Chapter 34 Reversal to the top
The more he understood football, the more Ye Qiu felt that football was a very, very special sport.
Just like the head coach of a team, even if there has never been any evidence to prove how much help a mid-season coaching change can have on the team's performance, it is more of a psychological catharsis and a way to give oneself a new illusory hope, but there are so many people who would rather believe it.
Westerhof replaced Waters, and Ajax fans rekindled their hope.
So, they all rushed into the Arena Stadium, and each of them placed high hopes on Westerhof's team, hoping that he could lead the team to make a difference in the Dutch Cup when there was no hope of winning the league championship. In this way, at least Ajax can continue to appear in the European arena next season.
At this moment, they seemed to have forgotten how Feyenoord defeated Ajax 2:0 at the Arena Stadium at the beginning of the season.
However, when Cruz once again jumped high, once again used his strong body to suppress the Ajax defender, and once again pounded the ball into the goal guarded by Grimm, all Ajax fans remembered it.
It was this Argentine center forward who interrupted Ajax's winning streak at the beginning of the season. Now, it was him who completely destroyed the last remaining beautiful fantasy of Ajax.
Harris Huizinger started the game, forming a trident with Grünshall and Brian Laudrup, but the ability he showed was not convincing. In several confrontations and competitions with Feyenoord defenders, he was at a disadvantage.
According to the commentator, "Huizing, who stood out in Heerenveen, was lost among the stars in the Arena Stadium. Perhaps, he was not as tall and dazzling as his body!"
Ajax spent $4 million to introduce a center forward who had never scored more than double-digit goals in the Dutch Eredivisie. No one understood how Ajax's transfer was done. The only explanation from the outside world was that Ajax was too rich!
Cruz's goal helped Feyenoord score the only goal of the game.
The weakness of the back line prevented Ajax's seemingly vigorous offensive power from being shown in the Arena Stadium.
This also confirmed Ye Qiu's idea that both offense and defense should be grasped with both hands, and both hands should be strong.
Another person who performed very well in this game of Feyenoord was their goalkeeper Dudek. This goalkeeper who later joined Liverpool performed very well in this game. Among them, the shot that saved Grunsjær was even more wonderful. This also made Ye Qiu realize that the person standing in front of Ajax's goal line was no longer Van der Sar.
From the front to the back, there were problems everywhere, including forwards, midfielders, defenders and goalkeepers.
Van Praag sat on the rostrum with an expressionless face. Although this time, Ajax fans did not boo Westerhoff, the performance of the first team still embarrassed the chairman who had high hopes for Westerhoff. When he was interviewed by the media before the game, he expressed his confidence in winning, but now...
After the game, the Ajax chairman stood up from his seat and looked at the Feyenoord players who were celebrating wildly below the stadium. He did not show any anger, but just sighed deeply, and did not say hello to Ye Qiu, and turned and left.
Ye Qiu didn't say anything from beginning to end, but he knew in his heart that it was still a defense problem.
If a team is compared to a person, then defense can make this person stand upright and steady, and offense is to hit people. Now the problem of Ajax is that the defense problem is very big. They can't even stand steadily, so how can they hit people?
What's particularly pitfall is that 4 million US dollars are used to introduce a person who has never been heard of, Huizinger. This deal...
Thinking of this, Ye Qiu also sighed and turned away.
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When hope is shattered, the mood will inevitably become very depressed.
The first team was eliminated from the Dutch Cup, and the Dutch media paid a lot of attention. It was particularly ironic that the second team successfully advanced to the semi-finals from the knockout stage. The opponent in the semi-finals was Heerenveen, and Feyenoord's opponent was William II.
The second team advanced, but the first team was eliminated. This undoubtedly became a big joke for the media to ridicule Ajax.
The atmosphere in De Tokmost was very depressing, because the first team was destined to finish empty-handed this season, and many things had to start a new round of layout. The most important of these was the selection of the head coach for the next season. The most popular candidate at the moment was Willem II's Co. Adriaense.
Although Adriaense rejected Ajax last summer, and his performance in the European arena this season was not very ideal, Van Praag and many others believed that Adriaense would be the most ideal head coach for Ajax.
However, some people also recommended Dick Advocaat, the former assistant coach of Michels. This famous Dutch coach, who was called the Little General by the fans of Glasgow Rangers, had already proved his coaching ability with his performance in the Scottish Premier League. Coupled with Michels' background, many people included him in the candidate list for the team's next head coach.
As for the rumors that Ye Qiu had the opportunity to take charge of the first team after Ajax II defeated PSV Eindhoven, few people remember them now, and as the person involved, Ye Qiu didn't take it to heart.
In the eyes of European media and fans, Ye Qiu, as a Chinese, has never been a target they consider.
So whoever takes this matter seriously will lose!
The rumors about the first team and the haze over De Tokmost's head have little to do with Ye Qiu, because the performance of the second team he led is very ideal, and he doesn't need to consider the troubles of the first team at all.
