Now those who see Van Praag can easily experience his transformation from this Dutchman, or use an idiom to describe his current mood, that is, spring breeze pride.

Sometimes he himself feels lucky, and after taking over Ajax, he did not immediately make a difference to the team, but continued to be in turmoil for a while, passing through several managers, including club legends such as Michels, but at the most crucial moment, Van Gaal saved the turbulent Ajax.

A few years later, Van Gaal's hard-won Ajax dynasty was overthrown, and the Red and White Arrows once again ushered in turmoil, this time even more serious and worse than that year, from Olsen to Waters to Westerhoff, and at the most critical moment, Ajax and Van Praag escaped again.

Last time it was Van Gaal, this time it was Ye Qiu.

This handsome young man sitting in front of him, a little unspeakable.

The young man is just full of energy, and he has just finished all the games of the season and finally won the double, but he has not slowed down because of this, but has asked for an internal high-level meeting to discuss the summer team's preparation camp and the team's transfer strategy.

Everyone can see that the two most important things for Ajax this summer, the first is to keep players as much as possible.

The turmoil of the past few years has made Ajax seem to have become a player supermarket in the eyes of many big teams in Europe, and in the past two seasons, Ajax's performance has been so amazing, which will naturally attract many teams to covet Ajax players.

Arsenal, Juventus, and Barcelona all have their eyes on Ibrahimovic, the number one center in the Ajax team; Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson both have their eyes on Ajax's main defender Gilberto? Silva; Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Real Madrid all want to get the main central defender Lucio.

And Seydoux? Keita, Robben, Van der Vaart, Sneijder......

It can be said that almost every player in the entire first team of Ajax has a suitor, which has become an open secret that everyone knows, but Ajax has always been very tight on this issue and is resolutely unwilling to let go of even one player easily, because these players are very important to Ajax.

For these giant teams, there is no non-sale in this world, the so-called non-sale, that is because the price you offer is too low to impress the seller, and the so-called loyalty, it is difficult to be worth a contract with double or even multiple salaries, which has long been an indisputable fact.

Ye Qiu is very dissatisfied with the behavior of the giant team to seduce his players, and it can even be said that he is angry, because each of these players is personally selected and cultivated by himself, just like Ibrahimovic, he spends a lot of energy on the Swedish center forward, whether it is from football or life, he has put a lot of effort into it.

And Gilberto? Silva, the Brazilian midfielder's two years at Ajax, has grown by leaps and bounds, and without him in central midfield, Ajax's defence would not have been solid, the team would not have won the UEFA Cup, and it would have been impossible to reach the last four of the Champions League.

Seydoux? Keita, this player should still be playing in Ligue 1 promotion in Ye Qiu's previous life, and his performance is not too brilliant, but in the two years since he came to Ajax, he quickly integrated into the team's overall tactics, whether it is offensive or defensive, he is now the winner of the League Cup and the Champions League semi-finals, and his achievements and strength are simply incomparable compared to the same period in his previous life.

But on the contrary, that group of wealthy families wielding large bills now want to spend a little money to poach them from Ye Qiu's command, this kind of thing will make anyone angry, right?

"If I have a few hundred million in my hand now, I will buy all the stars in their group of bastards at the Arena Stadium, and I don't have to play the game, just sit in the front row of the stands, and every game will be a spectacle for fans to watch, and pull a banner that reads - fuck your giants!"

Ye Qiu's angry words made Van Praag and Leo in the conference room? Ben Hack and Bobby? All three of Harms couldn't help but laugh.

What was now in front of Ye Qiu was a stack of fax papers, which contained inquiries, offers, and transfer intentions from different teams, this group of bastard teams from the four major leagues, without exception, were staring at Ajax's players.

It's no wonder that Ye Qiu is angry and angry, because if one is not handled properly, the entire framework that he has built with great difficulty is likely to collapse overnight, and at that time, Ajax will have to start all over again.

Van Praag's face is also very solemn, and now Ye Qiu's situation is even more severe than that of Van Gaal's time, because at that time the Boseman Act had not yet arrived, Ajax was a giant in Europe, and the player mobility was not as great as it is now, but now is the information age, the player mobility is large, coupled with the damn Boseman Act, a team like Ajax is very passive.

Sometimes, even if Van Praag and the Ajax management all support Ye Qiu, there is no way to stop it.

Some people may say, stupid, whoever wants to transfer will be directly blocked, let him sit on the bench until he dies, and make an example of the monkey.

Let's not talk about the loss and price paid for doing this, and then not to mention that the effect of doing so is minimal, let's just say that in the locker room or within the club, leaving such a mine and hidden danger, the turmoil caused by it is enough to make Ye Qiu have a headache, and the team will be in the whirlpool of media hype for a long time.

