands published reports on the Dutch Super Cup match held at the Arena Stadium in Amsterdam last night. Ajax's performance was generally affirmed, but there were still some reports. Many people thought that Ye Qiu's tactics were messy.

"Last season, Ye Qiu led the second team to the Dutch Cup championship, relying on his unbreakable defense, but after taking charge of the first team, Ye Qiu obviously wants to change the past. People can only defend and can't attack. idea, so he started trying to press up and actively participate in the attack.”

"But Ajax's player configuration is too young, and they press too much, which leads to the defense line being high and too many flaws behind them. In the past few warm-up matches, the average number of shots per game was as high as 19 times. This is Ajax This is an important factor for the Max to lose a few warm-up games against strong teams, and it is also where they have been criticized."

"In this Super Cup against Eindhoven, Ajax defeated Eindhoven 2-0, but still gave Eindhoven as many as 15 kicks. The only regret and pity What's worse is that Bruckink and Kežman lack the ability to seize opportunities and lack shooting efficiency, but if it is replaced by Ruud van Nistelrooy, I am afraid that the losing team will not be PSV, but Ajax!"

This exclusive comment from the Daily Telegraph obviously regretted PSV's loss, but the commentator did not see that Ye Qiu was adopting a high defensive strategy, and just blindly put Ajax's Defensive pressure was determined to be a mistake caused by the blind pursuit of offense, which instead became sufficient evidence for him to doubt Ye Qiu and Ajax.

This also fully proves one thing, if he understands Ajax's tactics, then he doesn't need to be a newspaper commentator.

Relatively speaking, several newspapers such as the Amsterdam Evening Post and the Common Daily were quite satisfied with Ajax's performance, but they basically agreed with what Ye Qiu said, that is, Ajax needs to improve and There are still many problems to be solved.

"Like all newly formed teams, Ye Qiu's Ajax also encountered one problem after another. New problems emerged one after another, and old problems took time to solve. This is also the pressure that all newly reorganized teams must face. .”

"The league is about to ignite the flames of war. We all hope to see a better Ajax team, but we also feel that both the fans and the management should learn from the lessons of the past few years. I lack patience, Ye Qiu should be given more time and support."

"It is unrealistic to say that Ye Qiu has only luck with the second team of Ajax to win the Dutch Cup and lead the team to defeat PSV Eindhoven to win the Cruyff Cup. Ajax, then the management and fans of Ajax should give him full trust and support, and give him a more relaxed coaching environment."

Some people criticize and some doubt, some support and some affirm, this is a very normal thing, so whether it is Ye Qiu, Ajax, or fans, just read these reports and forget it. On the contrary, the Amsterdam Corriere della Sera The next day, a private interview with Ye Qiu was published.

In the interview, Ye Qiu joked that he was able to beat PSV, and the person he needs to thank the most is Frank Arnesen.

"I have to thank Mr. Frank Arnesen, because he encouraged and reminded me before the game, which made me more confident to win the game and see my shortcomings more clearly. I think he is right. , I am still young and I lack experience, but Mr. Arnesen's reminder made me see these shortcomings and make improvements."

"If I had to say who is the person I want to thank the most after beating PSV, I would say without hesitation, it must be Mr. Frank Arnesen, because his vision is so good , he has outstanding ability and helped me beat PSV, I thank him!"

"I believe that all Eindhoven people will be proud and proud of having such a general manager and be proud of him. I also believe that under his leadership, Eindhoven will definitely become better and better. stronger."

In this short interview, Ye Qiu was full of praise for Arnesen, and he couldn't find any words to attack Arnesen in what he said. They were all compliments and thanks. This was the first time I saw this The fans who reported this article are wondering why the head coach of Ajax has changed his personality, and even touted the general manager of Eindhoven so much, is it to change jobs?
But on the third day after the game, the Amsterdam Evening Post published another short message. It is said that after the team returned to Eindhoven, Arnesen was furious and reprimanded the team's head coach Gray At the same time, another staff member of the PSV club said that Arnesen was angry at the compliment from Ye Qiu after reading the newspaper.

"Because of tearing the newspaper frantically, his arm hit the desk and suffered a slight fracture. Therefore, he will have to put a plaster cast on the injury in the future!"

Sure enough, after that, TV stations and major media all reported Arnesen's injury and fracture. desk.

In an interview, Arnesen repeatedly stated that Eindhoven is full of confidence in Gretz and will not change coaches. The most powerful contender for the League Championship.

After learning of Arnesen's injury, Ye Qiu felt very happy, this old boy always targeted him, and now it was time to avenge him by making him suffer. During this week, Ye Qiu searched all over the study rooms of the godfather system, read the football insights of many celebrities, but failed to find a suitable solution to the team's problems.

And he himself and the coaching staff have also racked their brains on this problem, but they still have no idea. For the time being, they can only play the game first, and then slowly find an effective solution to the problem. This has also become the pain on Ye Qiu's chest. a big rock.

In such an atmosphere, the 00/01 Eredivisie season finally kicked off slowly.

The opening game was held at the Sparta Arena of Sparta Rotterdam, with the home team Sparta Rotterdam facing away team Roda JC.

Ajax's first game was at home, ushering in Fortuna Sittard.

(End of this chapter)