After the winter break, the second team continued to maintain a good momentum in the Dutch Cup.
After several matches and competitions with professional teams, the players have played a good momentum and cultivated strong self-confidence and fighting spirit. After the winter break, they first defeated Alkmaar 3:0 at home, and then defeated William II 2:0 at home.
After winning two games in a row, Ajax II defeated Utrecht II 1:0 with a goal from Van der Vaart, winning three consecutive games. At the same time, the points gap between Ajax II and Feyenoord Youth Team was shortened to 2 points.
On the afternoon of February 12, Ajax II challenged Feyenoord II away.
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The young boy Van Persie was promoted to the second team. This national star who is well-known in the Netherlands is not inferior to Ajax's Van der Vaart at the moment, but the latter performed better in the Dutch Cup and the league and was more optimistic.
The last match ended in Ajax's regret, but this time they met again, and Van der Vaart showed a very strong desire to score and fighting spirit from the beginning.
In the first minute of the game, he passed the ball one-on-one on the left, tearing open Feyenoord's defense and creating an opportunity for the team, but the subsequent cross was missed by Huntelaar, missing a good chance to score.
But relying on its overall advantage, Ajax took the initiative to launch a fierce attack on Feyenoord.
Having experienced the Dutch Cup and professional team training, the players are much better than Feyenoord in terms of personal strength and overall tactics, which makes Ajax completely dominant in this game, and Feyenoord II can only passively take the beating.
In the 24th minute, Sneijder and Kulul played a two-on-one match. After Kulul made a cross from the bottom, Huntelaar scored in the penalty area, opening the record for Ajax II and scoring the leading goal.
After scoring the goal, the game was completely open, but in the first half, neither side was able to seize the opportunity and score again. In the second half, Feyenoord took advantage of the kick-off to actively attack, but Ajax's overall defense was very good.
Imagine that even PSV's strong attacking power could not easily break through the defense of Ajax II, so how could Feyenoord do it?
After a long period of attack, there were loopholes in the defense.
In the 62nd minute, Abidal passed the ball to the penalty area from the left, Huntelaar headed the ball in the penalty area, and after the ball was saved by the goalkeeper, Van der Vaart made a supplementary shot in the penalty area and scored the second goal of the game for Ajax, 2:0!
After leading by 2 goals, Ye Qiu signaled the team to stabilize the situation and pull Feyenoord out to play.
In the 81st minute, Heitinga made a long pass from the backcourt and found Van der Vaart directly. The latter broke through with the ball and used his personal ability to break into the Feyenoord penalty area. He dribbled past the opponent's central defender and shot low, scoring twice, 3:0!
This was also the last goal of the game. Ajax finally took away a perfect victory from the away game.
The victory of this game also allowed Ajax II to successfully reverse Feyenoord and become the leader of the league standings.
However, for Ye Qiu and Ajax II, the championship of the Youth League can no longer satisfy them. Their goals and ambitions are bigger and farther than at the beginning of the season.
That is the Dutch Cup!
That trophy that no second team has ever won in the history of Dutch football!
As long as they win the Dutch Cup, they can participate in the UEFA Cup next season!
As long as they win the Dutch Cup, everyone will remember this Ajax II team and Ye Qiu!
Therefore, for Ye Qiu, who Ajax chooses as the new head coach has little to do with him. As long as he wins the Dutch Cup, he will definitely not lack a new club. At that time, he can leave Ajax and coach other teams in the European League alone.
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Harris Huizinger has become a little smart recently!
He scored in two consecutive rounds, helping Ajax to draw with Heerenveen away and beat Leeuwarden at home. Westerhof's team performance has improved slightly, which has also slightly restored the fans' confidence in Westerhof.
However, in the match against Leeuwarden, Huizinger injured the muscles in his right hand and it hurt a little.
According to the rules of the Ajax team, and in order to be able to participate in the match against Eindhoven a week later, he has to go to the medical department for testing every day to ensure that his injury is gradually getting better.
Today, it was a little different from the past. As soon as he entered the medical department, he felt that his eyes were shining, as if spring had come.
An extremely beautiful Oriental beauty wearing a white coat was chatting and laughing with Van Dude in the medical department. Her every smile and every move touched Huizinger's heartstrings. He swore that he had never seen such beauty before. Such women have never been seen before, even on TV, newspapers and the Internet.
Is she a member of the Ajax Medical Department?
"Hey, are you okay?" Huang Chu noticed Hu Yizinge standing at the door in a daze. She didn't recognize this person either.
"Oh, Harris Huizinge, he has some muscle strain in his right hand. Just give him a look and test it. It's routine!" Van Duder said with a smile, and walked inside. Bobby Ha Ms. was watching TV alone.
Huang Chu smiled at Hu Yizinge and walked over, "Hello, sit here!"
Huizinge felt his heart beating faster. He was not a good bird to begin with. When he was in Groningen and Heerenveen, there was a lot of off-field news. He was big, good-looking, and a professional player. Such a man would The nightlife in the Netherlands is still very popular.
