Ajax slapped Juventus three times

A botched battle for the Bianconeri

The hard-mouthed skin is hard to hide the good-for-nothing Juventus

Magician Ye Qiu defeated the silver fox Lippi with cunning

Ajax qualified perfectly and could hopefully reach the top again

The next day, the major European media reported on the match that took place at the Arena stadium last night, and almost everyone agreed that Ajax performed perfectly in this game, and Juventus failed to grasp even the slightest initiative from start to finish.

The German kicker even devoted a large article to report on Ajax's head coach Ye Qiu, who believes that it was Ye Qiu's strategy in this game that allowed Ajax to defeat Juventus with such a perfect attitude and become the favorite to win the Champions League second only to Real Madrid.

"In the past, we always thought that Chinese football was very backward, they didn't even have players who could get a foothold in the top leagues in Europe, they even had a rare chance to go to the World Cup finals, and they didn't perform well in the Korea-Japan World Cup, we always felt that their football was terrible."

"But now, we have to admit that in the past we all misunderstood Chinese football, at the very least, they have a very, very good, and at the same time a very, very young talented magician, who has made a name for himself with this powerful Ajax."

"The season in the UU year was hailed by Ajax fans as the darkest season in the club's 100-year history after relegation, when almost everyone was desperate for Ajax, but under Ye Qiu's drastic reforms, in just three years, they won countless shocking honors."

"UEFA Cup, Eredivisie, Dutch Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Dutch Super Cup...... Now, with them reaching the last four of the Champions League for the second season in a row, no one can ignore this formidable team from the Netherlands, and no one can deny that the powerful Ajax team from the 90s is back again. ”

"This time Ajax is younger, more aggressive, faster, stronger, sharper than Van Gaal, and what is even more shocking is that Ye Qiu spent three years to build this team across the Europa League, but did not spend much money on Ajax, the most expensive of all the players is to get Van der Sar from Juventus, worth 7.5 million euros, but I believe that in the past two years, everyone will feel that the captain of Ajax is worth the money."

"What's even more impressive is that Ye Qiu has cultivated an outstanding talent in this team, from when he led the second team to win the Dutch Cup that year, he cultivated outstanding rookies such as Van der Vaart, Sneijder, Kifu, Huntelaar, etc., and then continued to introduce Ibrahimovic, McConn, Lucio and other amazing supernovas, Ye Qiu made this Ajax re-establish the nickname of Star Factory, making this Ajax a rookie gathering."

"According to our interviews with the club's president, Mr. Van Praag, as well as a number of senior employees of the club, at Detokmmost's training base at Ajax, they all believe that Ajax has changed a lot in the past four years, from the management and administration, down to every young academy team at Detokmost, almost everything has changed dramatically."

"Today, Ajax is not only full of talent in the first team, but also the youth team is a well-known team in the Netherlands and even in Europe, and all of this is inseparable from the solid foundation that Ye Qiu has laid for Ajax in the past four years."

"I heard that in Amsterdam, many fans call Ye Qiu a [phenomenon] in the field of coaching, but there are also many people who feel that he is like a [magician] who can turn all the impossible into possible."

"Therefore, after Ajax beat Juventus 0 at home, Amsterdam almost stayed all night over, and countless fans seemed to go back to the most glorious and peak years of Ajax in the past, and they were all looking forward to the team to continue to work hard and go further in the Champions League."

The so-called going further is what Shurd Mosau, a well-known reporter for Kyodo Daily, put forward in his column, believing that Ajax has every chance to create higher brilliance, and he believes that Ye Qiu has every chance to catch up with the legendary coach Michels, that is, to create Ajax's treble

In his column, Shurd Mosso said, "The environment for Ajax football is even more difficult now than it was in '19, when Michels led the team to three titles in the Dutch Cup, the Eredivisie and the European Champions Cup, achieving Ajax's treble, and now Ye Qiu is walking on the legendary path that the legends walked 40 years ago." ”

"History is moving forward, and it's hard to define which Ajax is better, but as Cruyff said, if you look at it purely in terms of fighting power, this Ajax team is more combative, stronger and more attacking than the Ajax during the Treble and Van Gaal."

"And we all have reason to think that Ye Qiu will go down in the history of Ajax with this team, and be the best legendary coach in the history of Ajax along with Michels, Van Gaal and others."

But Shurd Moso also vaguely mentioned his own speculation in his column, that is, Ye Qiu is likely to leave Ajax this summer, but he said that he could not give a reason, he could only say that fate was over.

