The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 160 The Genius at Position 5
Frank Arnesen has been in a bad mood recently because he has a feeling that the era of his full control of PSV is about to pass, and his influence on the club has been weakened and curbed with the dismissal of Gretz.

This is inevitable, because his performance in the past few years has indeed been unsatisfactory.

Sometimes it is like this. Whether a thing is good or not often does not lie in whether it is practical or whether it has played its due value, but in comparison. Why do so many people buy things like to pursue cost-effectiveness? This is a kind of comparison in itself. .

If it weren't for the rapid development of Ajax in the past two years, Arnesen's Eindhoven has indeed performed very well. As the general manager of the club, the team he built is second to none in the Eredivisie. , But the problem is, with Zhu Yu like Ajax in front of him, Arnesen becomes a different person inside and out.

The Eredivisie champion couldn't bear the shame of being eliminated by the Ajax second team led by Ye Qiu, and couldn't hide the embarrassing record of PSV Eindhoven's unbeatable record, and couldn't hide the fact that they were the sworn enemy team under their feet in the past. Ajax's amazing strength in the European arena for two consecutive years.

Going against the current, Eindhoven has stagnated in the past two years, but Ajax has made rapid progress and was left behind. This is conceivable, but Arnesen also has his own difficulties, that is, he needs more money.

Only part of the income from selling Ruud van Nistelrooy was used to strengthen the team, and the increasingly stingy board of directors also began to pursue the so-called cost performance. They always hoped that Arnesen could buy those cheap and talented players. Star, how is this possible?How can there be so many Ronaldos in the world for you to choose?
But the directors were not happy, and always replied, "Look at the head coach of Ajax, the Chinese spent such a small amount of money to build such a powerful team for Ajax. A team, the UEFA Cup champion, the European Champions Cup semi-finals, look, now the value of the team has nearly doubled by more than ten times."

Compared with Ye Qiu's achievements at Ajax, Arnesen's two years in PSV were really bad. It is reported that when the board of directors was discussing the new season's coach candidate, they once considered They tried to poach Ye Qiu from Ajax, but in the end this matter was settled. It is said that Arnesen fought to the death to prevent his arch-enemy from taking control of Eindhoven.

But one thing has never changed, that is, Arnesen must hand over more power.

After the World Cup, Hiddink became famous for a while, as if he had become the No.1 coach of the Netherlands, and the board of directors of Eindhoven regarded him as the No.1 choice for the team's head coach in the new season, so as soon as the World Cup ended , Immediately let Arnesen fly to South Korea to conduct face-to-face negotiations with Hiddink.

"No matter what the conditions are, Hiddink must be signed!"

There is no doubt that letting Arnesen talk and giving him such an order is already a very obvious hint.

As the best and most successful head coach in the history of PSV, and the godfather coach who won the only European Champions Cup for PSV, Hiddink's qualifications are older than Arnesen, who was in front of Hiddink , is the younger generation.

Even though Arnesen has been playing around in Eindhoven for the past few years, he still has to tuck his tail in front of Hiddink.

"I heard that some bookmakers have placed bets recently. The biggest favorite is Eindhoven. What happened to Ajax?" Hiddink just finished his one-week vacation. In the past week, he I haven't received even a little football-related news and intelligence, just a vacation.

"Ajax sold two players in this summer's transfer, Seydu Keita and Gilberto Silva, who have been the main players in Ajax's midfield for the past two seasons. The core." Arnesen replied, but the Danes were obviously dissatisfied with Hiddink's tone of superiors asking subordinates, but they didn't attack, and they didn't dare to attack.

"Sell the main core..." Hiddink frowned, "...that Chinese, named... Ye Qiu, did he finalize these two transfers? How much is the transfer fee?"

"He personally supervised it. Arsenal spent 1750 million euros to get Gilberto Silva, while Barcelona got Sedu Keita in exchange for 1000 million plus players."

After hearing this, Hiddink was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, "It's really not cheap!"

The introduction of a defensive midfielder for 1750 million euros can be said to be a big deal. Even if this player has proven his strength in Europe, he has also made a name for himself, and finally won the World Cup just ended The main international footballer, this is still not a low price.

As for 1000 million players to get Sedu Keita, the price is not low, but relatively speaking, Gilberto Silva's price is higher, but it is not incomprehensible, maybe Wenger is eager to get this name players.

"It's not cheap, but after selling the leading core, Ajax is now facing the problem of a vacancy in the midfield." Arnesen sneered a little gloatingly, the enemy's bad luck is his own luck, he has always been like this .

"Oh?" Hiddink was taken aback.

