The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 156 Metronome

Now anyone who sees Van Prager can easily experience his transformation from the Dutch old man, or use an idiom to describe his current mood, that is, he is proud of himself.

Sometimes he himself feels very lucky. After taking over Ajax, he did not immediately bring improvement to the team, but continued to be turbulent for a period of time. After several coaches, including Mi A famous club like Sears, but at the last and most critical moment, Van Gaal saved the turbulent Ajax.

A few years later, the Ajax dynasty that Van Gaal finally built was overthrown, and the Red and White Shirts ushered in turmoil again. This time it was even more serious than before, and the situation was even worse. From Olsen to Waters to Westerhof, at the last and most critical moment, Ajax and Van Prager escaped again.

Last time it was Van Gaal, this time it was Ye Qiu.

Sitting in front of him, this handsome young man looked a little too young.

The young man is full of energy. He has just finished playing all the games of this season and finally won the double championship. However, he did not slow down because of this. Instead, he non-stop asked for an internal high-level meeting to discuss the summer team preparations. Training, and the team's transfer strategy.

Everyone can see that the two most important things for Ajax this summer, the first is to retain players to the maximum extent.

The turmoil in the past few years has made Ajax a player supermarket in the eyes of many European giants. In the past two seasons, Ajax has performed so amazingly that it will naturally attract many teams to Ajax. The coveted player of Sri Lanka.

Arsenal, Juventus, and Barcelona are all interested in Ibrahimovic, the number one center in the Ajax team; Wenger and Ferguson are also interested in Ajax's main midfielder Gilberto Schill Watts; Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Real Madrid all want the main defender Lucio.

And Seydo Keita, Robben, van der Vaart, Sneijder...

It can be said that almost every player in Ajax's entire first team has suitors. This has become an open secret that everyone knows, but Ajax has always bitten on this issue very tightly. , resolutely unwilling to let go of even one player easily, because these players are very important to Ajax.

For these wealthy teams, there are no non-sale products in this world. The so-called non-sale products are because your price is too low to impress the seller, and the so-called loyalty is hard to be worth a double. It is an indisputable fact that it is even a contract with multiple salaries.

Ye Qiu was very dissatisfied with the behavior of the rich team to seduce his players, he could even be said to be angry, because each of these players was selected and cultivated by himself, just like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who spent The Swedish center has a lot of energy, whether it is football or life, he has put a lot of effort into it.

There is also Gilberto Silva, the Brazilian midfielder has grown by leaps and bounds during his two years in Ajax. Without him in the midfield, Ajax's defense cannot be strong, and the team cannot It is impossible to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League after winning the UEFA Cup.

Sedu Keita, in Ye Qiu's previous life, he should still be playing for a newly promoted team in Ligue [-], and his performance was not too good, but in the two years since he came to Ajax, he quickly integrated into the team's team. The overall tactics, both offensive and defensive, have performed with ease. He is now the champion of the UEFA Cup and the semi-finals of the Champions League.

However, those wealthy families who wield large amounts of banknotes now want to spend a little money to poach them from Ye Qiu's command. Anyone would be angry about this kind of thing, right?
"If I had a few hundred million in my hand now, I would buy all the leading stars of their group of bastards to the Arena Stadium, and I don't have to play the game, just sit in the front row of the stands, and be a fan in every game For the scenery of the crowd, pull up a banner and write --- go to your mother's rich family!"

Ye Qiu's angry words made Van Prager, Leo Benhak and Bobby Harms in the conference room laugh.

What is placed in front of Ye Qiu is a stack of fax papers, which contain inquiries, offers and transfer intentions of different teams. This group of bastard teams from the four major leagues are all staring at Ajax without exception. players.

It's no wonder that Ye Qiu is angry and angry, because if one is not handled properly, the whole framework he has built with great difficulty may collapse overnight, and at that time, Ajax will have to start all over again.

Van Prager's face was also very serious. The situation Ye Qiu is facing now is even more severe than that of Van Gaal, because at that time the Bosman Act had not yet come, Ajax was a giant in Europe, and the player mobility was not high. It is as big as it is now, but now is the information age, with high player mobility, coupled with the damn Bosman Act, a team like Ajax is very passive.

Sometimes, even if Van Prager and the Ajax management all support Ye Qiu, there is no way to stop it.

Some people may say, stupid, whoever wants to transfer will be blocked immediately, let him sit on the bench until he dies, and make an example of others.

Leaving aside the loss and cost of doing so, let alone the negligible effect of doing so, just say that leaving such a mine and hidden danger in the locker room or inside the club, the disturbance caused is enough to make Ye Qiu's headache is getting white, and the team will be in the vortex of media hype for a long time.