After Ajax's eye-catching performance in the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, more and more teams have taken a fancy to Ye Qiu, the Bundesliga, the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, almost the four major leagues in Europe, all teams that want to change coaches in the summer are inevitably involved with Ye Qiu.

Of course, not all teams are qualified to extend an olive branch to Ye Qiu, and in the words of the English Times, to win the favor of the young Chinese manager, at least the competitive and ambitious teams in the four major leagues.

So far, the one who pursues Ye Qiu the most closely is Barcelona.

Cruyff's favor and appreciation for Ye Qiu has a long history, with the support of the Barcelona godfather, coupled with the precedents of Cruyff and Van Gaal in the past, it seems that Ye Qiu's entry into the Camp Nou is a natural thing, and there are even media in Catalonia that are hyping the topic of Ye Qiu taking charge of the team.

Barcelona fans are also full of expectations for Ye Qiu's arrival, but a large number of people feel that the semi-finals between Ajax and Barcelona are a test for Ye Qiu, especially in the first leg, Ajax's visit to the Camp Nou is undoubtedly an interview opportunity provided by Barcelona fans to Ye Qiu.

But when Ye Qiu was interviewed by the media, he repeatedly said that he still has a two-year contract with Ajax, and his only idea now is to fulfill this contract with Ajax, and will not consider other things, everything is based on the team's results.

This was also understood by the outside media as a move by Ye Qiu to appease the players and fans, before the end of the season, he was not going to talk about any related topics, and whether he would stay in the team would have to wait until the end of the season.

In the first round of the Eredivisie, Ajax challenged AZ Alkmaar away.

Still in the first half, it was still Ajax's attack, Van der Vaart and Robben's successive goals, which helped Ajax take the lead in the first half, and the goal of Van der Meyde, who came on as a substitute in the second half, gave Ajax a 0 advantage, and although Alkmaar pulled back a goal after the end, Ajax still defeated the opponent away.

Although in this round, PSV Eindhoven defeated Graafschap away and vented their grievances, but in the end they still couldn't catch up with Ajax, they could only watch Ajax from a distance behind them.

A week later, the Arena Stadium, against Waalwijk.

While everyone thought that Ajax would stay ahead of the away challenge against Barcelona, Ye Qiu's side were on their own turf, slaughtering Waalwijk, Huntelaar scored a hat-trick, and Yaya Toure, Kolo Toure and Donny van der Meyde scored successively.

Among them, Huntelaar, who scored the team's last goal, is also Ajax's 100th league goal in the Eredivisie this season, which shocked the entire Dutch football world, because in the history of the Eredivisie, there are only a handful of teams that can score more than 100 goals in a single season, the most recent is Eindhoven, the peak of the 990 season, with 105 goals.

Now, however, Ajax have scored 100 league goals with four games to go, and they have conceded a measly small 15, which is another astonishing record, even fewer than Hiddink's PSV Eindhoven.

Ajax have swept almost the entire Dutch scene, and over the past two seasons, the team has improved in almost every game, and almost every time they have been amazed by their outstanding performances, this group of young talents is creating their own era, their own Ajax dynasty.

Oh no, they have created the Ajax dynasty, and now they are more about continuing the glory of this dynasty

That's what the Dutch media outlet Popular Daily said about Ajax's outstanding performance.

And after playing the 30th round of the Eredivisie, Ajax went non-stop to the away game, Barcelona

"If you had been sitting here a few days earlier, you would have noticed that the Barcelona fans didn't buy the team at all, they didn't even want to come to the Camp Nou to watch La Liga"

Sitting outside the balcony of a room in a four-star hotel where Ajax is staying, looking at the street below the hotel building, the excitement of the pre-tournament is everywhere, and Barcelona fans can be seen everywhere, and you can feel the strong atmosphere of the game at any time.

According to Cruyff, such an atmosphere is difficult to see in La Liga this season.

"The fans are very realistic, no matter what team they are." Cruyff sighed.

The Dutch football saint came to the hotel to visit Ajax, although he is the godfather of Barcelona football, he is also a famous Ajax player, so it is common to visit the class before the game, and after chatting with the players and coaching staff for a while, he talked with Ye Qiu in the room.

Barcelona can no longer have the luxury of winning the league and qualifying for the Champions League, the top four of the league are no longer their share, all they can fight for is to qualify for the League Cup, which is simply an unacceptable result for the proud Barcelonans.

Of course, no one will blame Antich for the poor results, in fact Antich has done well enough, and it was Van Gaal who really brought disaster to Barcelona, and the team has improved by leaps and bounds since Antich took over, but it is clear that it has not been able to salvage the situation.