"I heard that Ye Qiu gave Ajax a list of signings, which included a total of six players. Herald decided to stay in Barcelona, ​​De La Pena switched to the Spaniard, and Cambiasso returned to Real. Madrid, Deco renewed his contract with Porto, Rafael Marquez publicly stated that he was not interested in Ajax, the last candidate was called Max Senna, he went to Villarreal, and now Ajax is fighting for himself Headaches and annoyances from signing midfielders."

After the introduction, Arnesen still put on a schadenfreude smile. He obviously hoped to see the misfortune of Ajax and Ye Qiu. He believed that it would make him feel extremely happy. and comfortable.

Hiddink heard what Arnesen said, and felt a little strange in his heart. Some of the players Ajax is looking at, some of which he has heard of, such as Herald and De La Pena, are all from La Liga. Hiddink has been in La Liga for many years and is no stranger to them, but there are some that he has never even heard of, such as Deco, Max Senna and Rafael Marquez.

He always felt that from these people, Ye Qiu's signings didn't seem to be aimed at filling the vacancies of Sedu Keita and Gilberto Silva, because these players were basically the same as the two who left the team. Players have different characteristics.

But what was going on, he had no idea.

After thinking for a while, Hiddink decided to put aside all his thoughts and not think about anything.

"Let's go, I will go to Eindhoven tomorrow and sign with the club!" Hiddink finally made up his mind.

For Hiddink, it is undoubtedly a risk for his own honor to fight again in the Eredivisie, but Eindhoven has shown enough sincerity that it is difficult for Hiddink to refuse this invitation.

However, the current Eredivisie is not without challenges for Hiddink. At least he is very interested in competing with the Ajax coach named Ye Qiu.

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"Father, my original decision...was it wrong?"

In the dormitory of the River Plate youth team training base in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, an 18-year-old boy was talking to his father on the microphone, expressing his uneasiness.

Because just today, River Plate announced the first-team training list for this summer. Once again, I didn't see my name in it, which made this player full of confidence in his own strength. The teenager who got a chance at the football club had to deeply reflect on whether the decision he made back then was correct.

"Everyone makes different choices all the time in their life, and no one can guarantee that every decision they make in this life is correct, because that is something that even God may not be able to do, but we can What is guaranteed is that every major decision is made after careful consideration and a decision that is most in line with the environment and one's own needs at that time."

On the other side of the phone, the father, who was once a well-known professional player in Argentina, was comforting his son. He was very clear about the loss and disappointment in his son's heart at this moment, and he could understand his son's hesitation and anxiety about the future .

Now that Argentina's economy is getting worse and worse, living by playing football has become the expectation and dream of more and more parents or young people, as if they regard Maradona as their idol. Yes, but no one can guarantee that they can become professional players.

It's like my own child, after more than ten years of professional training, his academic performance can only be regarded as mediocre. If he can't continue to play football, then he can only become a hard-working worker, because his academic performance makes it difficult for him to go to school. Apply to a better university.

"Son, be more patient. Believe me, opportunities will definitely come!" The father on the other side of the phone persuaded persuasively.

You can clearly hear the young man's mature sigh, full of a maturity that is completely inconsistent with his youth, and at the same time, with a sense of helplessness towards reality and confusion about his future, "I have been waiting for two years ,Father."

He has been patiently waiting for the opportunity since he came to the River Plate youth training camp. He did not play in the first team, but he kept being selected for the national team of Argentina. From the earliest U15 to the later U17, he has always been They are the main midfielders of these national teams, and they all performed very well.

In the World Youth Championship held in Argentina in 2001, the Argentine National Youth Team finally had the last laugh and won the championship, and he is the core of this team. Also in this team are Saviola, Dalessandro, Maxi Rodriguez, Burdisso and Coloccini et al.

Unlike these players who played in the first team early, or were important and promoted after returning to the club after their outstanding performance in the World Youth Championship, the teenager can only stay in the youth team and watch his teammate Saviola After the river plate became famous in one fell swoop, he joined Barcelona and watched his teammate Dalessandro be placed with high hopes by the team, and he became the absolute main force in the first team.

Watching more and more teammates succeed in entering the European mainstream league thanks to their outstanding performance in the Argentine League, the boy felt like a lonely person who had been completely forgotten by the world. I can't figure it out, what is this for?
"Don't lose confidence in yourself, kid. Didn't they all say that you played quite well in the national team? Sooner or later, you will definitely be given a chance. Believe me, don't give up easily." The father on the phone kept persuading looking at his son.

This is a child who has brought him countless pride and high hopes, because he entered the hall-level football school of Argentina's youth training, Renato Cesarini.

In Argentina, when it comes to Renato Cesarini, it can be said that almost everyone knows it.

