The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 188 Recreating a Rich Family

The Arenal Stadium is not only a modern stadium, but also a famous shopping center in the new southeast of Amsterdam.

Here, there are a lot of leisure, entertainment, food and other shops gathered, and it is very lively every day, and if it is a match day, it is a paradise for all Ajax fans in the city, and it is the place where all shop owners their holiday.

But all of this happened after Ye Qiu took charge of the team.

Since moving from the old Olympic Stadium to the Arenal Stadium in 1996, as Ajax's performance has plummeted, fans have rarely had the opportunity to indulge and revel. Although Olsen won a league title during his time, but At that time, it was more core players who kept leaving the team, which somewhat diluted the joy of Ajax fans.

But now, after Ye Qiu took charge of the team, he reformed Ajax boldly, making the strength of Ajax improve by leaps and bounds. Coupled with the continuous improvement of the team's performance, the entire Arena is almost every day. Every game has become a paradise for fans to celebrate, and by the way, it has also brought a huge boost to the business of the shops here.

When Abramovich, accompanied by Pini Zahavi and Souness, walked into one of the small bars in the Arena, he found that the place was crowded with fans, and the air was full of alcohol. breath.

The Russian rich man frowned, and the legs that had just stepped in stepped back out again, shaking his head, "Go drink coffee!"

Originally, he planned to experience the carnival of ordinary fans after winning the game, but at that moment just now, he was disgusted from the bottom of his heart. He couldn't integrate into the atmosphere of the bar full of alcohol and foul language. go.

Even, to a certain extent, he prefers to watch the game leisurely on his luxury yacht, drinking red wine and eating steak, which is definitely more comfortable than coming to the scene to watch.

The difference between a cafe and a bar is that one is very noisy, one is very quiet, one is on the first floor, one is on the second floor, one has no air conditioner, and the other always maintains a proper temperature without the disgusting smell of alcohol.

"Welcome!" As soon as he walked in, a well-dressed waiter came to greet him politely.

Abramovich glanced at the coffee house, and there were also a lot of people gathered, but obviously, it was more orderly than in the bar.

The Arenal stadium can be said to be very expensive, and the rent of the shops is not cheap, but the area is small. This coffee shop is probably less than [-] square meters, but it is separated from the bar, storage room, toilet and other facilities. The actual area for entertaining guests is even smaller, but because the layout is neat and the guests are sitting in an orderly manner, it looks very comfortable.

Sometimes it’s like this, no matter how big the space is, it feels crowded if it’s messed up, and if the space is small, as long as it’s tidy and tidy, it’s enough. People, whether it’s comfortable or not, is purely a feeling.

"It seems that the business is very good!" Abramovich smiled and found a seat by the window to sit down.

From here, you can see Ajax fans coming out of the downstairs, the square below is crowded with people, and tens of thousands of fans come out in one go. The scene is really spectacular.

"Yeah, especially for home games, Arenal Stadium is almost full these few years, and our business has also improved." The waiter smiled and wiped the table over there, walking along Abramovich Oddly said.

Abramovich smiled, "From your tone, it seems that the attendance rate was not high before?"

The waiter was a little surprised. Almost all the people who came here were Ajax fans. Don't these people know what happened in the past few years?When he thought of this, he was a little proud, thinking that he met a rookie fan and pretended to be a veteran, "You don't know? Our Ajax performance was terrible back then, and everyone was poached. , and the results have also plummeted.”

Under Abramovich's encouraging smile, the waiter continued to say, at least he felt that if he flattered this customer, there might be a lot of tips, then he would make a lot of money.

"I still remember when I first came to the store and lost 0-4 at home to PSV Eindhoven, oh my god, all the Ajax fans went crazy that day, just in We demonstrated downstairs in the store, and we were terrified by the posture, fearing that we would rush in and smash the store."

Abramovich didn't seem to be in a hurry to drink coffee, nor did he rush, just sat there with a smile on his face, listening.

"Then there was another time, it seemed that they lost to Feyenoord, and it was a terrible loss. The fans were not happy, and they rebelled directly. That season was very chaotic, and the team's results were also very bad. The first team could not qualify for European competitions, and even the UEFA Cup, but the second team won the Dutch Cup and can play in the UEFA Cup.”

Abramovich was delighted when he heard it, "The second team can go to the European competition instead? How does this count?"

"Yeah, everyone is wondering, how does this count?" The waiter also asked with a smile, "In the end, it's still on the first team."

"Ye Qiu?" Abramovich figured it out. Isn't this what Ye Qiu did a few years ago?
"Yes, Mr. Ye Qiu is too good. I have a friend who works in the administrative department. He told me that Mr. Ye Qiu had the first meeting and he said directly that all the players in the first team are not good, or they are veterans who have gone downhill. , or the strength is not enough, even if there are a few good players, but the club wants to recruit, if there is no money, they have to sell them, and he waved his hand and sold them all!"

