Chapter 201: Fighting Barcelona Again

Ajax slapped Juventus three times!

A clumsy battle with the Bianconeri!

Juventus is so tough-talking and useless!

The magician Ye Qiu defeated the silver fox Lippi with his cunning!

Ajax has advanced perfectly and may hope to reach the top again!

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The next day, all major mainstream media in Europe reported on the game that took place at the Arena last night. Almost everyone believed that Ajax's performance in this game was perfect, and Juventus Si failed to grasp even a tiny bit of initiative from beginning to end.

German Kickers even dedicated a large article to report on Ajax head coach Ye Qiu. They believe that it was Ye Qiu's strategizing in this game that allowed Ajax to perform so perfectly. Defeating Juventus with a gesture of victory, he became the favorite to win the Champions League after Real Madrid.

"In the past, we have always thought that Chinese football was very backward. They even had very few players who could gain a foothold in the top European leagues. It was rare for them to even participate in a World Cup finals, and their performance in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan was very poor. It’s not ideal and we always felt like their football was terrible.”

"But now, we have to admit that we all misunderstood Chinese football in the past. At least, they have a very, very outstanding and very, very young genius magician. He uses this powerful Ajax team to Clear your name."

"The season in 2000 was hailed by Ajax fans as the darkest season after relegation in the club's century-old history. At that time, almost everyone despaired of Ajax, but Ye Qiu Under the drastic reform, in just three years, they have won numerous astounding honors.”

“UEFA Cup champion, Eredivisie league champion, Dutch Cup champion, European Super Cup champion, Dutch Super Cup champion... Now, they have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for two consecutive seasons. No one can ignore this team from the Netherlands anymore. A powerful team, no one can deny that the powerful Ajax of the 1990s is back again.”

"This time Ajax is younger, more aggressive, faster, stronger and sharper than under Van Gaal. What is even more shocking is that it took Ye Qiu three years to build this team across Europe. The team did not spend much money on Ajax. The most expensive player among all players was Edwin van der Sar from Juventus, which was worth 7.5 million euros. But I believe that in the past two years, everyone will feel that The Ajax captain is great value for money.”

"What's even more impressive is that Ye Qiu has cultivated an outstanding talent in this team. When he led the second team to win the Dutch Cup, he also cultivated Van der Vaart, Sneijder, Ki With outstanding rookies such as Volvo and Huntelaar, and later introducing amazing supernovas such as Ibrahimovic, Maicon, Lucio, etc., Ye Qiu made this Ajax team solid again. The nickname of "Star Factory" makes this Ajax team full of young players."

"According to our interviews with club president Mr. Van Praag and many senior club employees at Ajax's training base in Detok Most, they all believe that Ajax has changed very much in the past four years. From the management and administrative departments to every young youth training team in Detok Most, almost everything has undergone earth-shaking changes.”

"Today, Ajax is not only full of talents in the first team, but the youth team is also a well-known strong team in the Netherlands and even Europe, and all of this is inseparable from Ye Qiu's contribution to Ajax in the past four years. The solid foundation laid by Si.”

“I heard that in Amsterdam, many fans call Ye Qiu a [phenomenon] in the field of coaching, but many people also feel that he is like a [magician] who can turn everything into gold. Possibilities become possibilities!”

"Therefore, after Ajax defeated Juventus 3-0 at home, Amsterdam caroused almost all night long. Countless fans seemed to have returned to the most glorious and peak years of Ajax in the past, and they were all looking forward to it. The team can keep working hard and go further in the Champions League.”

The so-called going further is what Schulde Mosso, a well-known reporter from Kyodo Daily, put forward in his column. He believes that Ajax has every chance to create greater glory. He believes that Ye Qiu is fully qualified. The opportunity to catch up with the legendary coach Michels is to create Ajax's Triple Crown!

In his column, Schulder Mosso said, "The football environment in Ajax is more difficult now than in 1972, when Michels led the team to win the Dutch Cup, Eredivisie and European Championships respectively. Having won three championships in the Champions League, Ajax has won the Triple Crown. Now Ye Qiu is walking on the legendary path that the legends walked 40 years ago.”

"History is moving forward, and it is difficult for us to define which Ajax team is better, but as Cruyff said, if we look at it purely in terms of combat effectiveness, this Ajax team is better than During the Triple Crown period, Ajax was more combative, stronger and more offensive than during the Van Gaal period.”

"And we all have reason to believe that Ye Qiu will follow this team and enter himself into the history of Ajax. Together with Michels, Van Gaal and others, he will be tied for the top spot in the history of Ajax. Excellent legendary coach.”

But Schuld Mosso also mentioned his own guess in his column, that is, Ye Qiu is likely to leave Ajax this summer, but he said he could not give a reason, only that the fate has ended.

