Chapter 97 People with Dreams

Some people say that the charm of life lies in the exploration and understanding of the unknown.

The charm of football lies in the unknown of the result.

Until the last moment, no one knows what the result will be. It may be a disastrous defeat to nothing, or it may be a complete hero. Who knows? Who can control it?

On the eve of the home game against Alkmaar, Ye Qiu was very scared. He even had insomnia because this might be his last league game as the head coach of Ajax, but it was completely out of his control.

Whether he wins or loses, he has to look at the face of Eindhoven, which makes him very uncomfortable.

Ye Qiu and Eliza are the only ones left at home. Huang Chu is about to graduate. Recently, she has moved to the student apartment of the University of Amsterdam to concentrate on her studies. She has also planned that after graduation, she plans to continue to study clinical medicine in a better school.

Everyone has their own dreams and goals. Ye Qiu likes Huang Chu, but he will not stop her from leaving him and looking for her own dreams because of his love, because that can't be regarded as love at all, but can only be said to be possession.

Sitting alone in the living room, watching boring TV, not knowing what to do.

"I heard that there are usually only two choices for those men who can't sleep alone!" Eliza walked down the stairs in a loose pajamas. As she walked, the pajamas swayed, which made it easy for people to imagine the vacuum inside.

When there was no one around, she was always very casual, and didn't treat Ye Qiu as a man at all, or, she didn't treat herself as a woman at all. God knows what she was thinking?

"Which two choices?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

"Shave your beard first. If Ah Chu is not here, you will completely lose your image!" Eliza handed Ye Qiu the razor.

This must have been taken by her sneaking into Ye Qiu's room, this beautiful thief!

In the sound of hum, Ye Qiu didn't take her to heart. Anyway, they have been neighbors for so long and are so familiar with each other. There is nothing impolite to shave in front of each other.

Eliza sat opposite the sofa with great interest, watching him shave with a faint smile on her lips. She didn't know why she was amused. She didn't go into the kitchen until Ye Qiu had almost finished shaving.

After Ye Qiu went upstairs to wash his face, he went downstairs again and found that the living room was already set up.

"Red wine from Bordeaux, France, steak made by Eliza Moon herself, and roasted chicken!" Eliza saw him coming downstairs and introduced with a smile.

Drinking? Ye Qiu's alcohol tolerance is really not good, so he almost doesn't drink.

"I heard that in Amsterdam, if a man is alone and can't sleep, he usually has only two choices, either go to De Wallen or drink. You choose!" Eliza also handed over her Audi TT key, as if she wanted to send Ye Qiu to the red-light street in De Wallen.

Ye Qiu smiled, "Is your cooking good enough?"

"I'm not as good as Ah Chu at making Chinese food, but I can make Western food... you try it!"

Ye Qiu sat down, picked up a fork and put a piece of steak in his mouth. The taste was really good, very tough and chewy. Ye Qiu liked this kind of chewy food the most, because it tasted better, such as Huang Chu's iron plate beef. This girl's cooking skills were beyond reproach.

"How is it?" Eliza asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu gave a thumbs up. He asked himself that he was also very picky about food, but Eliza's cooking skills were really good, "Why didn't I realize that you can cook before!"

"Ah Chu's cooking skills are so good, of course I have to hide my shortcomings!" Eliza smiled and poured Ye Qiu a glass of wine.

Frankly speaking, for someone like Ye Qiu who doesn't like drinking, the taste of red wine is not pleasant at all, but after Eliza poured a small cup, she gracefully put the cup to her mouth, took a sip, and then had an enjoyable expression on her face, which made Ye Qiu want to try it.

After a small sip, he immediately felt a warm current running through his stomach.

"To be honest, is there anything you don't know?" Ye Qiu felt very strange.

Eliza was pouring wine. After listening, she stopped pouring wine, laughed, pretended to think seriously, and then shook her head, "It seems that there is really nothing!"

"Please!" Ye Qiu slapped his forehead hard. For some reason, after drinking, he felt warm all over, and spoke freely, "I really don't believe that you know everything in the world!"

"That's definitely impossible, but I have confidence that as long as it's something I want to learn, basically there is nothing I can't learn!"

When she said this, Eliza was full of indescribable confidence.

Ye Qiu didn't doubt this, because she was really a smart girl. Take the agency for example. It has been more than a year, and she has made it very successful. Now many players in Ajax are players of her company, and the business has also spread to other clubs, such as Van Persie of Feyenoord.

"Then you come and learn football!" Ye Qiu suggested with a smile.

Eliza shook her head, "That's too tiring, I don't like it!"

Tired? This is Eliza's biggest feeling about Ye Qiu's coaching during this period!

Day after day, game after game, season after season, sometimes Eliza feels how tiring such a life is, but Ye Qiu enjoys it.

