Chapter 57: God Tower

There is a widely circulated saying in the field of scouting, you can recognize a genius in three minutes by watching him play!

It would be difficult for anyone to understand the meaning of this sentence without seeing it with their own eyes.

Football is a sport in which few goals are scored. Each goal seems to be the result of a combination of countless factors. Any deviation in any of these factors may cause the shot to miss the goal frame.

Therefore, when scouts examine a player, especially a forward, it is impossible to judge based on whether he scores goals, but there is indeed a type of forward who can make You can tell at a glance that he is a genius, just like the player Ye Qiu is inspecting at this moment.

Since Malmö was relegated from the Swedish Superliga last season after losing to Solna, their performance in the Swedish First Division has been ups and downs this season, and the start is not very ideal, especially this season, the Swedish Football Association has reorganized the First Division. After the A-League, which was originally divided into 14 teams in the south and the north, was integrated into the A-League with 16 teams, the competition became more intense. After 10 rounds, Malmo was ranked in the A-League. midstream.

Sweden's winter is full of ice and snow, so their league games usually run from April to November, so June is the critical moment for all teams to get into shape.

Malmö is no exception.

When the game progressed to the 27th minute, I saw Malmö’s Danish midfielder Peter Sorensen pass the ball into the penalty area of ​​the opponent Otvidaburg. At this time, there was already someone in the penalty area. Teammates respond.

A tall man wearing No. 18 jersey used his body to support the tall defensive player behind him. He faced the ball with his right foot and made a dexterous stop motion to stop the ball to his left. Then, after pressing the defensive player with his body, he calmly turned around, raised his right foot high, and volleyed hard.

The ball immediately shot out from his feet like a cannonball, and penetrated into the goal with lightning speed.

"Zlatan! Zlatan!! Super Zlatan!!!"

All the Malmo fans stood up from their seats, shouted loudly, cheered for the 18-year-old Swedish teenager, and applauded his wonderful goal.

Ye Qiu was sitting in the stands and witnessed Ibrahimovic's wonderful goal, and he had to applaud.

Wonderful, hearty, but...

"How are you, Roland?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Roland sat next to Ye Qiu, watching with a bit dumbfounded. After hearing Ye Qiu's question, he shook his head, "Oh my god, his body is so strong, and he is also very agile, so tall, and So strong and dexterous, not bad!”

"I'm talking about footwork!" Ye Qiu scolded with a smile.

Roland chuckled and marveled, "It's rare for a big man to have such skill on his feet."

Ye Qiu secretly thought of course, Wenger even liked the person, how could he be different?

Ibrahimovic is now well-known. He went to Arsenal for trial training in 1997, but broke up unhappy. At the same time, he also went to French Ligue 1, Serie A and many other teams for trial training, but in the end he failed. He was left by Malmo, who had a lot of things to live in, and he has been there until now.

This season Malmo was relegated to the first division, which gave Ibrahimovic the opportunity to play the main role, and the Swedish big man performed well, scoring 4 goals and 2 assists in the first 10 rounds. For a team For an 18-year-old rookie, that's pretty good.

"Strictly speaking, the pass just now cannot be regarded as an absolute scoring opportunity!" Ye Qiu commented on Ibrahimovic's goal just now, "Sorensen passed the ball. At that time, Ibrahimovic's shooting angle had been blocked, but he But he stopped the ball to the left, suppressed the opponent's central defender with his body, turned around successfully, and then directly raised his right leg to hit without any adjustment. The whole action was done in one go, without any stagnation, which shows that his technical skills are very solid! "

After spending a year in Ajax's youth training camp, Ye Qiu has been deeply influenced by Youdao, and Ye Qiu also observes players very carefully.

"However, this player's character is too flamboyant. After turning around, he deliberately made a big swing of his legs and deliberately hit such a powerful shot. This looks very cool and is also very pleasing to the fans. But if he encounters an experienced player, The central defender’s tight defense meant that this shot had no chance!”

If you carefully study the shooting movements of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Van Basten, it is not difficult to find that their leg swings are very small, but they can shoot very quickly with a small leg swing. This is very important for a forward. It's important to say.

To put it bluntly, the longer it takes to swing the leg, the longer the opponent has to defend and the greater the risk.

Roland looked at Ye Qiu in disbelief. He suddenly felt that he didn't recognize Ye Qiu.

From a simple shooting action, he was able to figure out the player's character and give him a way to correct him. From these details, he could easily see Ye Qiu's progress, and this also gave Roland a sense of crisis. , because he knew that if Ye Qiu kept making progress while he stayed still, he would be eliminated sooner or later.

"What are you looking at me for?" Ye Qiu was a little frightened by Roland's stare.

Roland smiled awkwardly, "It's nothing, I just think what you are saying now makes sense."

Ye Qiu himself didn't feel this way and didn't care, "I heard that he trusts Hass Berg very much!"

Haas Berg is the general manager of Malmo and the agent of Malmo players.

