178. The captains of Ajax

As the bright five-star red flag fluttered in the sky of gold leaf fluttering in the sky above the Khalifa International Stadium, Ronshit was tossed high into the sky by his teammates. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info

"Five starts, one substitute, 13 goals, 2 assists! He deserves this honor! ”

Zhang Bin's voice has been hoarse since some time, but he still hasn't stopped cheering and shouting:

"Congratulations to the Chinese team! We won the first Asian Cup in our history! ”

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The report card of 13 goals and 2 passes in the whole tournament and 4 goals and 1 pass in the final made the honor of the best player of the tournament, the best player in the final, and the Golden Boot of the Asian Cup fall on the head of Long Shute.

If his goals and assists are deducted, the Chinese team has already been eliminated in the group stage.

In the face of such a player, even Director Wei, who was interrupted by him, could only say kind words of encouragement.

"It's hard work for everyone, it's not easy to achieve such results, and I thank you on behalf of the Football Association and the center!" The director of the Football Management Center gave sincere teachings in the locker room, and also put forward ardent expectations, "However, the Asian Cup is only the first step on the long march, and there are more and greater honors waiting for you to conquer in Chinese football!" Don't let the Football Association down! Don't let the 1.3 billion Chinese people down! ”

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Although this sentence is not appropriate, it is indeed an appropriate reflection of the other players of the Chinese team.

In addition to Long Shute, Zhao Junzhe, Zheng Zhi, Li Weifeng, Feng Xiaoting, Zhang Linpeng, Hao Junmin, and Yang Zhi were collectively selected for the best team, and they only ceded the two positions of the striker and the left side to South Korea and Japan.

The breakthrough of breaking the zero championship of the tournament and stepping on the corpse of Japan to be crowned made the prestige of head coach Gao Hongbo immediately rise to an unprecedented height, and this group of players has undoubtedly become national heroes, both in terms of future and money, there is no limit.

Almost in the early morning of the second day after the Asian Cup, FIFA announced the latest national team rankings, and the Chinese team, which unexpectedly won the Asian Cup, jumped from 79th place before the game to 45th, not only creating the best ranking in history in the past eight years, but also surpassing Saudi Arabia and Iran in a row among AFC teams, ranking only behind Japan (21), Australia (24), and South Korea (39).

The next day, the soldiers who returned to China were received by the leaders of the Football Association, and only three players in Europe, Long Shute, Shao Jiayi, and Hao Junmin, were able to avoid the enthusiastic speech of the leaders and the more grand celebration banquet afterwards.

Even the news broadcast devoted 10 minutes to the national team's perfect performance in the Asian Cup, and then the focus interview took half an hour to tell the history of the tournament in detail through interviews with the leaders of the Football Association, the national team coaches and players.

In addition to the interview, the picture of Long Shute killing the Japanese team in a very provocative posture in the final made hundreds of millions of TV viewers inexplicably dry and trembling - for Chinese, there is nothing like hanging and beating a century-old enemy and whipping the corpse...... It's something that makes me even more.

If following Ajax in the Eredivisie and Champions League won consecutive games, so that Long Shute won the recognition of domestic fans, then as the captain of the national team led the national team to defeat South Korea and Japan in a row and reach the top of the Asian Cup, but he gained ten times the attention before.

After all, the vast majority of people who eat melons usually don't stay up late to enjoy the Champions League, nor do they squeeze out the time to watch the declining Dutch league when they drink and play mahjong on the road to watch the declining Dutch league, not to mention that most people can't understand it at all......

Long Shute has become a leading figure in Chinese football.

He is a national hero in football.

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Almost at the same time, the Ajax club released a message publicly.

The club's president, John Jacques, was in attendance to refute the transfer rumours that he would sell captain Luis Suarez to Liverpool this winter window, and insisted that Ajax would continue to have a brilliant season this season.

Suarez, who is the person concerned, also publicly stated that he will not leave the team in the middle of the season, he is the captain of the team and will not irresponsibly abandon the whole team for a higher salary.