There are two founders of this football school, Jorge Solari and Edarde Solari. They are brothers. The latter is the father of Santiago Solari, who is currently playing for Real Madrid.

The football youth training school founded by these two people almost brings together the most outstanding football talents under the age of 15 in Argentina. Almost every year, it sends a lot of outstanding rookies to various professional teams in Argentina, and many of these rookies have achieved impressive results. An achievement that people look up to, so Lenato Cesarini has also become the hall of youth training in Argentina.

Oscar was once a well-known striker in Argentina. He helped Newell's Old Boys win the league championship in 1974. Although he was not well-known, he played well in the year the team won the championship. Very good, made great contributions to the team.

Because of such an experience, Oscar has been cultivating his son to play football since he was a child, but he hopes that his son can become a striker like himself. In fact, his son Javier has been playing football since he was a child. Played the role of a siege striker and performed well.

But when more and more people recognized Javier and felt that this child would be an excellent striker in the future, Oscar was very sure, and even directly concluded that his son would not achieve even a single striker in the future. Small achievement.

"His position should be at the 5th position, Redondo's position!" Oscar said with certainty.

From then on, Oscar brought Javier to the team he coached, and began to forcibly change his position, letting him withdraw from the striker to the midfielder, because he always felt that his son had a very broad vision and could Very aggressive, especially he seems to have an instinct, an instinct to grab the ball from the opponent's feet.

It's hard to say whether this is a talent, but Oscar has always believed that his decision was not wrong. Even now, he feels that his son is more like Redondo than Maradona.

Oscar’s judgment was affirmed by Ederard Solari. When he saw Javier for the first time, he said to Oscar with certainty, “Although I have always firmly believed that there should be no harm to young players. Excessive praise, but this time I have to say, your judgment is correct, your son is very good at the 5th position, he is a genius at the 5th position."

The No. 5 position is equivalent to the position of the defensive midfielder at the back of the midfield and the heavier defensive task, Redondo's position.

After only staying in Lenato Cesarini for one year, Javier performed very well, and his progress was very obvious. Lenato Cesarini, who gathered outstanding rookies, quickly stood out, not only received by Argentina The attention of domestic professional teams has also attracted the attention of some scouts.

The Solari brothers made a suggestion to Oscar and his son at that time, that is, through their relationship in Europe, arrange Javier to go to the second-tier European league. After receiving training and training in the European league, he will definitely be able to enter the mainstream league in the future.

Oscar had no doubts about the contacts of the Solari brothers in Europe and around the world, but he finally rejected such a tempting invitation, because he felt that his son was still very young, and the most important thing at present was to stay. Play in Argentina, slowly accumulate game experience, and then go to Europe.

In the end, the Solari brothers supported their choice and placed them in River Plate's youth academy.

Things went very smoothly after that. Javier quickly emerged in the River Plate youth team and was invited by Pekerman to join the national youth team. He ushered in his own national team resume, and then from U15 to U17 , and then to the 2001 World Youth Championship, Javier's performance has always been very steady and outstanding.

But sometimes, as a defensive player is like this, too stable, it is easy to be ignored by the camera, and it is easy to be covered under the starlight of teammates, especially offensive teammates, and Javier is the same.

Now, looking at each of my teammates, they have already surpassed me. They have begun to gain a foothold in the Argentine League and even in the European League. Even so far, I can only hang around in the youth training camp. , How depressed and how bad Javier's mood is, one can imagine.

Oscar can understand his son's mood at this moment, but he doesn't know what to do. Sometimes when he thinks back, he has to regret that he didn't accept the advice of the Solari brothers, because Argentina has never paid much attention to things like This defensive midfielder of his son.

If he was able to go to Europe back then, even if it was just to gain a firm foothold in the second-tier leagues, practice for a few years, and accumulate more and richer game experience, by now, I believe that my son should also make his mark in the European leagues, right?
But in this world, there is no if, no regret medicine to take.

The father and son didn't talk much, especially in this situation, Oscar didn't know what to say, so he hung up the phone not long after, and sighed for a while.

After Javier hung up the phone, he gritted his teeth, resisted the pain in his heart, and walked out of the phone booth in the dormitory. He didn't know what his future would be like, let alone whether he still had a future?

Just like what the coach of the River Plate youth team said, in Argentina, there are countless rookies like you, even better than you, waiting for opportunities every day. If you don’t perform well, others can replace you immediately.

The young Javier walked out of the phone booth and walked slowly towards his dormitory, feeling depressed all the way.

"Javier, you are finally back. The coach asked you to go to his office immediately, immediately!" Just as he arrived at the door, he heard his roommate shouting anxiously.

(End of this chapter)