"Do you have goals and ideals?" Ye Qiu suddenly asked.

Eliza nodded, "Of course, and it's very... difficult!" Finally, she showed an elegant smile, but in this smile, there was a hint of bitterness that was not noticed by others.

"Have you ever worked hard for your ideal?" Ye Qiu asked again.

Eliza was obviously reluctant to discuss this topic, but seeing Ye Qiu staring at her, she sighed for no reason in her heart and nodded: "Of course, and... I once thought... I was very close to him..."

Here she used not "it" to represent the ideal, but "he" to represent the man.

But Ye Qiu didn't notice this, instead he sighed deeply and smiled with melancholy, "Yes, I can understand your feelings, I feel that I am very close to it, but it seems very far away, I feel that as long as I take a step forward, I can catch it, but I can't take this step."

Eliza was silent this time, because this was her original mood, but she was full of sweetness at that time, while Ye Qiu was now full of anxiety and uneasiness.

Ye Qiu picked up the wine glass and poured two big mouthfuls of wine into his mouth. He felt that it was not good to drink and put it on the table.

"Don't you think people are strange? We all know that we should look at it lightly, but we can't escape this hurdle!"

Eliza smiled, "Then let it go!"

"Of course, I have no choice!" Ye Qiu's words were somewhat helpless.

If he doesn't win the championship, he will be fired. He doesn't know what will be waiting for him after the game tomorrow?

Resign? Or re-elected?

"I don't like this feeling of being involuntarily in my fate, so I swear that one day, I will control my own fate, and I will never let my fate be controlled by others and manipulated by others!" Ye Qiu clenched his fists and said.

This was the first time that Eliza saw Ye Qiu say such words, but it was not surprising, because from her understanding of Ye Qiu, kindness was just his appearance and attitude towards life. He was arrogant and strong in his bones. He was the kind of man who would never admit defeat.

"Don't worry, I will help you!" Eliza patted Ye Qiu on the shoulder.

Ye Qiu laughed drunkenly, "In return, I will definitely help you achieve your goals and ideals!"

This sentence made Eliza raise her head suddenly, and her eyes shot out a particularly sad emotion, because someone once said to her, "Tell me what your ideal is, I will definitely help you achieve it!", but in the end, that person made her lose everything!

"Help me?" Eliza smiled bitterly, but when she turned her head, she found that Ye Qiu had fallen asleep on the sofa at some point, which made her want to laugh out loud, greatly diluting her sadness and sorrow.

Looking at this man who fell beside her and slept on the sofa, Eliza felt that he was really special.

There are many people with dreams these days, really many. Even if you walk on the street and pick one out at random, he can tell you that he is a person with dreams, but how many people are really willing to work hard for their dreams?

Among this small group of people who are willing to work hard for their dreams, how many can face difficulties and setbacks on the road to fighting for their dreams, always persevere and move forward, and not waver in their determination?

"Good luck, man with dreams!" Eliza looked at the drunk and sleeping Ye Qiu and said with a smile, "I will definitely help you realize your dreams and wishes!"

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The match against Alkmaar at the Arena Stadium is the last league match of Ajax this season.

At present, Ajax is only 2 points behind PSV Eindhoven, with only one game left. The champion is still unknown, but there is no doubt that PSV Eindhoven has taken the initiative. Unless they lose or draw, Ajax will not have any chance.

Because this game is full of suspense, almost the whole country in the Netherlands is paying attention to it. Even in several surrounding countries, even in the world, there are many fans paying attention to the last round of the Eredivisie, especially in China.

Countless fans are waiting for the news of this game on the Internet. Fans who can watch the live broadcast of this game are constantly broadcasting the whole process of this game through the Internet.

Ye Qiu is well prepared for the match against Alkmaar.

He arranged his strongest lineup, goalkeeper Grim, back line Abidal, Kivu, Lucio and Maicon, three midfielders Keita, Gilberto Silva and Sneijder, front trident Robben, Ibrahimovic and Van der Meyde.

This is the strongest lineup of Ajax this season, and this game is also the last battle for Ajax to fight for the league championship!

The victory or failure depends on this game!

Because of the home court, Ye Qiu actively took advantage of the start and boldly asked all the players to attack aggressively from the beginning of the game, forming strong pressure on Alkmaar, taking advantage of the high defense, actively launching the attack, and quickly controlling the situation of the game.

But Alkmaar also expected that this battle at the Arena Stadium would be difficult, so they also adopted a defensive counterattack strategy at the beginning of the game, steadily defending Ajax's attack, and then looking for opportunities to counterattack.

The first 20 minutes were the beginning of the struggle between the two sides. Alkmaar could barely withstand Ajax's offensive, but in the 22nd minute, Ajax took the lead in breaking the deadlock on the field.

