The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 225 Dutch Wild Boar
Walking into the Amsterdam City Hall, it is not difficult to find that many celebrities from all walks of life in Amsterdam have gathered here, a large part of which are people related to Ajax, such as Ajax directors and shareholders, and several Famous Ajax executives and former stars.

The former head coach of the team can be awarded the title of honorary citizen by the municipal government, which is not a small honor for Ajax, so even Fan, who has left Ajax and only holds the title of honorary chairman Prager was also specially invited to participate.

Accompanied by Elisa, Ye Qiu walked into the venue and immediately became the focus of everyone's attention and congratulations.

Along the way, people kept extending their hands to him and congratulating him, but everyone took the initiative to make way for Ye Qiu to go to the front. Van Prager and the others were right here. Seeing Ye Qiu arrive , all came up one by one.

"Congratulations, Ye Qiu!" Van Prager stretched out his hand from a distance, Ye Qiu has made it to this day, and he is also honored.

Now everyone is full of praise for him as the former chairman, because during his tenure, the team created two brilliant peaks, one was during Van Gaal's period, and the other was during Ye Qiu's period last season. It's not easy.

Both the media and fans like to make comparisons. They will compare the difference between the two peak periods of Van Gaal and Ye Qiu, and compare who has more influence, and the final conclusion is undoubtedly Ye Qiu.

Because Ye Qiu is the only team not in the four major leagues to win the UEFA Champions League after the expansion and restructuring of the UEFA Champions League. This is called a miracle by many people. League champions, but the strength is uneven and the competition is not fierce enough. But after the expansion, the four major leagues basically have three or four teams participating, and the overall competitiveness has been greatly improved. The non-four major league teams want to laugh In the end, it was very difficult.

But also because of this, Ye Qiu led the team to the end, and everyone was full of praise for him, because they knew very well that this was definitely not achieved by word of mouth, but by real strength.

Because of this, the whole of Amsterdam is very supportive of the city government's decision to award Ye Qiu the title of honorary citizen.

As the name implies, honorary citizen is an honorary award for foreigners who have made outstanding contributions to the local area. It has rich and lofty social significance and is an important symbol to measure the cultural connotation of a city.

For Amsterdam, it is undoubtedly well-deserved to award the title of honorary citizen to Ye Qiu, who led Ajax to win the second triple crown in history. Almost all Ajax fans agree There is no objection to this.

"Now you are in the limelight, and the media all over the world are hyping up your so-called acquisition list!"

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone immediately focused their discussion on the hottest topic at the moment, which was undoubtedly Chelsea's madness, and among Chelsea's frantic poaching, Ye Qiu was undoubtedly a figure in the limelight.

In the past period of time, Ye Qiu's attention has even surpassed Beckham's transfer. The media all over the world are hyping up the news about who Ye Qiu will want to poach. enlarge.

Of course, according to Eliza's news, some people are using Ye Qiu and Chelsea to increase their influence in the transfer market.

Ye Qiu is already used to this. Many times, fans are easily deceived by the media, thinking that what they see is true. As everyone knows, the press releases of many media may not be dug out by their reporters, but may be The revelations sought by the parties themselves are only for publicity and hype.

"No more!" Ye Qiu shook his head modestly. His respect for Van Prager will not change, not only him, but also Bobby Harms, Van Doud, Leo Benhak and others. Without the help, trust and supervision of these people, it would be difficult for him to get to where he is today.

By the way, with Van Prager's resignation and Ye Qiu's departure, Leo Benhak also left, so he didn't attend today, and Ye Qiu hasn't contacted him for a long time, I don't know His next plan.

"But to be honest, I enjoyed watching your poaching, really!" Van Prager laughed loudly, "That group of giants is now eager to carve up us Ajax, you now To poach them crazily, this also indirectly shared the pressure for us."

As the European leagues are gradually distributed in a pyramid shape, it has become inevitable for the four major leagues standing at the top of the pyramid to suck the blood of those leagues that are not as good as them.

Why is it difficult for teams not in the four major leagues to maintain competitiveness with the four major leagues for a long time?
The reason is very simple, most of the money and resources are in the four major leagues. They are rich, famous and influential. As long as the four major leagues have enough outstanding rookies to show up, they will immediately poach corners. Digging for a pair, weakening the lower echelons of the league, strengthening one's own strength, one ebb and flow, the four major leagues are more competitive in European competitions, especially in the Champions League, and with competitiveness, there will be higher income. become richer.

This is a virtuous circle for the teams in the four major leagues, especially the giants.

But for the low-echelon leagues, their status and role have been finalized, that is, to create blood for the teams of the four major leagues and provide them with an endless stream of new forces. Can they resist?

One and a half times is fine, want a long time?Stop dreaming!
So, when Ajax reached the semi-finals last year, they rushed over to poach him, but in the end Ye Qiu relied on his own influence and the cooperation of Ajax's management to keep him. But after winning the Champions League this year, they will no longer keep their hands, and they are all rushing to grab it.

Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Juventus, Inter Milan are all eyeing Ibrahimovic, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Juventus are all eyeing Lucio, Barcelona and Real Madrid want to pack Robben and Van der Vaart, as well as a group of outstanding stars such as Kivu, Maicon, Sneijder, Van der Meyde, Kolo Toure, etc., have all been targeted by the giants.

Now for Ajax, it is no longer a question of whether to keep people, but a question of how many people can stay.

"Before the board of directors came to discuss with me and asked me for my opinion. I think we should try our best to retain people, at least some of them, so as to continue to ensure the competitiveness of the team in the Eredivisie and European competitions." See clearly.

If they want to keep all of them, Ajax does not have the ability or the financial resources.

"This is undoubtedly a compromise." Ye Qiu also nodded in support, "And with Ajax's current scouting system, I believe that we will be able to find a strong supplement soon, plus Marco, there must be no questionable!"

Van Basten has been in Ye Qiu's coaching staff for three years, and he is a former star of Ajax, deeply loved by the fans, plus Bobby Harms and Rick Link Coaches who are familiar with Ye Qiu's tactical system will assist them. Unless Van Basten wants to completely overturn the system Ye Qiu created for Ajax, his dominance in the Eredivisie should continue.

As for Ajax's scouting system, during Ye Qiu's three years in power, Ajax has invested a lot of money every year to improve this system. As long as it functions properly, it is not a big problem to sell players. , because it can be effectively supplemented quickly, on the contrary, Ajax can embark on a virtuous circle of introducing at low prices, cultivating and cultivating, and selling at high prices.

There is also a disadvantage in doing so, that is, it may be difficult to be competitive in the European arena, but this is the cruel reality.

Even if Ajax can meet a patron like Abramovich who invests money like Abramovich, it cannot conceal the reality that the entire league system of the Eredivisie is much less competitive than the four major leagues, because many things are doomed .

"You're praising me here, but you're undermining me on the other side, isn't it plausible?" Van Basten said jokingly when he heard Ye Qiu support him.

"Don't use words like poaching, it's too hurtful!" Ye Qiu didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile, "I have given you enough sincerity, and I didn't treat you badly at all. I brought in Van der Sar and Maicon for 2300 million euros. This transaction is enough for you to be happy!"

After hearing this, everyone laughed for a while, but they had to admit that the introduction of Van der Sar and Maicon for 2300 million was not a loss for Ajax.

Van der Sar is not young. Although he has maintained a good state in the past two years, who knows how long he can maintain it?Moreover, Van der Sar also has an ideal natural substitute, that is Stekelenburg, who has been waiting for an opportunity.

Ye Qiu got in touch with Van der Sar through the latter after he got Frans Hawke, and Van der Sar's agent is also Eliza, so many transfer problems are no longer a problem, as long as A Jax agrees, and personal treatment negotiations and signings can begin immediately.

As the saying goes, it is better to use the familiar than to use the familiar. Ye Qiu's high-position defensive tactics need a goalkeeper like Van der Sar to take over. It is not impossible to introduce other goalkeepers. Ye Qiu has also considered it, such as Reina or Cech, but He was somewhat worried about the running-in problem.

This summer Chelsea has spent such a large amount of money in the introduction, the fans' expectations can be imagined, Abramovich has high hopes for him, if he can't show the results that match the investment, Ye Qiu himself feels that it can't be justified.

Therefore, things in this world are fair, and risks are always directly proportional to benefits.

As for Maicon, Ye Qiu has swept the entire Europe. There are not many right backs that meet his definition of an offensive full-back. Lahm can be bought, but this player is inexperienced and short in stature. Whether he can adapt to the Premier League is anyone's choice. not allowed.

Alves is still relatively immature, and he still can't get a work permit for the Premier League, so Ye Qiu finally chose Maicon.

Ajax has many right backs, such as Heitinga and De Jong, who can play this position. Otherwise, Van Basten can definitely introduce another right back from the outside. A fraction of the hole transfer.

That's why Ye Qiu said that he was sincere enough.

After chatting with laughter for a while, Ye Qiu looked around, looking for his target.

"By the way, I heard that Edgar Davis is here too. Why didn't I see him?" One of his missions in Amsterdam this time was to get in touch with the Juventus midfielder.

"Here, over there!" Bobby Harms pointed not far away.

It was only then that Ye Qiu noticed that there was a lonely person sitting not far away, with long hair and dark skin, but compared to the extremely tough wild boar on the court, the current Davis was wearing a suit and fighting. Tie, and his signature glasses, no wonder he couldn't recognize him.

"I'll go over and talk to him!" Ye Qiu apologized with a smile.