"Then he will probably suffer a big loss!" Roland shook his head and smiled bitterly.

There are some things that Ajax cannot interfere with, such as the matter between Ibrahimovic and Haas Borg.

Even before the game, Ye Qiu found Haas Borg. After a series of negotiations, the final price was determined at 3 million euros. This was higher than Ye Qiu's previous estimate, but Ajax Not at a disadvantage.

Bringing in a player is a bit like buying a car. Paying the purchase price is just the beginning. Maintaining a car also requires expenses.

The same is true for players. The transfer fee is equivalent to the purchase price of a car, but there are salaries and bonuses closely behind.

Therefore, when every club introduces players, in addition to calculating the transfer fee, it must also include salary. This is the cost calculation of introducing a player.

According to the traditional practice of all European teams, assuming that the cost of signing a team is fixed, then the higher the player's transfer fee, the lower the salary, and the higher the salary, the lower the transfer fee. The most typical example is Players on free transfers can often get high salaries, that's why.

Ye Qiu remembers clearly that in his previous life, Real Madrid introduced Di Maria. The transfer fee was very high, but Di Maria's salary was very low. What was the reason? It's because Mendes can get a generous commission from the transfer fee!

Now, Haas Berg is going to do the same thing!

During the negotiations with Ajax, Haas Borg said that his players did not want high salaries, but only the lowest salary from Ajax, which is a weekly salary of 3,500 euros, but he wanted a higher transfer fee. Eventually it reached 3 million euros.

Ajax has no way to intervene in this matter, because Haas Borg has the full authority to represent Ibrahimovic. Unless Ajax does not introduce this player, otherwise, it will only Can talk to Hass Borg.

In the end, Ye Qiu agreed to Haas Berg's request and introduced Ibrahimovic for 3 million euros.

This is really quite high for a player from a Swedish second-tier league team, but for Ajax, it is no different, because the contract lasts for 4 years, which is equivalent to a small amount. The lost salary is transferred to the transfer fee.

Neutral Ajax did not suffer a loss, Haas Borg made a lot of money, and Ibrahimovic suffered a big loss!

"Then let him suffer a loss once, and think of it as a lesson!" Ye Qiu shook his head and sighed.

The reason why the transfer fee for Ibrahimovic's transfer to Ajax in his previous life was so high was partly because he entered the national team, and also because Wenger pursued him for the second time in early 2001. Of course, A very important aspect is that Haas Borg deliberately lowered his salary and raised the transfer fee.

The more times like this, the more Ye Qiu feels that many agents are really short-sighted. I am afraid that Haas Berg is now relishing the small advantage he has taken, but he never thought that he missed a chance to make a fortune. God-given opportunity.

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Many people say that agents are robbers. The difference is that some people are good thieves. When things are done well, they take what is theirs and do not steal what is theirs. But some people are like bandits, no matter if it is their own or not. , he wants it anyway.

Everyone who has done business with Haas Berg knows that he is the latter, but he is very good at pretending to be the former.

As early as 1997, when Ibrahimovic had just made a name for himself, Haas Borg decided to sell him. At that time, he scouted four or five teams in the five major leagues, the most famous of which was Arsenal, but these teams either offered too low a price or asked for a trial. In the end, none of them agreed and he brought the players back to Malmo.

Tryout? Do not make jokes!

When the players are in Sweden, they are under his control. They believe what he says and do what they do. But once they come into contact with the outside world and understand the European football environment, who will still believe him?

In Haas Berg's view, Ibrahimovic is just a stupid boy from Rosengard, from an immigrant family. What's even better is that this stupid boy's parents are divorced and they can't invest in him. Too much concern will allow Haas Borg to do whatever he wants.

Becoming a close friend of Ibrahimovic, and even becoming a family member who cares about him, is one of Haas Borg's methods to get players. At least as early as 1997, Ibrahimovic had agreed to Wenger's trial invitation. It was because of his words that he finally regretted it.

Three years later, Ibrahimovic became the main player in Malmö and performed well. However, due to the lack of reputation of the Swedish Serie A in Europe, this tall and handsome Swedish football player did not attract the attention of mainstream European leagues.

So, when Ye Qiu came to the door on behalf of Ajax, Haas Borg knew that the opportunity had come.

He finally negotiated the price with Ye Qiu at US$3 million, and the two parties signed an agreement.

Now, he looked at the young man in front of him who was staring at the salary contract and his adrenaline was surging with excitement, and he smiled kindly.

"I talked with them for a long time. I learned a lot about Ajax's situation. I even asked my friends in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to find out about the current situation of Ajax. Finally, I finally confirmed that Zlatan, they Really need you!"

If you are unaware, you will definitely be moved by Haas Berg’s words and think that he is a kind elder who is full of responsibility and takes great care of the younger generation. This is indeed what he has done in the past few years. established image.

"Really?" Ibrahimovic laughed.

"Look at the transfer price, 3 million euros. My Zlatan, you are the most expensive transfer to Ajax so far this year. If they are not optimistic about it, they are willing to pay such a high price for you. ?”