Robben made a quick breakthrough on the left and passed the ball directly to the bottom line. The ball crossed more than half of the field and landed at the feet of Sneijder on the right side of the penalty area. After the Dutch midfielder stopped the ball, he took advantage of the situation and kicked it straight. The ball was passed behind Alkmaar's defense. Van der Meyde stepped in against the offside. After getting the ball, he shot a low shot through Alkmaar's goal, 1:0!

This goal completely ignited the passion of the 50,000 fans in the stands of Arenal Stadium. They all seemed to see the league champion waving to them, waving towards them, and slowly walking over.

Less than a minute later, Alkmaar made a mistake in passing the ball after the restart. Keita intercepted the ball and passed it to Robben. The latter quickly jumped in. After entering the front edge of Alkmaar's penalty area, he passed the opponent with a fake move. The central defender entered the penalty area and succeeded in volleying, 2:0. This goal almost sealed the victory on the field.

Countless Ajax fans were cheering and cheering in the stands. They were as excited as if the league championship was in their hands, making them excited and proud.

At the same time, PSV faced NEC Nijmegen away from home.

Gretz's team encountered huge obstacles at the start of the game at the Degerfeld Stadium. Although Nijmegen had successfully avoided relegation, they still launched a strong campaign against PSV at their home court. They even put up a tight defense. The counterattack situation brought huge trouble to Eindhoven.

On the contrary, it was Eindhoven. The continuous loss of points in the previous rounds of the league made everyone in Eindhoven panic. Even they did not have much belief in winning. Therefore, at the beginning of this game, when the offense encountered When they were in trouble, they looked panicked, made two mistakes, were attacked by NEC Nijmegen, and were actually led 0:2 by their opponents!

During the halftime break at Arena Stadium, when Rick Klink announced that PSV was trailing Nijmegen 0:2 in the first half, all the Ajax players cheered wildly in celebration. , formed a strong interaction with Ajax fans outside the stadium.

As long as this score is maintained and as long as PSV does not score more than 3 goals, the championship will belong to Ajax!

"Guys, let us all temporarily forget the championship, forget PSV, and forget all of this!" When Ye Qiu was mobilizing for halftime, he seemed very calm and rational, because he knew very well, Falling behind by 2 goals in the first half is not a big problem for PSV.

This team is far superior to Nijmegen in terms of strength. As long as they can regain their rhythm and morale, it will be difficult for Nijmegen to stop PSV. No one knows what the game will be like by then. No guarantee.

"We don't need to think so much now. For us, the game in Nijmegen has nothing to do with us. We are now 2 points behind PSV, no matter what the score is, It doesn’t make much difference to us whether we win or lose, because only by winning Alkmaar can we be qualified to talk about the championship!”

All the players calmed down because Ye Qiu's words woke them up.

Ajax is a young team, even if it faces Alkmaar who is not as strong as itself, anything can happen. If you feel careless because you are leading and PSV is lagging behind, then in the second half Who knows what will happen?

Ye Qiu is right, only by defeating Alkmaar can Ajax be qualified to compete for the championship!

"I don't want everyone to have any baggage. I hope everyone can look at this game with a more relaxed attitude. I also want to tell you that no matter what the final result is, I am proud of you and I am proud of you." I always firmly believe that you are the best players in the world, I have never doubted this, so don’t doubt yourself!”

Ye Qiu's words boosted the players' fighting spirit, and some of the adjustments he made during the halftime break were obviously aimed at the problems exposed by Alkmaar.

After the start of the second half, Ajax was very active. Van der Meyde's quick breakthrough on the right was destroyed by the opponent. Sneijder kicked the ball, and Brazilian center back Lucio's head was like a plucked onion in the penalty area. The mallet hit, 3:0!

In the 67th minute, Robben made a quick breakthrough on the left and passed from the bottom line to the forward point. Keita stepped in and headed the goal from close range. He slammed the ball into the upper left corner of Alkmaar. It's an absolute blind spot, 4:0!

After that, Ajax began to consciously slow down the offensive, and Alkmaar also completely gave up the counterattack.

Until the 81st minute, Huntelaar, who replaced Ibrahimovic, received a pass from Robben in the penalty area, grabbed the point and broke through Alkmaar's goal again, expanding the score to 5:0!

By this time, no one would doubt that Ajax could defeat Alkmaar, because in the last 10 minutes, even if Alkmaar had divine help, it would be impossible to score Ajax 5 goals.

All Ajax fans in the stadium were looking forward to the score from another stadium, because Ajax won, but they also had to hope that PSV Eindhoven would lose, only in this way, the championship would belong to them.

And this kind of waiting is undoubtedly very difficult!