Davis had noticed this side a long time ago, but Van Prager and the others focused on Ye Qiu, and he was not very familiar with Ye Qiu, so he didn't come up to join in the fun. People seem very calm and lonely.

This is also very similar to what he experienced at Juventus.

"Can I sit down and have a chat?" Ye Qiu walked to his side and asked with a smile.

Davis looked up and saw that it was Ye Qiu. He was a little surprised, but nodded, and pointed to the side lightly, "Sit down!"

Ye Qiu sat down with him on a seat and looked at Edgar Davis. He felt that even now the Dutchman still had an unruly expression on his face. I still feel like I'm on the right side.

Of course, Ye Qiu always felt that both the player and Lippi were at fault for Davis' matter, and there was no need to completely blame anyone else, but Lippi must be blaming Davis, and Davis must be blaming Li Pi, people, aren't they all like this?

"Have you thought about changing the environment?" Ye Qiu was very straightforward, straight to the point.

Davis was a little surprised. He didn't expect this person to be so straightforward. After staring at Ye Qiu, he shook his head, "I don't think about leaving Juventus for the time being, but Serie A!"

Ye Qiu is not surprised by this. Although in the past two or three years, Davis has been rumored to leave Juventus almost all day long, but in fact he is putting pressure on the club. To take him to Rome, Moggi was about to agree, but in the end the transfer was declared aborted, and some people said that Davis refused.

But instead of going to Rome, staying at Juventus, he is still not reused by Lippi.

"I heard that Juventus recently recalled Manuel Blasi, and Moggi pointed at Blasi at the press conference and said, this is our new Davis!" Ye Qiu didn't continue to entangle, Instead, it's side-by-side.

The incident he mentioned has also been widely circulated recently. It is reported that this is a signal that Juventus will sell Davis, because the latter's contract is about to expire, but the issue of contract renewal has not yet been negotiated. Very simple, the Dutchman wants the club to guarantee the main position, but Lippi refuses to make such a promise.

Although Davis played a lot of games under Lippi, many of them were substitutes. Coupled with the grievances between him and Lippi, it was difficult for the Dutchman to accept such a contract extension, so he continued to negotiate.

Negotiations have to put pressure on each other. Moggi's recall of Manuel Brasi, who was on loan in Perugia, is undoubtedly a kind of pressure. Not only that, Juventus is currently launching a campaign against Parma's Stephan Appiah Offensive, this Ghanaian midfielder is very similar to Davis. He came to Juventus to replace the Dutch wild boars.

Ye Qiu believes that Davis will not fail to understand the twists and turns, but he still wants to have some hope. After all, he has been in Turin for six years, and he has also been in Italy. Eight years, if I really want to leave, I must be a bit reluctant.

After hearing Ye Qiu's words, Davis' eyes flashed with anger. He was not only dissatisfied with Ye Qiu's face-to-face uncovering of his scars, but also very angry at Juventus' actions, because he had played for this team for a long time. For 6 years, he has brought so many honors to this team, but the team treats heroes like this?
There are many things that people don’t understand. For example, Juventus hooked up with Ancelotti in advance before Lippi got out of class. This proves that Moggi’s operation of the team does not allow any emotions to be mixed. It is for profit.

But often some people always feel that they can be the lucky exception!

The same is true for lottery tickets, and so is Davis!
"The current Chelsea is certainly not as influential as Juventus, but we are full of fighting spirit and passion, I am not Lippi, I will not resist any player who is full of fighting spirit and passion like you, I will give you the most suitable There is more space for you to play and give you a chance to prove yourself again!"

After a pause, Ye Qiu said with a smile: "You know, there is a saying in my motherland that the tree moves the dead and the living, which means that if a tree is moved, it is easy to die, because its roots are destroyed. It is limited there and cannot move, but people are different. People have their own thoughts and ways of living. Sometimes in the predicament that is difficult to break through, changing a way of thinking and changing the environment can often change the situation. A dead end becomes a living end!"

"I have always believed that you are still one of the best midfielders in Europe even now, but that must not be staying on the Juventus bench to cool off, that is not what the strongest midfielder in Europe should do, The best players should compete against the strongest opponents to prove their strength on the best stage where they can give full play to their strengths!"

When talking about this, Ye Qiu shrugged his shoulders, "So, I chose to leave Ajax, give up everything I have built with great difficulty in Ajax, go to the Premier League and go to Chelsea, with top names like Ferguson and Arsene Wenger. Handsome contest, for me, this is the best way for me to prove myself."

Davis still didn't speak, his head was a little lowered, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

"If I remember correctly, you should be 30 years old, right?" Ye Qiu laughed twice, "Think about it yourself, how many years can you maintain your state? Do you want to stay in Juventus? You Think about it for yourself!"

After finishing speaking, Ye Qiu stood up and walked towards Van Prager's group again, leaving behind Edgar Davis alone, still with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking, I don't know if he really listened to Ye Qiu's words.

(End of this chapter)