"Hey, thank you, Uncle Haas!" Ibrahimovic was very grateful.

"Look below, this is your salary!" Haas Borg pointed to the bottom of the contract. It clearly stated that the weekly salary before tax was 3,500 euros, which made Ibrahimovic stare. eyes.

"Oh my God!" he shouted, "This... this salary is four times what I am now!"

Haas Berg smiled and nodded, "Yes, my Zlatan, I managed to get this price for you with great difficulty. This is considered very high in the Ajax team, and I have always Everyone knows what you are thinking, so as long as you pick up the pen and sign your name here, you will get a signing fee when you arrive in Amsterdam..."

Ibrahimovic raised his head and looked at Haas Berg expectantly, his eyes full of eager hope.

Haas Berg knew exactly what the child in front of him was thinking and smiled, "...a Mercedes-Benz!"

"Oh yeah, Mercedes!!!" Ibrahimovic cheered loudly.

Hass Berg looked at Ibrahimovic and sneered secretly in his heart. A country boy who has never seen the world is so easy to deceive!

"Okay, my Zlatan, for your monthly salary of more than 10,000 euros and for your Mercedes-Benz, come on!" He placed a pen heavily in front of Ibrahimovic.

The latter looked at Haas Berg. After getting Haas Berg's nod, he seemed to be encouraged. He picked up the pen and signed the contract directly, which he might not have even seen the terms clearly. name.

"Thank you, Uncle Haas, I really, really appreciate you!" Ibrahimovic said very touched.

"Don't thank me, Zlatan, you deserve this. When you get to Amsterdam, remember to perform well and work hard to create your own world in Ajax. I will be proud of you in Sweden!"

Ibrahimovic walked over, gave Haas Berg a heavy hug, and left the general manager's office in Malmö.

Along the way, he was thinking about Ajax, thinking about the upcoming Eredivisie league, thinking a lot, and he imagined that if he could really become a successful professional player in the future, he must Let’s give a big thank you to Uncle Haas, because without him, there would be no today’s trip to Ajax.

After leaving the club office, Ibrahimovic took out his mobile phone, punched in a few numbers and dialed out.

He wanted to convey the good news to his parents, but before the call went through, he pressed the button again.

Growing up, he almost lived alone, taking care of himself and playing football. His mother was very busy and rarely came to watch his games and training. His father had never watched him play, and even the training was very boring. At a glance, he is a poor man who is still living in a war and relying on alcohol to anesthetize himself.

Finally, Ibrahimovic put the phone back into his pocket and sighed softly.

It is also a very pitiful thing to encounter something worthy of joy but no one can share it with him.

Just when Ibrahimovic was feeling depressed, the cell phone in his pocket rang.

I took it out and saw that it was a text message from an unknown number.

"A goal, a great performance, but I think you can do better, especially in a lot of details!" The signature at the bottom of the text message was [YEQIU], which made Ibrahimo Vicky was stunned for a moment, and then thought of it.

Isn’t Ajax’s new head coach named Ye Qiu?

"So he came to watch my game!" Ibrahimovic chuckled, and the feeling of being valued suddenly surrounded his whole body. He thought for a while and replied, "I think I have done it. Very good, what do you think?"

Just when Ibrahimovic was about to put down his phone, another message came from over there.

"There is a kind of person who always acts arrogant and confident in front of others in order not to show timidity. This is not a good habit, Zlatan!"

When Ibrahimovic saw this text message, he was immediately stunned.

His reputation in Malmö can be described as mixed. Some say he is arrogant, others say he is talented, but no one has ever cared about him carefully and understood him. But Ye Qiu's words seemed to be aimed at his superiors. One sentence, but it also revealed an understanding and familiarity with him.

This made Ibrahimovic suddenly feel fearful.

A person who has lived alone for more than ten years and relied on his arrogance to protect himself will easily become timid and scared once he finds that he has been seen through.

“I hope to be able to talk to you in Amsterdam soon!”

"Why?" Ibrahimovic hesitated and sent a text message.

"I believe that any head coach wants to be able to understand his players and tailor tactics for them to let them play their strengths, and you are my player!"

This sentence made Ibrahimovic feel warm again, but he soon developed resistance.

"I still have something to do, but I promise to go to training on time!"

"Whatever, if you need anything, just call me here!"

Looking at the phone, Ibrahimovic stared blankly for a while, but the text messages no longer came. Apparently Ye Qiu on the other side of the phone had stopped sending text messages. He should be going to the airport and returning to Amsterdam now, right?

The game just ended not long ago. If Ye Qiu came to watch the game, he should be going back now. This is Ibrahimovic's guess.

When I thought of Ye Qiu, I don't know why, Ibrahimovic remembered the sentence just now. He felt that Ye Qiu had figured it out, which made him feel very uncomfortable, but also a little scared.

"What kind of person are you?" Ibrahimovic guessed anxiously.