Chapter 189 The Game of the Rich

Perhaps because this Manchester battle is related to whether Ajax can once again reach the quarterfinals, many Ajax fans have come to the away game with the team, and Ajax has also fought for tickets to Old Trafford for these thousands of fans, although the seats will definitely be a bit bad.

So, when the team arrived in Manchester, many Ajax fans came to the airport to pick them up. Not only that, the media in England and Europe also paid attention to this game. Hundreds of people gathered at the scene, and the scene was very lively.

When Ye Qiu pulled the suitcase and led the players out one after another, there was a commotion at the scene. Many Ajax fans lined up in two rows outside the gate of the waiting hall, shouting Ye Qiu and the players' names in unison, and the reporters at the scene flashed spotlights.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, Mr. Ye Qiu, I have a question for you!" An English reporter rushed out of the restrictions of the ground staff and security, rushed to Ye Qiu's side, raised the recorder, and followed Ye Qiu who was walking quickly forward, "We have received reliable information. I heard that Mr. Cruyff recommended you to the Barcelona board of directors and believed that you would be the most suitable head coach for Barcelona. What do you think about this? Do you have the idea of ​​entering the Camp Nou stadium?"

The reporter's question also attracted the attention of many reporters around, but Ajax fans booed.

"Get out, British guy, don't think about our head coach!"

"Don't ask those meaningless questions, our head coach will stay in Ajax!"

"Ye Qiu belongs to Ajax, no one can take him away!"

The reporter obviously didn't expect that these Ajax fans at the scene would be so excited. It seems that if the ground staff and security hadn't stopped them, they would probably rush up and beat him up.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, can you please answer my question?" The reporter just looked at the group of fans and kept chasing Ye Qiu to ask. It seems that if he didn't answer his questions, he couldn't get rid of him.

"I don't know where your rumors come from, but I can answer you very clearly. I have not received any relevant news, and I have never thought about leaving Ajax. My only thought now is to lead my team to move forward. I don't want anything else." Ye Qiu raised his left hand, trying to get rid of the reporter.

As soon as Ye Qiu raised his hand, the engagement ring on his left ring finger was immediately revealed. This immediately made the figure in the crowd, who was blocked, feel warm in the heart. Touching the engagement ring on her left hand, she showed a moving smile full of happiness.

After finally getting rid of the reporter, Ye Qiu boarded the bus at the door of the terminal hall. The players and the coaching staff also got on the bus one after another. The driver also started immediately and prepared to go to the hotel that the team had booked before.

"Ye Qiu, I just saw Huang Chu." Roland left his seat, came to the front row, and said with a smile.

Ye Qiu smiled after hearing this, glanced at the fat man, ignored him, and didn't seem to believe it at all.

"I'm serious. She was in the crowd just now, wearing a baseball cap." Roland was very stubborn.

"Nonsense, she can now stand on her own. She told me before that she didn't have time to come." Ye Qiu shook his head and laughed. If you want to lie, you should find a better reason. We have communicated before. Why are you lying to me?

"I really didn't lie to you. I guess she wants to give you a surprise." Roland was very serious and competitive this time.

"Really?" Ye Qiu was stunned.

Fatty Luo nodded continuously, very seriously.

Ye Qiu looked at Fatty Luo again and felt that he didn't seem to be lying, so he picked up his mobile phone and dialed Huang Chu's number, while Fatty Luo kept pointing at the phone, as if to say, you can ask and you will know that I didn't lie to you.

But the fat man felt so miserable in his heart. When did Roland Shepas become a synonym for no credibility in Ye Qiu's mind? He was so untrustworthy? Did he tell the truth too much?

"Hello, Ah Chu." As soon as the phone was connected, Ye Qiu wanted to ask her.

"Sorry, Ye Qiu, I'm very busy now and don't have time to talk to you. I'll call you later, that's it!"

Listening to the beeping sound from the phone, Ye Qiu was a little puzzled. Huang Chu actually hung up on him?

Roland wanted to laugh, but he held back his laughter, because he knew very well that if he laughed, Ye Qiu would definitely not let him go.

Seeing Fatty Luo like this, Ye Qiu laughed instead. He turned his head and looked out the window. He was stunned when he saw it.

He saw a taxi following the Ajax bus. From the rolled down window, he could clearly see Huang Chu's beautiful smile, long hair tied behind his head, wearing a baseball cap, waving the phone in his hand at him through the window.

"Hey, boss, Ah Chu!" The players by the window also saw Huang Chu.

"Boss, look, it's really Miss Huang!"

Many of the players were familiar with Huang Chu, and immediately greeted Huang Chu through the car window.

Huang Chu was a little shy, her face flushed, but she waved to the players politely.

"Hehe, what are you looking at? What's so good about it? Behave yourself!" Ye Qiu saw that the players were in chaos, and immediately stopped them. After the players sat back in their seats, he said, "It's windy, close the windows!"