Now that he saw Huang Chu, he was ready to use his tricks to pick up girls.
"Muscle strain..." Huang Chu found his injury record and asked him to pull up the cuff of his right hand.
The slender hands pinched his slightly dark and rough arm muscles, which seemed like a tease to Huizinge.
"Your surname is Huang?" Hu Zinger noticed Huang Chu's badge, and naturally also noticed her graceful figure.
Huang Chu also noticed Hu Yizinge's strange eyes, blushed, nodded, and said nothing.
Today is her first day at work after returning to the Netherlands. She did dress up a little on purpose. Although she didn't put on makeup and powder like other women, she still paid a little attention to her hair and clothes because she hadn't seen her for a long time. It’s time for Ye Qiu.
"My name is Harris Huizinge, you can call me Harris!" Huizinge introduced himself with a smile.
Huang Chu still nodded, but squeezed his arm.
"Oh, I also feel that the muscles on my left chest are a little painful. Please help me take a look!" Huizinge said with a smile.
After Huang Chu heard this, she wanted to help him take a look. After all, she was a doctor, but she immediately noticed the strange look in Huizinge's eyes, and she felt a little uneasy. "I'll go find Van Dude!"
She was about to leave, but unexpectedly, Huizinge grabbed her hand, "Why are you looking for him? Who likes to see that bad old man? I like you to check for me. Come on, touch him. Listen to my heartbeat!" As he said that, he grabbed Huang Chu's hand and pressed it on his chest.
"Let go!" Huang Chu was a woman after all and was not as strong as him. She felt her right hand being pulled by him and couldn't help but press it on his chest. "I'm going to scream if you don't let go!"
"You scream, I like to hear your voice, you scream!" Huizinge can be regarded as a prodigal son of the flower bush. He is not very good at playing football, but his method of picking up girls is very bold and direct, and in the past, it was often because of him. With his appearance and status as a professional player, the women he meets usually rarely refuse, or they just pretend to refuse.
In Huizinge's view, Huang Chu's so-called shouting was just a pretense.
But just when he boldly wanted to touch Huang Chu's pretty face like a flower, someone suddenly appeared at the entrance of the medical department, and he saw Ye Qiu standing there panting, as if Came here at a trot.
"If you don't let go, believe it or not, I will chop him up?" Ye Qiu shouted loudly.
Hu Yizinge knew Ye Qiu and knew that this guy could not be offended, especially when he saw that Ye Qiu and Huang Chu were both from the East. He vaguely guessed something and immediately let go. Huang Chu also ran to Ye Qiu's side in shock. Like a frightened little bird that needs protection.
"What's going on?" Fan Dude walked out immediately when he heard Ye Qiu's voice, accompanied by Bobby Harms.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm leaving first!" Hu Zinger jumped down from the chair, and when he passed by Ye Qiu, he didn't forget to say sorry and apologize.
"If you let me see you again, I will beat you to death!" Ye Qiu warned him through gritted teeth.
Huizinge's eyes flashed with anger, but he also knew that it was not the right time to get angry, so he did not stop and walked out of the medical department.
"This person was already dishonest when he was at Groningen and Heerenveen. He has only been at the club for two months, but he has already caused several rumors. Fortunately, the club suppressed it, otherwise it would have been on the front page of the newspaper. It’s on the headlines, I didn’t expect…”
When he said this, Hames shook his head deeply and sighed, is Ajax really going to fall to this point?
"Are you okay?" Ye Qiu looked at Huang Chu with concern.
Huang Chu's face turned pale and he shook his head to show that he was fine, but the hands held by Ye Qiu were trembling.
Seeing her like this, Ye Qiu felt furious and turned around and walked out of the medical department without looking back.
After Huizinge left the medical department, he was secretly furious. He had vaguely heard some rumors about Ye Qiu and Huang Chu before. He was so anxious that he didn't think much about it, but then he suddenly realized that he was so unlucky that he actually caused trouble. Got caught in this thorn that even Westerhoff couldn't do anything about.
Across the parking lot, he noticed a fashionably dressed woman standing on the side of the road.
Wearing a pair of light blue tight jeans, a military-colored hooded casual jacket, a white shirt inside, and a thick blue scarf around his neck, his blond hair revealed a stunning face that was no less beautiful than Huang Chu's. Especially the fashionable and elegant temperament exuded from his body, he was as good as the gentle and moving Huang Chu.
In Huizinger's opinion, Huang Chu belonged to Ye Qiu, but the beauty in front of him was not, right?
He saw him walking over happily, smiling at the beauty with self-righteous handsomeness.
"What are you going to do?" Eliza felt that the man walking over from the opposite side had bad intentions, and she became alert.
"Nothing, just making friends, my name is..."
But before he finished speaking, a fist suddenly flew out from behind him and hit him directly on the temple, knocking him to the ground.
"What are you going to call? I'm listening!" Eliza saw Ye Qiu swinging his fist and asked with a smile.