Sometimes being a head coach is like being the leader of a company. You must know how to control the people below, but also know how to choose and balance. You must be tough when you should be tough, but you must be soft when you should be soft. You must know how to be flexible, and blindly being strong will only make the people below change their minds in the end.

As strong as Ferguson, what is the final result?
"All these offers are rejected, anyway, they are eager to buy, not us to sell!" Ye Qiu casually pushed the stack of fax papers in front of him back to Leo Benhak, who is now in charge of this piece. But all decisions still had to be made by Ye Qiu.

"I agree!" Leo Benhak nodded, "Now we are not in a hurry. Even if we really have to lose some players in the end, we have to make them pay the greatest price, but I think the team still needs to have some emergency measures." preparation."

Ye Qiu smiled, feeling somewhat helpless, "Don't worry, I've got the scouting system working."

Ajax has scouts all over the world, and Ye Qiu makes them work. At that time, no matter which position Ajax loses, they will be able to get a scout from all over the world in the shortest possible time. The big list of position players, and then Ye Qiu personally selects the players.

In this way, the orderliness of Ajax's first-team lineup can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

Even though Ye Qiu was young, he was still very reassuring in his work, so Van Prager and Leo Benhak didn't say much, and let Ye Qiu manage the team's transfer and related matters.

"The team's financial surplus this summer is ideal." Van Prager smiled and gave a summary of the club's finances. Last year, he won the UEFA Cup and the Dutch Cup. This year, he won the Eredivisie and the Dutch Cup. After entering the semi-finals, the direct income from the Champions League alone exceeded 2000 million euros, which is not counting some potential income.

With such a huge income, Ajax's salary expenditure is not high, so a financial surplus is certain.

Moreover, Ajax's finances improved significantly last season, part of which was due to Eliza's operations. I believe that by this season, with the start of a series of new sponsorship contracts and commercial operations, Ajax's financial revenue will increase. more and more ideal.

Of course, the teams in the Eredivisie League are still unable to compete with the top teams in the four major leagues.

"What the team needs most now is a midfield metronome, the rest depends on the transfer."

Ye Qiu's request is not high, he only needs one player, but it is not low.

The so-called metronome is not the core of the playmaker. The former is mainly aimed at rhythm, while the latter is mainly for passing threatening balls.

In Ye Qiu's opinion, the three players in Ajax's midfield should be adjusted, and a metronome should be added to partner with Sneijder. Sneijder has no players in the team in terms of offensive and defensive transitions and passing threatening balls. It can be replaced, and he has a strong ability to attack from the back, which can open up the situation at critical moments.

As for the lagging player, it must be a defensive player like Gilberto Silva.

Some people may say, isn't the thickness of the midfield weakened?What about defense?
In fact, when a team's overall defensive system is formed, the player's personal defensive strength is not very important, because he can integrate into the entire defensive system and make up for the lack of individuals with the strength of the system.

Besides, Ye Qiu once said that in European professional football, no one can easily knock out another player. Even a character as tyrannical as Ronaldo is not sure that he can kill a defensive player every time.

This point can be seen from the defense of the Barcelona Dream Team [-]. Everyone is singled out, either short and thin, or weak in body, but their defense is not a big problem. It is not just that they have enough ball control, because only If you control the ball, once the opponent hits, your entire formation will be messed up.

A large part of the defense of the Barcelona Dream Team is to rely on running positions to form a local numerical advantage, and then use the numerical advantage to double-team and press. In one-on-one, it is more to rely on positioning and delay to achieve defense Purpose.

It is impossible for any team to play a game with one tempo. The biggest problem for Ajax this season is that they can't control the tempo. They get fast, but they can't slow down when they should be slow. Sometimes they slow down It's time to get up again, so not only Ye Qiu, but everyone knows that Ajax lacks a metronome in the midfield.

Metronome players often have to have a strong mental analysis ability and an excellent overall view. He knows when to be fast and when to be slow, and he has to analyze the game situation anytime and anywhere. When you find the opponent's loopholes, you can launch the fastest attack in the shortest time.

Looking at the current football world, there are many players with metronome attributes, such as AC Milan's Pirlo, Real Madrid's Zidane, Manchester United's Veron... For rookies, like Real Sociedad's Harvey Alonso, Barcelona's Xavi, and Boca Juniors' Riquelme...

But unfortunately, it is basically impossible for these players to join Ajax. Even if Riquelme is in Boca Juniors, he will not look at the Eredivisie team. His goal is always aimed at The giants of the four major leagues.

Ye Qiu also looked down on this slow-moving classical master, and considering Ajax's current situation, the few players he listed for the team were more realistic and more likely to come to Ajax .

Lazio's De La Pena, Barcelona's Gerard, Porto's Deco, Real Madrid's Cambiasso on loan at River Plate.