Sometimes being a head coach is like being the leader of a company, not only to know how to control the people below, but also to know how to make trade-offs and balances.

As strong as Ferguson, what is the end result?

"These offers are all rejected, anyway, they are in a hurry to buy, not us are in a hurry to sell!" Ye Qiu casually pushed back the stack of fax paper in front of him and gave it to Leo? Ben Hack, the latter is now in charge of this piece, but all decisions are still up to Ye Qiu's decision.

"I agree!" Leo? Ben Hack nodded, "Now we are not in a hurry, even if we really have to lose some players after the worst, we will make them pay the biggest price, but I think the team still needs to have some emergency preparations." ”

Ye Qiu smiled, somewhat helpless, "Don't worry, I've already made the scouting system work." ”

Ajax's scouts are all over the world, Ye Qiu let them operate, at that time, no matter which position Ajax loses, they can get a squad of players from the same position in the world in the shortest possible time, and then Ye Qiu will personally select the players.

In this way, the Ajax first team lineup can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

Don't look at Ye Qiu's youth, but it's still very reassuring to do things, so Van Praag and Leao? Ben Hack didn't say much, and let Ye Qiu run the team's transfer and related matters.

"The team's financial surplus this summer is ideal." Van Praag smiled and summed up the club's finances, winning the UEFA Cup and the Dutch Cup last year, winning the Eredivisie and Dutch Cup double this year, and reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, the direct income from the Champions League alone is more than 20 million euros, which is not counting some potential income.

With such a large income, Ajax's salary expenditure is not high, so the fiscal surplus is certain.

And last season, Ajax's finances improved significantly, partly due to Eliza's operations, and it is believed that this season, with a series of new sponsorship contracts and the start of commercial operations, Ajax's financial income will become more and more satisfactory.

Of course, in the end, the teams in the Eredivisie are still not comparable to the top teams in the four major leagues.

"What the team needs most now is a midfield metronome and the rest depends on the transfer."

Ye Qiu's requirements are not high, he only needs one player, but it is really not low to say low.

The so-called metronome is not the core of the organization, the former is mainly aimed at the rhythm, and the latter is mainly for passing the ball.

In Ye Qiu's view, Ajax's midfield three players should be adjusted and add a metronome to partner with Sneijder, Sneijder has no player in the team to replace the offensive and defensive transitions and pass threats, and he has a strong ability to insert back to attack, which can open up the situation at critical moments.

As for the player who dragged on, it must be Gilberto? A defensive player like Silva.

Some people may say, isn't the thickness of the midfield weakened? What about defense?

In fact, when a team's overall defensive system is formed, the player's individual defensive strength is not very important, because he can integrate into the entire defensive system and make up for the lack of individual strength with the strength of the system.

Moreover, Ye Qiu once said that in European professional football, no one can easily finish another player, even if it is a character as strong as Ronaldo, he is not sure to kill a defensive player every time.

This can be seen in the defense of the Barcelona Dream III team, everyone picks out, either short and thin, or they are thin, but their defense is not too much of a problem, it is not just their possession of the ball, because only if you have the ball, as soon as the opponent hits, your whole formation will be messed up.

A large part of the defense of the Barcelona Dream Three team is to rely on running to form a local numerical advantage, and then use the numerical advantage to pack and press, and when one-on-one, it is more dependent on standing and delaying to achieve defensive purposes.

It is impossible for any team to play a game with a rhythm, and the biggest problem of Ajax this season is that the rhythm cannot be controlled, and it can be fast, but it can't slow down when it should be slow, but sometimes it slows down and can't get up, so not only Ye Qiu, everyone knows that the Ajax midfield lacks a metronome.

Metronome players often have to have a strong mental analysis ability, as well as an excellent view of the big picture, when to be fast, when to be slow, he has to know in mind, and he has to analyze the situation of the game anytime and anywhere, when he is slow to control the ball, once he finds the opponent's loopholes, he can launch the fastest attack in the shortest time.

Looking at the current football world, there are many players with metronome attributes, such as Andrea Pirlo of AC Milan, Zinedine Zidane of Real Madrid, and Veron of Manchester United...... In terms of rookies, like Real Sociedad's Xavi? Marcos Alonso, Barcelona's Xavi and Boca Juniors' Riquelme......

But unfortunately, it is basically impossible for these players to join Ajax, even at Boca Juniors, Riquelme, he will not look at the Eredivisie team, and his goal is always to target the big four leagues.

Ye Qiu also doesn't look down on this slow-moving old master, and considering the current situation of Ajax, the players he listed for the team are more realistic and more likely to come to Ajax.

Lazio's De la Pena, Barcelona's Gerard, Porto's Deco, Real Madrid's Cambiasso on loan.

