The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 191

Back from Manchester, Ajax soon ushered in Waiters.

At the Arena, Ajax beat Waiters 2-0 thanks to Van der Vaart's brace.

Three days later, at the Arenal Stadium again, Ajax defeated Groningen 4:1 and successfully reached the semi-finals of the Dutch Cup. The opponent in the semi-finals was Feyenoord, and the other game was Ukrainian football. Derecht and Eindhoven.

On March 3, Ajax challenged Zwolle in an away game. This game completely became the stage for Ajax Trident performance.

Van der Vaart scored in just 5 minutes of the opening game. This talented star known as the new Cruyff has performed very shockingly this season, and he has scored consecutive goals recently.

Ibrahimovic was not to be outdone, and soon in the 20th minute, in the narrow range of the opponent's penalty area, after passing the opponent's two players in a row, he scored a single goal, 2:0.

In the 32nd minute, Robben suddenly entered the penalty area on the left. After receiving a pass from Arteta, he shot with his left foot and helped Ajax further expand the score, 3:0.

The outstanding performance of the Trident made Ajax look like a broken bamboo, and in the second half, the limelight of the Trident was not weakened at all. Van der Vaart and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored consecutive goals in the 58th and 65th minutes respectively. Help Ajax beat Zwolle 5-0 away.

This victory made Ajax's trident once again shocked the entire European football.

21-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 20-year-old Van der Vaart, 19-year-old Robben, Ajax's front trident is not only young, has outstanding talent, but also showed its own strong Individual abilities, and when they cooperate together, they form an extraordinary tacit understanding.

In the four major leagues, around the age of 20 is still considered a rookie age, and they can only play a dozen soy sauce in the first team and have a mixed playing experience, but in the Eredivisie and Ajax, this group of players has already played. They have been in the league for three years and have accumulated a wealth of game experience. They have won the UEFA Cup, the Eredivisie Championship, and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Not only the front trident, Sneijder, Arteta and Mascherano in the midfield are also very young, and Maicon, Kivu, Lucio and Abidal in the backcourt are also of the same age No, such a group of young guards, composed of around 20 years old, has shown a strong combat effectiveness in the Eredivisie league and the European arena, which has attracted the attention of the whole world.

"This Ajax team reminds me of Van Gaal's talented young team when they won the Champions League."

This is what Cruyff said in his column after Ajax defeated Manchester United, but he also said, "But Ye Qiu is obviously different from Van Gaal. Ye Qiu's arrogance is hidden in his heart, while Van Gaal Gal's arrogance is on the surface, which makes the former more receptive to other people's opinions, while the latter is more stubborn and domineering."

"I have no doubt that it is difficult for Ajax to satisfy Ye Qiu. He should go to a wider stage to prove his strength. With his style, he should go to La Liga and Barcelona. I look forward to Ye Qiu very much." The combination of Qiu and Barcelona, ​​he will make Barcelona regain its revitalization, regain its strength in the European arena, and be invincible!"

This is the first time that Cruyff has unabashedly expressed his admiration for Ye Qiu, and unabashedly expressed his hope that Ye Qiu will take over the Nou Camp, but this cannot be done in a short period of time .

Because Barcelona's interim chairman Reina is only of a transitional nature. He will not sign in or sell players, nor will he fire or hire a head coach. to be able to make a decision.

But there is no doubt that Cruyff's admiration for Ye Qiu has caused many candidates for the Barcelona chairman to pay attention to the Ajax head coach who has become famous in recent years, hoping to tie him to their side .

They all knew that getting Ye Qiu's joining was equivalent to getting Cruyff's support.

So all of a sudden, the media in Spain and even Europe began to hype the news that Ye Qiu would take over Barcelona in the summer. With the relationship between Ajax and Barcelona, ​​and the relationship between Van Prager and Cruyff, everything Everyone thinks this is a logical thing, and that's how Van Gaal came to be.

Facing the hype from the media, Ye Qiu had no choice but to stand up and clarify.

"I have never received any invitations, and I have no intention of leaving Ajax. I only have one thought now, which is to lead the team to better results. I will not think about anything about me until the end of the season. things in the future."

As Ye Qiu's manager, Eliza is very happy to see such news and hype, but she also knows very well that Ye Qiu wants a quiet coaching environment, so it is rare for her not to stand up this time. Instead of adding fuel to the flames, they were secretly promoting Ye Qiu's influence to a higher level.

On March 3, at the Arena, Ajax ushered in Leverkusen at home.

This unlucky Bundesliga team has lost four games in a row in the group stage, but their top priority now is obviously not the Champions League, but the relegation of the Bundesliga, so this game is still very unmotivated. A lot of substitute lineups played.

Ajax has gradually secured the top spot in the group, and Ye Qiu also began to save some energy, but the goals of Huntelaar and Kolo Toure helped Ajax beat Lever 2-0 cuson.