Abramovich was a little surprised when he heard this, he couldn't see that Ye Qiusi was so gentle, yet he still had such courage.

"At that time, this matter fell out at Ajax, and the directors were crazy. They thought that Mr. Ye Qiu was messing around. In addition, the players he introduced later were not well-known, and the results were not very satisfactory at the beginning. So He was about to be fired, but later, as the team's performance gradually improved, the directors were all out of control. Instead, their powers were cut one by one, and some were kicked out of the board of directors. The chairman is in charge."

"And now we look back and see that some of the players who were sold by Mr. Ye Qiu have disappeared, some can't play at all, and some can only play in the middle and lower reaches of the Eredivisie. Even worse league performances, this is enough to prove how vicious Mr. Ye Qiu's vision was at that time."

A newspaper once made a summary. Among the people who were expelled from the Ajax lineup by Ye Qiu back then, either Glenshire, Avilazze, Konope, etc. asked for a transfer or sold them for money. The transfer fees of these players have been converted into Ajax's signings, and there are several players such as Van Hurst and Aaron Winter who play for the middle and lower reaches of the Eredivisie. Some players died down and almost never continued to appear in front of the media and fans.

For example, the Portuguese genius Dani, who was introduced by Atletico Madrid with a lot of money, finally disappeared, and Konope's performance after leaving Ajax has always been unsatisfactory. Some other players, namely Glenshire, performed well in the Premier League. , that's all.

Therefore, many people believe that although Ye Qiu's actions back then were drastic and seemed a bit too much, it also reflected his understanding of Ajax and launched a reform from the bottom of his heart, which completely made Ajax S has a new look.

Watching the waiter's departure, Abramovich's smile deepened, and Ye Qiu's gaze was full of praise for Zahavi. Almost every player he brought in proved his strength in the end.

Not much else to say, look at Arteta, a player that Barcelona doesn't like, he gave it to Ajax directly as a transfer bonus, but when he came to the Eredivisie, he immediately showed dissatisfaction Dare to say it is top-notch, but at least it is the strength of a top European midfielder. It has almost seamlessly connected with Ajax and has become a well-known European rookie.

There are also Van der Vaart, Sneijder, and Robben, the new Dutch three musketeers. Some people call them the Dutch Four Young Masters together with Feyenoord's Van Persie, but now Van Persie has been arrested by the latter because of his open conflict with Van Marwijk. However, the three Musketeers of Ajax have already made a name for themselves in Europe, attracting the attention of many giants including Barcelona and Real Madrid. The gap is not usually obvious.

The coffee was served, but Abramovich didn't take a sip. Zahavi and Souness sat quietly opposite him. They knew very well that the Russians were thinking about some problems at this moment.

No one would have thought that these problems would completely overturn the current pattern of European football.

After a long time, Abramovich put away his thoughts and looked at Zahavi, "What do you think of him?"

Souness was embarrassed and disappointed that he was completely ignored by Abramovich.

After hearing this, Zahavi smiled, "I heard that what he dislikes the most is those rich families, because he has been poached by rich families many times, so he once said that there is nothing great about rich families. Give him time and money. Let’s build another giant family!”

As soon as he said this, Abramovich's eyes lit up. He was also ambitious and wanted to build a giant.

For Abramovich, who grew up in the Soviet Union with complicated relations since he was a child, he entered the football field with very complicated goals, but his goal was very clear, that is, to use the influence of football to make himself a better football player. Become the most concerned group of people in the world, so that they can continue to survive safely.

And there is no one who has received more attention from the European media than the owner of a super giant. In addition, his character has always been to be the strongest and the most powerful decision maker, so he is not willing to be inferior to others. , he either does not do it, or he does it best.

Zahavi knows how to guess Abramovich's mind, and he is a very shrewd guy.

Why is he willing to put so much effort into Abramovich?

Because he tried everything possible to instigate, or instigate Abramovich to buy a Premier League team. In his opinion, the power of an agent is always limited, and controlling players is far worse than controlling a wealthy team. more influential.

Abramovich listened, smiled, didn't say anything more, drank the cup of coffee in front of him in one breath, stood up, "Let's go, Pini, didn't you say you want to take me to Eindhoven, Introduce someone to me?"

Zahavi also stood up with a smile after hearing this, "Yes, he is the general manager of Eindhoven, Frank Arnesen, a youth training expert with the most complete scouting network in the world today."

After a pause, he laughed again: "If an excellent champion coach can bring you the present, then Arnesen is the one who can give you the future!"

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Ye Qiu didn't know whether Abramovich came to the Arena to watch the game, because he didn't have time to contact anyone before the game, and he devoted all his attention to the preparation and the game, and during the game, people in the stands With so many, where does he have time to find someone slowly?

Even if he could find it, he didn't have that kind of thought.

Ajax defeated Manchester United 3:1 at home, which was indeed a big upset, which shocked the entire European football world, because Ajax will rely on the victory of this game to sit back and forth. Secure the throne of the group's top spot.