When it was rumored that Ye Qiu would enter the Camp Nou strongly, the interim management of Barcelona did not come out to deny it, and the temporary contract signed with Antici also expired at the end of the season, so everyone knew that Antich's resignation after the season would be inevitable, and the only suspense was whether the new coach would really be Ye Qiu?

Ye Qiu doesn't think about the future at all now, he feels that this battle at Camp Nou is not easy to play, because Barcelona no longer has La Liga, and they don't even have the Champions Cup, and the only thing they can do now is the Champions League, reaching the semi-finals, and meeting Ajax, so they naturally want to go further.

Cruyff didn't come to be a lobbyist for Barcelona, he didn't think that Ye Qiu would deliberately release the water, he just wanted to understand Ye Qiu's true thoughts in his heart, to see if he had considered leaving Ajax.

"You know, no team is going to be long-lasting, especially for a team like Ajax, in less than two years, this group of players that you bring out will definitely be scattered, your team's results will be affected because of this, and even you may be sacked because of this, which is the sadness of small teams.

Unlike other lobbyists, Cruyff's statement cut to the heart of Ye Qiu's situation at this moment.

Last season, only Gilberto Silva and Seydoux Keita were sold, which were the result of Ye Qiuqian's efforts to stay, and now the team has reached the semi-finals again, this summer, the giants split Ajax, which is already an inevitable result, the key is no longer whether Ajax wants to sell people, but whether Ajax can sell a few?

In Ye Qiu's view, the board of directors' attitude towards this is also a green light, so even now, they still haven't said anything, because they know that Ajax can only continue to live in this way, and it is not beneficial for the club to force the players to stay, is it possible to wait until their contracts expire and leave freely?

Professional football is sometimes supposed to be like this, only talking about interests, not feelings.

"Do you know what the most regrettable thing I did back then?" Cruyff asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu shook his head, but he could vaguely guess a little.

"I just didn't leave Barcelona at the peak of the team"

This is also very realistic, if Cruyff had chosen to retire bravely, then his coaching career in Barcelona would have been perfect, without flaws, at least not like many fans now think about it, and they can't help but think about his ruthless humiliation by Capello in the Champions League final, and the successful revenge of Real Madrid.

Cruyff got up from his seat and walked to the balustrade of the balcony, where he could look down on the distant city of Barcelona, "only by standing higher can you see further, Ajax can no longer be satisfied, and it is no longer suitable for you"

What can't be satisfied is Ye Qiu's self-motivation, and what is not suitable is Ye Qiu's strategy of insisting on the team's competitiveness, the board of directors obviously can't continue to accommodate Ye Qiu in this regard, continue to stay, and there is only one result in the end, and they break up unhappily.

Ye Qiu also stood up and smiled, "There is no doubt that you are a very good lobbyist, John, but I don't plan to think about it so much now, for me now, there is only one thought." ”

Cruyff heard the sound of Ye Qiu's words, and laughed with satisfaction, he admired the fighting spirit and self-motivated young people, and he also felt from beginning to end that Barcelona's problems could not be solved by changing a manager, but needed to be reformed from the bones.

There is no doubt that Ye Qiu, in Cruyff's view, is the best reformer.

"That's to beat Barcelona," Ye Qiu said what he thinks now.

Cruyff still kept smiling, he felt that he had got the answer he wanted today, but many things have not surfaced for the time being, as if the candidates for Barcelona have not yet been officially released, Ye Qiu will definitely not say anything, which is not a kind of wise self-protection.

"I heard that you're getting married soon?" Cruyff asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu was slightly embarrassed, since he was exposed by the media, he didn't know how many times he had answered this question.

"Yes, I'll go back and prepare after the league is over."

"I also heard that the bride met in Ajax?" Cruyff laughed.

Ye Qiu shook his head, "Needless to say, it must have been said by Van Dude's big mouth." ”

Cruyff laughed after hearing this, although he has been away from Ajax for many years, many connections are still there, especially Bobby Harms and Van Doud and others have a good relationship with him, which also ensures that Cruyff can receive some internal news from Ajax anytime and anywhere.

There is no doubt that the biggest news recently is that Ye Qiu is getting married.

"How? Are we welcome to come and see the ceremony? Cruyff asked.

Ye Qiu originally planned to invite Ajax players and some high-level executives and staff, but he believed that there must still be a lot of uninvited guests at that time, at least those pervasive reporters heard that they had begun to step on Xiamen now, and God knew what they would do then?

All in all, this matter is getting bigger and bigger.

"Of course you are welcome, but according to our Chinese rules, you have to give a big red envelope" Ye Qiu specially bit the big characters very hard.

How big is it?

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