After Ajax's eye-catching performance in the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, more and more teams have set their sights on Ye Qiu. The Bundesliga, Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, and almost all the four major leagues in Europe, all teams that want to change coaches in the summer are inevitably involved with Ye Qiu.

Of course, not all teams are qualified to extend an olive branch to Ye Qiu. According to the Times of England, to get the favor of this young Chinese coach, at least they must be competitive and ambitious teams in the four major leagues.

So far, Barcelona has been the most aggressive in pursuing Ye Qiu.

Cruyff has long favored and appreciated Ye Qiu. With the support of the godfather of Barcelona, ​​coupled with the precedents of Cruyff and Van Gaal in the past, it seems that Ye Qiu's entry into the Camp Nou is a matter of course. Even the media in Catalonia have been hyping the topic of Ye Qiu taking charge of the team.

Barcelona fans are also full of expectations for Ye Qiu's arrival, but a large number of people feel that the semi-final between Ajax and Barcelona is a test for Ye Qiu, especially the first leg. Ajax's visit to the Camp Nou is undoubtedly an interview opportunity provided by Barcelona fans to Ye Qiu.

But when Ye Qiu was interviewed by the media, he repeatedly stated that he still had a two-year contract with Ajax. His only thought now was to fulfill this contract with Ajax. He would not consider other things, and everything would be based on the team's performance.

This was also understood by the outside media as a move by Ye Qiu to appease the players and fans. Before the end of the season, he was not prepared to discuss any related topics, and whether he would stay in the team would have to wait until the end of the season.

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In the 29th round of the Dutch Eredivisie, Ajax challenged Alkmaar away.

In the first half, Ajax still attacked. Van der Vaart and Robben scored successively, helping Ajax to take a 2-goal lead in the first half. In the second half, Van der Meyde, who came on as a substitute, scored again, which gave Ajax a 3:0 advantage. In the end, although Alkmaar scored a goal, Ajax still defeated the opponent 3:1 away.

Although PSV defeated Grafschap 6:1 away in this round, they vented their grievances, but in the end they still couldn't catch up with Ajax. They could only watch Ajax go away from behind.

A week later, at the Arena Stadium, the opponent was Waalwijk.

When everyone thought that Ajax would save their strength before the away challenge to Barcelona, ​​Ye Qiu's team slaughtered Waalwijk 6:1 on their own turf. Huntelaar scored a hat trick, and Yaya Toure, Kolo Toure and Van der Meyde scored successively.

Among them, Huntelaar, who scored the team's last goal, was also the 100th league goal scored by Ajax in the Eredivisie this season, which shocked the entire Dutch football world, because in the history of the Eredivisie, there are only a handful of teams that can score more than 100 goals in a single season. The most recent one is PSV Eindhoven, which was at its peak in the 99/00 season and scored 105 goals.

But now, Ajax has scored 100 league goals with four rounds left in the league, and they have conceded only a pitiful 15 goals, which is another surprising record of conceded goals, even 2 fewer than Hiddink's PSV Eindhoven, which is very surprising.

Ajax almost swept the entire Dutch arena. In the past two seasons, the team has been improving in almost every game, and almost every time people are amazed by their outstanding performance. This group of young talents is creating their own era and their Ajax dynasty.

Oh, no, they have already created the Ajax dynasty, and now they are more about continuing the glory of this dynasty!

This is the evaluation of Ajax's outstanding performance by the Dutch media Volkswagen Daily.

After the 30th round of the Eredivisie, Ajax went to the away game, Barcelona!

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"If you were sitting here a few days ago, you would find that Barcelona fans don't buy the team's account at all. They don't even want to come to Camp Nou to watch the La Liga!"

Sitting outside the balcony of a room in a four-star hotel where Ajax stayed, looking at the streets under the hotel building, there was excitement before the big game. Barcelona fans can be seen everywhere, and you can feel the strong atmosphere of the game anytime and anywhere.

According to Cruyff, such an atmosphere is hard to see in this season's La Liga.

"Fans are very realistic, no matter which team they are from." Cruyff sighed.

The Dutch football saint came to the hotel specifically to visit Ajax. Although he is the godfather of Barcelona's football, he is also a famous player from Ajax, so it is common for him to visit the team before the game. After chatting with the players and coaching staff for a while, he talked with Ye Qiu in the room.

Today's Barcelona can no longer have extravagant hopes for the league championship and Champions League qualification. They no longer have a share in the top four in the league. All they can strive for is to qualify for the UEFA Cup. For the proud Barcelona people, this is simply This is an unacceptable result.

Of course, no one will blame Antici for the poor performance. In fact, Antici has done a good enough job. It is Van Gaal who really brought disaster to Barcelona. After Antici took office, the team's performance improved by leaps and bounds. It was great, but it obviously couldn't save the situation.