These four players are the four players listed by Ye Qiu for the management of Ajax, and the price of each player will definitely not be low, but it can play a huge role in improving Ajax's midfield.

De la Pena's strength does not need to be doubted, the tragedy of Lazio and Marseille is more like a lack of adaptation, but his own strength does not need to be doubted, the only thing to worry about is whether he can adapt to the Eredivisie.

De la Pena is now keen to leave Lazio, but Barcelona are clearly not prepared to reclaim the player, otherwise, Ferrer would have kept him a year ago, but he is still attractive in La Liga and Ajax is likely to face competition from other teams in La Liga.

Gerrard showed the talent and strength of a top midfielder in Valencia, but after sitting on the bench in Barcelona for a few years, Ye Qiu was not worried about the strength, he was worried about the player's self-confidence, because this kind of player is often easily worn out by the bench His self-confidence, and finally turned into another case of injury Zhongyong.

And Gerrard, like De La Pena, has the same problem as whether he can adapt to the Eredivisie, so he is the lowest of the four players.

Deco is a midfielder that Ye Qiu admires, but he belongs to Porto, and it is estimated that if you want to get him, the price must be able to impress the vampire chairman of Porto, so he is placed lower in Ajax's recruitment targets, after all, considering cost performance.

As for Cambiaso, he performed very well at River Plate last season, and Real Madrid also had the idea of re-entrusting him to the task, but at present, Real Madrid has a lot of talent in the midfield, and Cambiaso is difficult to find a place, but the Argentine player, who is known as Redondo II, is not short of olive branches from the big four league teams.

In the end, the four candidates have their own strengths and weaknesses, and the possibility of transfer is still there, but they all need to be difficult to negotiate, because as an Ajax Eredivisie team, it is really not easy to attract this group of players.

Of course, Ye Qiu's only bargaining chip is the aura of last season's League Cup championship and this season's Champions League semi-finals, which can more or less prove that Ajax is ambitious and strong, and it is definitely not a flash in the pan.

"These four players are either in big clubs, or there is no shortage of buyers, or the price can be very expensive, which is really a headache!" Leo? After listening to Ye Qiu say his goal, Ben Hack sighed a little embarrassed.

There are not many players with metronome attributes, and it is not easy to find, plus Ajax itself is a team in the Eredivisie, it is difficult to attract players from mainstream European football powerhouses to join, because they prefer to play in their home country, after all, the four major leagues are the core of world football, and the Eredivisie is already second-rate.

"It's more expensive, talk to Lazio, Real Madrid and Barcelona first, and then talk to Porto about Deco." Van Praag made a direct decision, wanting to meet Ye Qiu's requirements.

"Don't worry, let's take a look first!" Ye Qiu stabilized Leo? Ben Hack.

To be honest, he also has some worries about the introduction of Deco, after all, to let the vampire in Porto let go, with Deco's excellent performance this season, it is estimated that there will be no more than 10 million euros to talk about, but if Deco comes to Ajax at a high price, will it break the team's salary structure? Will it cause some psychological problems for other players?

Originally, the club's scouts recommended a South African player from Cape Town Ajax, Stephen? Pinar, but this player has good skills, and he can play the front midfield, not the type of metronome that Ye Qiu wants.

In short, this matter is annoying!

Leo? Ben Hack also knows that Ye Qiu is under a lot of pressure, and the problem of the midfield has been hyped by the media for more than half a year, but Ye Qiu, the head coach, has never been able to find an effective solution, and even in the second half of the season, the team was eliminated from the Champions League, and many people pointed the crux of the problem directly at the team's midfield.

The team has performed well this season, but there will definitely be more and more teams to deploy tactics for this problem in the new season, and by that time, if Ajax can't solve this problem, the results will definitely be affected, and at that time, the pressure on Ye Qiu will be increasing.

This is a challenge and problem that many team managers will face, and Ye Qiu must overcome.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of this matter, you will go to have a good vacation tomorrow, I will keep in touch with you every day, you can rest for a while, or, go see the World Lu World Cup!" Leo? Ben Hack suggested with a smile.

He has also been a head coach, of course, he knows how much pressure he has to bear to be a head coach, so he now knows very well that Ye Qiu needs to rest and recharge before setting off.

"Thank you!" Ye Qiu smiled and thanked him.

The whole system of modern football is too complex, so complex that the manager alone can do all the work, so this requires division of labor, so any club wants to succeed, not only to have a group of excellent players, an excellent manager, but also to have a group of management who can reasonably divide labor and unite and cooperate.

After the turmoil of Ajax in the past few years, after Ye Qiu came to power in the last two years, the division of labor of the management has been very good, especially after the team's performance has improved recently, it is even more united and tacit, coupled with the team's excellent competitive strength, these have become Ye Qiu's confidence in the future.

It's just a midfield problem, it's annoying!