The players were all stunned. They thought that the boss had quarreled with his fiancée recently. When they saw Roland's winking expression, they all guessed that the boss must be quarreling with his fiancée. So they all closed the windows with a snicker and found things to do for themselves. Some pretended to sleep, and some listened to headphones, but they were actually staring at Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu also closed the window on his side, and pretended to be normal and didn't look out the window.

The phone rang soon.

"Ye Qiu, what are you doing?" Huang Chu on the phone thought Ye Qiu was angry, and his voice was a little coquettish.

"I'm sorry, Ah Chu, I'm very busy now and don't have time to talk to you on the phone. I'll call you later, that's it!"

After saying that, Ye Qiu hung up the phone directly, but he couldn't help laughing over there.

Although the players didn't understand Chinese, seeing the boss's expression, they all snickered behind him, but didn't dare to speak.

Everyone knew that whoever spoke at this time would die!

Huang Chu almost laughed herself to death in the taxi. This damn guy was so petty, and he was learning to hold grudges?

But when she looked through the car window and saw Ye Qiu secretly glancing at the taxi from time to time, she couldn't hate him. On the contrary, she felt an indescribable pride, because just now at the airport, she saw with her own eyes how favored Ye Qiu was.

Which woman doesn't want her man to be the best and most outstanding?

And which woman doesn't want her man to remember her anytime and anywhere? Remember her?

The bus arrived at the hotel, and Ye Qiu and the players got off one after another.

"Roland, take the players to settle down, we will go to Old Trafford later to adapt to the venue, I have something to do, I'll go out for a while!" Ye Qiu didn't even enter the hotel door, and directly stuffed the suitcase into Roland's hands.

"Don't worry, I know, leave it to me, you go!" Roland's half-smile expression almost got kicked by Ye Qiu.

After seeing off the players, Ye Qiu saw Huang Chu standing there before he even reached the hotel entrance.

It was still very cold in early spring in London. Huang Chu was wearing a dark grey cashmere coat, a white low-cut round-neck T-shirt inside, a black warm scarf covering her neck and chest, and a pair of yellow slim-fit cotton pants underneath. She stood there with her hands in the pockets of her cashmere coat, smiling at Ye Qiu.

"Didn't you say you were busy?" Ye Qiu smiled and walked over to Huang Chu, looking like he was going to settle a score.

Huang Chu giggled, stretched out her hands to his chest, pulled the collar of his casual suit for him, and raised her head slightly, "Originally, yes, but for me, what is more important than looking at my fiancé?"

Ye Qiu was pleased to hear this, smiled, and grabbed her hand, "Seeing you are so obedient, forget it."

Huang Chu also held Ye Qiu's hand tightly. There is a saying that goes, a short separation is better than a new marriage. They haven't seen each other for a long time.

Since they separated, they have always been apart. Even after getting engaged, they can stay together openly, but Ye Qiu has not been able to take a holiday since the winter break. The games are one after another. That is, Huang Chu ran to Amsterdam to see him every weekend when she was on vacation.

Recently, there were a lot of schoolwork and the hospital was busy, so she didn't come. Now when they meet, their hearts are boiling hot. Looking at each other's eyes, they both want to melt into each other's body.

"Where do you live?" Ye Qiu asked with concern.

"It's here." Huang Chu smiled and pointed at the hotel. "Eliza told me, so I specially booked a room in this hotel..." When she said this, her face was so red that she didn't dare to look at Ye Qiu, and she quickly looked away.

Ye Qiu was asking for the elegant meaning, and he was thick-skinned. Anyway, there was no one around, so he walked closer, "Then I'll come to you secretly at night." The voice was as soft as a thief.

Huang Chu glared at him charmingly, but nodded shyly.

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The away game against Manchester United was far less exciting than the one at the Arena Stadium.

The reason is simple, both sides want to win.

Ajax is currently 3 points ahead of Manchester United. If they lose this game, the two sides will be back to the same starting line. Therefore, Ye Qiu attaches great importance to this game at Old Trafford and requires the team to do their best to win.

Manchester United has fallen behind. It's hard to get a chance to play at home, and of course they don't want to lose, so both sides can't play at Old Trafford like they did at the Arena Stadium.

Ajax still started the game with a rush, and Ye Qiu's strategy was very clear. He used the rush after the opening to dampen Manchester United's spirit first. Moreover, the Red Devils lost Roy Keane in the midfield, and although Ajax was missing Abidal and Kivu, Ye Qiu still wanted to make Manchester United suffer first.

From Ferguson replacing Roy Keane with Butt, it is not difficult to see that Veron has been put on ice by Ferguson. It is not to say that he has been put into the cold palace, but at least, Ferguson knows very well that Veron cannot adapt to and integrate into Manchester United's system at this moment, and he is determined to win the game against Ajax.

But it was Butt's mistake that gave Sneijder a chance. The latter passed the ball to Van der Vaart, who cut inside and passed the ball behind him. Ibrahimovic dribbled past Ferdinand in the penalty area and shot with his right foot, penetrating Barthes' goal, 1:0.

This score remained until the halftime break, and in the second half, Manchester United finally showed its strong side. Ferguson made adjustments during the halftime break and launched a fierce attack on Ajax at the beginning of the second half.