When it was widely rumored that Ye Qiu would take over Camp Nou, Barcelona's interim management did not deny it. The contract they signed with Antić was also a temporary contract that expired at the end of the season. Therefore, everyone knew that Antić The dismissal after the odd season will be inevitable. The only suspense is whether the new coach will really be Ye Qiu?

Ye Qiu doesn't think about the future at all now. He now feels that this battle at Camp Nou is not easy to win, because Barcelona no longer has La Liga, and they don't even qualify for the Champions League. The only thing they can do now is What made a difference was the Champions League. After reaching the semi-finals and meeting Ajax, I naturally wanted to go further.

Cruyff is not here to be a lobbyist for Barcelona. He doesn't think Ye Qiu will deliberately betray him. He just wants to understand Ye Qiu's true thoughts and see if he has considered leaving. Jax.

"You know, no team will be prosperous forever, especially for a team like Ajax. In less than two years, the group of players you brought out will definitely disperse. You The team's performance will also be affected, and you may even be dismissed from get out of class. This is the tragedy of a small team."

Unlike other lobbyists, Cruyff's statement struck a chord with Ye Qiu's situation at this moment.

Last season, only Gilberto Silva and Seydou Keita were sold, which was the result of Ye Qiu trying every possible means to save them. Now the team has reached the semi-finals again. This summer, the giants split Ajax , this is already an inevitable result. The key is no longer whether Ajax should sell people, but whether Ajax can sell fewer people?

In Ye Qiu's view, the board of directors gave the green light to this, so even now, they have not said anything to death, because they know that Ajax can only rely on this method to continue to survive and forcefully retain players. , it does no good to the club. Is it possible that we have to wait until their contracts expire and leave freely?

Professional football should be like this sometimes, only talking about interests and not about feelings.

"Do you know what the thing I regretted the most was?" Cruyff asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu shook his head, but he could vaguely guess.

"I just didn't leave Barcelona when the team was at its peak!"

This is also very realistic. If Cruyff had chosen to retire, his coaching career in Barcelona would have been perfect, without any flaws. At least he wouldn’t be like the many fans who can’t help but think about him now. He was ruthlessly humiliated by Capello in the Champions League final, and was successfully revenged by Real Madrid.

Cruyff stood up from his seat and walked to the railing of the balcony. Standing here, he could overlook the distant city of Barcelona. "Only by standing higher can you see further. Ajax has already It’s no longer satisfying and it’s no longer suitable for you!”

What is unsatisfactory is Ye Qiu's ambition, and what is unsuitable is Ye Qiu's strategy of insisting on the team's competitiveness. The board of directors obviously cannot continue to accommodate Ye Qiu in this aspect and continue to stay. In the end, there is only one result, unhappy. And scattered.

Ye Qiu also stood up and smiled, "There is no doubt that you are a very good lobbyist, John, but I don't plan to think about it so much now. For me now, I only have one idea."

Cruyff heard the implication in Ye Qiu's words and smiled with satisfaction. He admired young people with fighting spirit and ambition, and he also felt from the beginning to the end that Barcelona's problem was not to change someone else. The head coach can solve it, but it needs to be reformed from the bottom up.

There is no doubt that in Cruyff's view, Ye Qiu is the best reformer.

"Then defeat Barcelona!" Ye Qiu expressed his current thoughts.

Cruyff still kept smiling. He felt that he had got the answer he wanted today, but many things had not yet surfaced. It was as if Barcelona's candidates had not been officially announced yet, and Ye Qiu must Not taking a stand on anything is a wise way of protecting yourself.

"I heard that you are getting married soon?" Cruyff asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu was slightly embarrassed. Ever since the news was revealed by the media, he had answered this question countless times.

"Yes, I will go back and prepare after the league is over."

"I also heard that the bride met at Ajax?" Cruyff laughed.

Ye Qiu shook his head, "Needless to say, it must have been said by that loudmouth Fan Dude."

Cruyff laughed loudly after hearing this. Although he has left Ajax for many years, many of his contacts are still there, especially Bobby Haarms and Van Dude, who are very close to him. This also ensures that Cruyff was able to receive some inside information from Ajax anytime and anywhere.

There is no doubt that the biggest news recently is that Ye Qiu is getting married.

"How about it? Are we welcome to watch the ceremony then?" Cruyff asked.

Ye Qiu originally planned to invite Ajax players and some good senior executives and staff, but he believed that there must be many uninvited guests at that time. At least those omnipresent reporters have already started to go to Xiamen to check the scene. God knows what they will do then?

In a word, this matter is getting bigger and bigger.

"Of course you are welcome, but according to our Chinese rules, you have to give a big red envelope!" Ye Qiu emphasized the big words.

How big is it?

Mr. Football Saint, you decide for yourself!

I believe I don't need to say more, everyone knows that our monthly tickets are so pitiful, they have fallen so far behind, brothers, smash the monthly tickets! ! ! ! !