These high-sounding clichés can only comfort naïve fans, and the media will not believe a word.

In fact, even Ajax fans will not listen to the words of the chairman and the captain, because so many years of blood and tears have told them countless times how cruel the world is, and they have long been accustomed to the club's way of selling the core for cash.

In the eyes of all, it is nothing more than that Liverpool's offer has failed to meet Ajax's expectations, and Suarez's departure is only a matter of time.

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On the day of Ronsette's return to Amsterdam, Suarez and their agent Pep Guardiola told him everything at a reception dinner.

"Liverpool agreed to the request for a transfer at the end of the season, but the transfer fee was slightly lower, about 25 million euros (21 million pounds)......"

Pep Guardiola shrugged his shoulders, slightly regretting Suarez's decision to delay his transfer.

After all, Ajax can only give him a weekly salary of 20,000 euros, and once he moves to Liverpool, this salary can be immediately increased to 70,000 pounds, and his overall income can at least triple when considering the high appearance fees and bonuses of the Premier League.

As an agent, he certainly wants players to transfer every season and increase their wages every day, so that his income can rise as quickly as possible.

But now that the employer has made a decision, he can't force a change, so he can only use this time to continue to talk to Liverpool about personal treatment.

The offer is little changed from the historical price of €26.5 million, and given Liverpool's eagerness to find a replacement for Torres at the time, there may be a premium to that price......

A super goalscorer with nearly 60 goals in a single season, the best player in the Eredivisie, and the captain and core of the traditional giants Ajax...... It can only be sold for a measly 21 million pounds, which may surprise many people who do not understand the European transfer market.

But, perhaps, that's the current state of the Eredivisie, where their best players are only second-rate players in European football, even if they can beat Real Madrid, Milan and Liverpool in the Champions League.

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With captain Luis Suarez retained and vice-captain Ronshette back in place – although neither of them is available for the time being, Ajax has embarked on the second half of their campaign.

It's just that this journey is a bit unfavorable.

While Suarez was still in the transfer vortex and Ronshit was still battling South Korea, Ajax lost 2-0 away to Utrecht in the first round of the league in the second half.

Speaking of which, Utrecht are really Ajax's bitter masters, and it seems like it's been a long time since Van Basten has taken the three points away from this stadium......

With Suarez making it clear and Ronshit back in glory, the Ajax men quickly turned the tide with two captains to thrash Breda 4-1 in the Dutch Cup on 29 January, before continuing to ravage Breda 3-0 in the league three days later...... On 5 February, they beat Graafschap 2-0 to silence those who were ready to criticise Van Basten's weakness in the winter once again.

However, the victories in all three games were not directly related to the two captains - Ronshit, who had just finished a dense tournament, needed a little rest, and Suarez, who had bitten him, was still in a long ban, and they could only sit in the stands and cheer for their teammates......

Then the time came on February 13th.

Eredivisie 23rd round.

On the eve of Valentine's Day in 2B, the two Ajax captains appeared in the 18-man squad at the same time.

Suarez, who had been holding back for a winter, started, while Lonshette, who had just finished resting, could only serve as a substitute.

"I don't have a problem with my fitness!"

The Ajax deputy looked at the starting line-up and lodged a strong protest with the manager:

"Coach, I want to play football!"

Van Basten rolled his eyes, the tiger's body was shocked, and he let out an angry roar:

"You think you're a ball bully! Do you think Ajax would lose without you? Sit on the bench obediently for Lao Tzu! ”

Seeing the vice-captain deflated, first captain Suarez and third captain Stegrenberg gloated and laughed.

Assistant coach Bergkamp shrugged innocently.

“……”

Long Shute blinked his eyes, and it took a long time to react, and he responded weakly:

"Okay, Coach."

By the way, it doesn't seem like it's the national team.

Ajax, who are in the top of the table, won against Roda JC, who finished eighth and had half the points of their own...... I don't think there's any difficulty......