Manchester United encountered Locomotive Moscow's tenacious attack at Old Trafford. The two sides eventually drew 1:1. Manchester United's unlucky defense once again exposed problems. Everyone felt that if the defense could not be solved properly The problem is that it is very difficult for Manchester United to go on in the Champions League.

On March 3th, Ajax defeated SBV Elite 15:5 at home. Sneijder, Robben, Arteta, Ibrahimovic and Maicon scored goals for Ajax respectively.

On March 3, Ajax challenged Lokomotiv Moscow in an away game and finally defeated their opponent 19:2. Huntelaar scored twice, showing the high efficiency of the Dutch striker.

So far, all 6 rounds of the second round of the UEFA Champions League group stage have been played. Ajax finally won 5 wins and 1 tie. They qualified first in the group with their heads held high, while Manchester United won the second place in the group. Locomotive is third, Leverkusen has lost 6 games in a row, the points are at the bottom, and they are out of the game.

Not only that, Ajax scored 6 goals in 15 games and conceded 3 goals. It is the team with the most goal difference in the second round of the Champions League group stage. Barcelona, ​​which ranked second, had 3 more goals, but the latter only conceded 2 goals, and its defense was slightly more stable than Ajax.

The most surprising thing was Valencia, which performed extremely well in the first round of the group stage. In the second round of the group stage, when Benitez's team really encountered a strong opponent, their performance was greatly reduced.

They achieved 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 loss in 1 rounds. Although they won the first place in the group, they only scored 5 goals and conceded 6 goals. Bi, the gap is really not small, so many people greatly discounted Valencia's results in the first round of the group stage, thinking that it was due to the moisture produced by a weak team.

On the contrary, Ajax became the team with the best performance in the second round of the group stage. It overshadowed Real Madrid. With high hopes.

Among all the teams that have reached the top 8 of the Champions League, Ajax's winning odds rank fifth, behind Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Juventus and Manchester United. main character.

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Once again reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Ajax looked very happy from top to bottom, which can be seen from the atmosphere of the club.

On the second day after the six rounds of the group stage, UEFA will hold a draw ceremony for the quarterfinals in Nyon, but this time Ajax only arranged for the technical director Leo Benhak to go. Cho and Bobby Harms were invited to Van Prager's office.

As soon as he entered the door, the chairman of Ajax smiled and gave Ye Qiu a report from the finance department.

In the past few years, the team's performance has been rising steadily, coupled with the authorization of part of the club's business operations to Elisa's company, this has also greatly improved Ajax's income, and its financial situation has also improved a lot. If it weren't for the strong opinions of the shareholders, Van Prager would even consider recovering all the shares.

Of course, it is not a big problem whether it can be recovered now, because the shareholders can no longer interfere with the club's operation.

Now Ajax's real decision-making body is the five-member board of directors, and Van Prager is now a monopoly.

"1000 million euros?" Ye Qiu was somewhat resistant to this kind of report. He just casually browsed the bottom summary, a little surprised, because the team only reached the quarterfinals, and they actually increased their income by 1000 million euros?

"Yes, this season's income will increase a lot compared to last season. The finance department even gave me an estimate. If I reach the semi-finals, it is expected to reach 1500 million, and if I reach the final, it will be 2000 million. That's not counting. Shares and bonuses from UEFA."

Ye Qiu had known for a long time that the Champions League made money, but when he actually saw the data, he realized how profitable the Champions League really is.

I remembered that when he just took over Ajax, the team had to worry like a toilet seat for the transfer fee of several million, but now they earn more than ten million in one tournament. The increased income, damn it, it's scary!

No wonder the current giants are desperate to play in the Champions League, it's so profitable!

"I came to you this time, mainly to talk to you about how to spend money!" Van Prager said with a smile.

Ajax used to worry about money, but now they have to worry about how to spend it.

"Our current financial situation is good, but this is only temporary. The money should be spent on places with potential for value-added, such as further improving the scouting system, further improving our youth training system and the De Tokmoster training base. .” Ye Qiu suggested.

These are places that can bring continuous benefits to Ajax in the future. Even if Ajax's performance declines in the future, relying on these can still get a strong supplement and lay the foundation for its future re-emergence.

Conversely, if you spend money freely now, it will be too late to regret when your financial income is tight in the future.

"I have considered what you said, but there is one very important point, I think it must be implemented as soon as possible." Van Prager has always been obedient to Ye Qiu, and now the thing he wants to do the most is to keep Ye Qiu.

It was rumored throughout Europe that Ye Qiu was going to Barcelona. Although Van Prager made insinuations many times, and also asked Bobby Harms, Rick Link and Roland and other people who were similar to Ye Qiu, they all got the answer. The clear message is that Ye Qiu is now focused on Ajax, but he is still very worried.

Van Prager knew how Ajax rose. Without Ye Qiu, this team would lose its soul.