These four players are the four players that Ye Qiu listed for the Ajax management. The price of each player will definitely not be low, but they can greatly improve Ajax's midfield. effect.

There is no need to doubt De La Pena's strength. The tragedies of Faye in Lazio and Marseille are more like acclimatization, but there is no need to doubt his own strength. The only thing to worry about is whether he can adapt to the Eredivisie.

De La Pena is eager to leave Lazio now, but Barcelona is obviously not prepared to reclaim this player, otherwise, Ferrer would have kept him a year ago, but he is still very attractive in La Liga, Ajax It is likely to face competition from other teams in La Liga.

Herald showed the talent and strength of a top midfielder in Valencia, but after sitting on the bench for several years in Barcelona, ​​Ye Qiu is not worried about the strength, he is worried about the players' self-confidence, because this kind of players It is often easy for his self-confidence to be worn away by the bench, and finally become another case of hurting Zhong Yong.

And Herald has the same problem as De La Pena, whether he can adapt to the Eredivisie, so he is ranked last among the four players.

Deco is a midfielder whom Ye Qiu admires very much, but he belongs to Porto. It is estimated that if he wants to get him, the price must be able to impress the vampire chairman of Porto, so he is placed in Ajax's signing target. After all, consider the cost performance.

As for Cambiasso, he performed very well in the river plate last season, and Real Madrid also had the idea of ​​​​re-entrusting him with important tasks, but at present Real Madrid has a lot of talents in the midfield, and it is difficult for Cambiasso to find a position. But this Argentine player known as Redondo II does not lack the olive branch of the four major league teams.

In conclusion, the four candidates each have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the possibility of transfer exists, but they all require difficult negotiations, because as the Ajax Eredivisie team, they want to attract this group of players , it's really not easy.

Of course, Ye Qiu's only bargaining chip is the aura of last season's UEFA Cup champion and this season's Champions League semi-finals. This can more or less prove that Ajax is ambitious and powerful, and it is definitely not a flash in the pan.

"These four players are either from rich families, or there is no shortage of buyers, or the price may be very expensive, which is really a headache!" Leo Benhak was a little embarrassed after hearing Ye Qiu's statement of his goals. sighed.

There are not many players with metronome attributes, and it is not easy to find. In addition, Ajax itself is an Eredivisie team. It is difficult to attract players from mainstream European football powers to join, because they prefer to play locally. After all, the four major leagues are the core of world football, and the Eredivisie is already second-rate.

"If it's more expensive, talk to Lazio, Real Madrid and Barcelona first, and if it doesn't work, talk to Porto about Deco." Van Prager made the decision directly, wanting to meet Ye Qiu's request.

"No hurry, let's see first!" Ye Qiu kept Leo Benhak steady.

To be honest, he also has certain concerns about the introduction of Deco. After all, if the vampire in Porto is to be released, with Deco's outstanding performance this season, it is estimated that there is no more than [-] million euros. To Ajax, will it break the team's salary structure?Will it bring some psychological problems to other players?

Originally, the club's scouts recommended a South African player from Ajax in Cape Town, Stephen Pienaar, but this player has good skills and can play as an attacking midfielder, not the metronome type that Ye Qiu wanted. .

In short, this matter is annoying!
Leo Benhak also knew that Ye Qiu was under a lot of pressure. The midfield problem had been hyped up by the media for more than half a year, but Ye Qiu, the head coach, had never been able to find an effective solution, even in the second half of the season. , the team was eliminated from the Champions League, and many people pointed the crux of the problem at the team's midfielder.

The team has performed well this season, but in the new season, more and more teams will definitely deploy tactics to address this problem. By that time, if Ajax cannot solve this problem, their performance will definitely be affected. By then From time to time, Ye Qiu's pressure will increase.

This is a challenge and difficulty faced by many team coaches, and Ye Qiu must overcome it.

"Don't worry, leave this matter to me. You can take a good vacation tomorrow. I will keep in touch with you every day. You can take a good rest for a while, or go to watch the World Cup!" Leo ? Benhak suggested with a smile.

He has also been a head coach before, so of course he knows how much pressure being a head coach has to bear, so he now clearly knows that what Ye Qiu needs is to rest and recharge before starting.

"Thank you!" Ye Qiu thanked with a smile.

The entire system of modern football is too complicated. It is so complicated that the head coach cannot complete all the work alone, so this requires division of labor and cooperation. Therefore, any club that wants to succeed must not only have a group of outstanding players. To be an excellent head coach, there needs to be a group of management that can reasonably divide labor and work together.

After the turmoil of Ajax in the past few years, after Ye Qiu came to power in the past two years, the management division of labor has been very good, especially after the team's performance has improved recently, it is even more united and tacit. Excellent strength, these have become Ye Qiu's confidence in the future chips.

It's the midfield problem, it's annoying!

(End of this chapter)