But soon, everyone forgot about Ajax and Ye Qiu who beat Ferguson, and remembered another name.

Antiche!
To say that Barcelona this season is really sad, Gaspart bet all his belongings on Van Gaal, confidently believes that Van Gaal's return will definitely bring changes to Barcelona, ​​but what he did not expect is , Van Gaal's Barcelona fell to 15th in the league and almost fell into the relegation zone.

Many people have begun to suspect that Van Gaal will make Barcelona another giant that has been relegated to the Second Division after Atletico Madrid.

After the winter break, Van Gaal finally couldn't bear the pressure and announced his resignation. Chairman Gaspart, who supported him, also announced his resignation. Vice-chairman Reina temporarily took charge of the board of directors. After the team training, the former Yugoslavia coach Antić, who relegated Atletico Madrid that year, took over Barcelona.

Everyone knows that there are many reasons for Atletico Madrid's relegation. Antić cannot be blamed entirely, but it is still pessimistic about Antić's future in Barcelona. Unexpectedly, the head coach who has been questioned after taking office When facing Inter Milan at the Nou Camp Stadium, they beat their opponents 3:0 abruptly.

Cooper's Inter Milan is star-studded, but they have no fighting power in the Nou Camp. The Argentine coach publicly criticized the team's midfielders and defenders after the game, and even severely punished Cannavaro, the team's number one central defender. blame.

"Today's game taught us a hard lesson, the movement of Kluivert and Saviola created huge spaces, our central defenders and central midfielders were too far apart, and the opponents took advantage, especially Saviola. , he played his best game since joining Barcelona and we have to hold someone accountable for that."

Judging from the formation of Inter Milan before the game and the performance in the game, Cooper ranked Cannavaro and Carlos Gamarra. Among them, the shorter Cannavaro was in charge of marking Sa Viola and Gamarra are in charge of Kluivert, but Saviola's performance in this game is very eye-catching.

Although Cooper did not name names, everyone knows that he is very dissatisfied with Cannavaro's performance.

As early as the summer of 2002, Inter Milan was looking at Nesta, and Cannavaro was looking at AC Milan. After Cannavaro came to Inter Milan, he was injured and stopped, and his performance was very different from that in Parma, which was hardly satisfactory.

With a 3-0 victory over Inter Milan at home, Antić's Barcelona won the affirmation of the fans and the media for the first time, and also made himself the No. [-] figure in the Champions League.

Leverkusen, which is in the same group as Ajax, has just undergone a coaching change, and the combat effectiveness of this team has declined rapidly. They showed no fighting spirit at the Bayer Arena, even if they faced Lokomotiv Moscow from Russia, None of the pharmaceutical companies had the same demeanor as the Sanya King last season.

In 30 minutes, Lokomotiv Moscow completely collapsed the pharmaceutical factory in just 30 minutes.

In the 6th, 16th and 30th minutes, Lokomotiv Moscow scored three goals for the pharmaceutical factory, and although Leverkusen pulled back a goal in the 26th minute, it was of no avail in the end, and the Russian team watched helplessly. Won the first victory in the second round of the group stage at home, while the pharmaceutical factory lost 3 consecutive losses in the second round of the group stage.

The entire German football world feels unimaginable about the decline of Leverkusen. The king of Sanya, who was so glorious last season, has been completely reduced to the underdog fighting for relegation in the Bundesliga after only half a year. He has no fighting power in the Champions League. It is indeed puzzling, but also a little more embarrassing.

Some people even questioned, if Ballack was still there, would Leverkusen have sunk to this point?
No one knows the answer, but it is obvious that whether it is Manchester United's Ferguson or Ajax's Ye Qiu, Leverkusen has been removed from the list of qualifying opponents. Now for these two teams, the biggest The biggest suspense is not qualifying from the group, but who can become the first in the group.

Back in the Eredivisie, Ajax challenged Utrecht away.

For the match at Old Trafford four days later, Ye Qiu arranged for most of the substitute lineup to play, but in the end the away game against Utrecht ended in a 1:1 draw.

In the 74th minute, Heitinga had a conflict with his opponent, and was sent off by the referee with double red cards, while Utrecht's striker Didier, in the 83rd minute, missed Utrecht. Evened the score.

In the locker room after the game, Ye Qiu gave a stern warning to Heitinga, who was not calm and rational. At the same time, he expressed disappointment with the performance of several players in the team. Without that red card, Ajax would have been able to win the game.

Now only one point has been scored, but Hiddink's PSV defeated Breda and scored 3 points. The gap between the two sides was shortened to 2 points. Ajax's winning momentum was once again impacted by PSV .

Heitinga also apologized to the head coach and teammates before the training session on the second day after returning to Amsterdam, admitting his mistake for yesterday's recklessness, and Ye Qiu and the club did not intend to continue to impose punishment on Heitinga, but urged Heitinga, there must be no next time.

After three days of preparation in Amsterdam, the team set off for Manchester.

(End of this chapter)