Recalling the incident when a group of players from Ajax rushed to the government to force the palace three years ago, Van Prager was well aware of Ye Qiu's influence in Ajax. As soon as he left, Ajax's hearts fell apart. It will be a matter of time before this group of players leave the team.

But some things are better late than early, at least he can prepare calmly.

"What's the matter?" Ye Qiu was a little puzzled.

Van Prager smiled, "Give the player a salary increase and renew the contract."

Generally speaking, the club needs to renew the contract with the player. If the contract expires, it depends on the situation. If it is a veteran, it is good not to cut the salary. They are all salary increases. If the club is eager to renew the contract before the contract period expires, it is definitely a salary increase.

Now this group of Ajax players generally have not yet reached the contract deadline. Van Prager is eager to renew his contract, obviously under pressure from the outside world. This treasure house of Ajax is watched by many giants. Quickly renew the contracts one by one, there is no guarantee that they will not be in a passive situation in the future.

Moreover, now that the contract is renewed, even if it is a sale in the summer, Ajax can use it as a bargaining chip in negotiations and price increases.

"I decided to use all the 1000 million euros for investment related to players, basically salary increases and signings, and part of it is used to improve the environment of the player's living area in De Tokmoster. We want to Create a comfortable environment for players to rest."

Some clubs don't pay much attention to these things, such as Inter Milan, the dormitory doesn't even have air-conditioning, while some clubs do. Ajax didn't pay much attention to this aspect before, but after Ye Qiu came, the situation improved It has improved a lot, but Ye Qiu feels that it is not enough. Now Van Prager obviously wants to continue to improve.

Of course, these don't cost much, and most of them should go into the players' pockets or be used for signings.

With the current influence of the Eredivisie, a player can spend 500 million euros, which is amazing. In addition, the salaries of Ajax are generally not high, and 1000 million can do a lot of things.

"I think some news should be disclosed on this aspect, but the specific negotiations should be reserved for after the season. I hope to minimize the emotional fluctuations of the players." Ye Qiu suggested.

Negotiations are about salary, and starting negotiations now will inevitably affect the players' training and games.

None of Ajax's players expire in the summer, so strictly speaking, there is not much difference between the current contract extension and the post-season contract.

"Okay, you can draw up a report then." Van Prager entrusted Ye Qiu with full responsibility for this matter.

If it is said that Van Prager's power in Ajax is more in the administrative department, then the power in the sports department falls into the hands of Ye Qiu, and even the appointment and dismissal of personnel is Ye Qiu's final decision. Not to mention the issue of player salary increases, which shows how powerful he is.

When Ye Qiu nodded in agreement, he also thought about it further, that is, to increase the salary of the players, it also means that his own salary will also increase accordingly, because there is a clause in his contract with Ajax that he will definitely Is the highest paid person at Ajax.

As Eliza said, you don’t have to pay attention to the amount of salary, but you can’t ignore the impact of salary level. When you have a salary that is not as good as others, it is difficult for you to make people listen to you obediently.

Therefore, in the past few years, Ye Qiu has always been the highest paid Ajax.

Now that the salary of the players is going to increase, he, the head coach, will definitely not be able to avoid it, and will follow suit.

Ye Qiu didn't need to talk about this kind of thing, and he didn't need to ask, he knew that Van Prager and the club knew how to do it.

When your importance reaches a certain level, you don't need to fight for any interests, and they will come to you automatically.

That is, when Ye Qiu was talking with Van Prager about how to spend the money, Leo Benhak, who was far away in Nyon, called and gave the situation of the draw for the top 8 knockout rounds.

In fact, many media guessed a general idea before the game, and some even guessed it right.

Ajax was assigned to the upper half, and the opponent they met was Juventus from Serie A. This was a hard problem, although Lippi's team only got 6 wins, 2 draw and 1 losses in the 3 rounds of the group stage 11 goals conceded and 11 goals scored, but this team is very good at knockout games.

Some teams are good at scoring games, while others are good at targeted knockout games. The last thing Ye Qiu wants to encounter is this kind of hard role. As soon as he thinks about it, he feels unhappy, because Juventus Si is almost the strongest in the second place in the group.

If Ye Qiu could choose, he would like to play against Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Arsenal and Inter Milan, but he would not like to play against Juventus. Lippi, an old fox, is too difficult to deal with.

Like Ajax, Barcelona and Arsenal are in the top half, Real Madrid and Manchester United, Inter Milan and Valencia are in the bottom half. Interestingly, the three teams in La Liga, the Premier League and Serie A are both There are two teams, but there is no derby in the same country. This has to be said to be a very interesting coincidence.

And this result has already been exposed by many media, but I didn't expect it to actually appear.

When Van Prager announced the result of the lottery, Ye Qiu did not express his opinion. On the contrary, Bobby Harms, who had been silent all this time, had a strange look in his eyes. He grinned and said lightly: "It seems that Someone wants us to meet a strong enemy ahead of time!"

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