In the 53rd minute, Gary Neville quickly inserted from the right and cooperated with Solskjaer in front of the penalty area. The latter pulled to the right and knocked it back to Beckham. Beckham made a cross and the ball fell into the small penalty area of ​​​​Ajax.

Van Nistelrooy headed the ball, but Van der Sar instinctively saved the ball, but Gary Neville, who followed closely, followed and shot the ball, and the ball went straight to the bottom of the net, 1:1.

After that, the two sides made substitutions in succession. Although Ajax was playing away, Ye Qiu had already grasped Manchester United's weakness and knew that Bart could not replace Roy Keane. In the 65th minute, Yaya Toure replaced De Jong, who played as a left back, to strengthen the midfield and offense and exert stronger pressure on Manchester United.

Manchester United faced Ajax's high defense. Van Nistelrooy was far away from the penalty area, and the threat was greatly weakened. They had to start looking for a more stable defense. Ferguson also made substitutions to further strengthen the back line.

In the last 20 minutes, Old Trafford became a paradise for Ajax fans. Although they were fewer in number, they created more and greater momentum than Manchester United fans.

But in the end, Ajax still failed to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford, and the 1:1 draw lasted until the end of the half.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the whole Old Trafford was cheered by Ajax fans. Although it was only 1:1 away, Ajax was able to force Manchester United into such an embarrassing situation in the last 20 minutes, which was not much different from winning.

If we look at the two-round game, Ajax defeated Manchester United 4:2.

Ye Qiu didn't know, nor did he notice that in the chairman's stand at Old Trafford, Manchester United's senior executives accompanied UEFA President Johansson and Marketing Director Olsen, who watched the game throughout.

Seeing Manchester United being so embarrassed by Ajax in their home stadium, Manchester United's management looked very embarrassed. Chairman Edwards smiled awkwardly when he heard the whistle of the end of the game, "I didn't expect that this Ajax team is not only powerful, but also very courageous. No wonder they were able to reach the semi-finals last year."

In last year's semi-finals, Ajax played Real Madrid. Although Real Madrid finally entered the final and won the championship, the whole process was also very dangerous. Ajax almost killed Real Madrid, but in the end Zidane's flying fairy was like a stroke of genius, helping Real Madrid to narrowly beat Ajax.

That game also made UEFA's heartbeat faster, because running out of a Leverkusen team was already scary. If there was another Ajax team, and the Bundesliga's Leverkusen and the Dutch Ajax gathered in the Champions League final, then this final without stars, what would attract fans' attention?

After hearing what Edwards said, Johansson and Olsen looked at each other. The latter also noticed that Johansson's eyes were a little strange. It was not until Edwards and others turned around that Johansson came closer.

"This Ajax is too young. It has been too popular recently. We should pay proper attention to it!"

After all, the Champions League is a game for the giants. Without Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, and these top giants, who would pay attention to the Champions League? Which sponsors are willing to support it? How can the live broadcasters be willing to provide so many live broadcast resources?

According to current estimates, the valuation of the Champions League is rising rapidly, and all of this depends on stars and giants.

In order to stabilize these giants, UEFA has made continuous concessions. From the expansion of the Champions League to the current reform of the group stage into a knockout stage, they are accommodating the giants step by step, because everyone in UEFA knows that without the giants, the Champions League cannot be played at all.

Why is the World Cup becoming more and more sluggish?

It is because of the huge disparity between the strong and the weak that the game is not good at all!

But the question is, how do fans and sponsors predict whether the game will be good before the game? What is the basis?

The number of stars!

Don't blame the reality of this world, and don't blame the cruelty of this world, because this is the rule!

Olsen knows Johansson's strategy very well. In fact, the Champions League was developed in Johansson's hands, especially since Olsen was introduced to UEFA by his fellow countryman Johansson in 2000 and took charge of the marketing department. The Champions League has been rising year by year in his hands. Not only UEFA has benefited a lot, but even the clubs have also enjoyed the good life.

Now, UEFA's current CEO Gerhard Aigner is about to retire. Olsen is hailed as the most promising successor, and Johansson is undoubtedly the most likely to influence the CEO's selection.

Yes, UEFA will do everything possible to take care of the interests of small and medium-sized teams, but this does not mean that they can affect UEFA's core interests.

When Johansson saw Olsen heard it, he smiled and said to Edwards and others, "This team has a very outstanding head coach. Ye Qiu defeated many giants and won the League Cup. He is the youngest champion coach in the history of European football. It's not easy!"

Edwards also nodded continuously, "It is indeed very impressive. This team is excellent in both overall and individual strength. What is even more valuable is that their average age is not high and is still improving rapidly."

Speaking of this, Edwards sighed. Manchester United had encountered Ajax in the Amsterdam Cup before the season, but now they meet again. Even if he does not know much about football, he can see that this team has improved a lot compared to the one at the beginning of the season, and its strength has also reached a higher level.

"Maybe this year's Ajax will be last year's Leverkusen!"

After listening to this, Johansson laughed, "Isn't that great?"