Volume 1 Chapter 110 Monopoly of power

Eliza's Audi TT drove steadily through the inner passage into the parking lot below the west side of the stands at the Arena Stadium.

There were still countless Ajax fans gathered in the entire Arenal Stadium, and when they saw Ye Qiu appear, the audience immediately cheered, everyone heard the wind and shouted Ye Qiu's name, and many reporters and media focused their cameras on Ye Qiu and Eliza beside him.

Outside, there was a faint report that Ye Qiu and Eliza were a couple.

Ye Qiu beat Huizinger in Detokmmost's academy before, and the latter broke the news that Ye Qiu beat him for a woman, and the media dug it up, thinking that the woman was Eliza? Moon, and then there were several drinking parties and events, and Ye Qiu also appeared with Eliza, which made many people misunderstand.

Ye Qiu clarified it once, but it didn't have the slightest effect, so he gave up.

"You're definitely one of the most influential managers in the Eredivisie right now!" As she walked up the stairs on the second floor, Eliza smiled and said, "Look at those Ajax fans, it's going crazy!" ”

Ye Qiu walked in front and looked back and smiled, "If I hadn't won the League Cup, would you think it would be like this?" ”

Eliza pursed her lips in a funny way, she thought that even if there was no League Cup, there should still be many fans supporting him, but the number would not be so large, but she didn't say it.

"I heard that the parade hasn't come back yet, and it looks like you've really escaped!"

Ye Qiuha smiled, he was a fan in his previous life, and he always felt that it should be a very enjoyable thing to parade around the city with the champion, but when you really sat on that open-top bus, when you slowly climbed in the city under the congestion of all the fans in the city, your mood would definitely be depressed and encounter a big traffic jam in Beijing's Second Ring Road.

The procession should have been out for two or three hours, but it hasn't come back yet, so you can imagine how congested it is!

At first, you will definitely feel fresh, proud, and exciting, but the blockage is enough to make you crazy.

Ye Qiu didn't like to participate in the parade around the city because of this reason, and he also found an excuse that was too good to be good, that is, to let the players accept the praise of the fans, and the head coach was a little unpleasant when he was present.

The two walked into the administrative office one after the other, and the front desk had already seen them.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, Chairman, they are waiting for you in the small conference room!"

Ye Qiu went straight to a small conference room next to Van Praag's office, which was specially prepared for small meetings for various departments, and now the new core management of Ajax was sitting in this conference room.

As early as the morning, Van Praag announced a reorganization of the board of directors, including a group of so-called spokespersons such as Körner, who were expelled from the Ajax board, and Körner was even stripped of his membership in Ajax and could never enter Ajax again.

Instead, Van Praag selected five directors from all shareholders to form an advisory group, including former members of the Dutch Football Disciplinary Committee, former bank executives, and Ajax's current chairman, Van Praag, to oversee Ajax's operations and finances.

As for the others, I'm sorry, when your shareholders go, stop meddling and pointing fingers.

When Ye Qiu walked in, he glanced at the conference room and found that all 5 directors were there, and Bobby, the assistant coach of the first team? Harms, and the team's technical director, Leao? Ben Hack is on the list and it is clear that this will not just be an internal meeting of the board of directors, but will also decide some of Ajax's plans for the new season.

"Hello, Mr. Ye Qiu!"

As soon as Ye Qiu walked in, the nearest director immediately stood up and stretched out his hand with a smile, full of politeness.

It seems that these should be Van Praag's own people!

Ye Qiu responded politely and came to the left side of Van Praag and Bobby? Sit down in the middle of Harms, Eliza? Moon was just a partner in the team, and she didn't make it to the internal meeting and went straight to the Commerce Department, where someone would talk to her.

"In the morning, we finalized the candidates and list of the five-member board of directors, and also determined the terms of reference, and in the afternoon I hope to take this opportunity to have a good talk with you, especially in the field of competition, I firmly support Mr. Ye Qiu to continue to stay!" Van Praag's opening was about to put an end to Ye Qiu's future discussions.

Van Praag's words were also affirmed by the directors, just like that, very simple, very relaxed, without the slightest suspense, Ye Qiu continued to stay as the head coach of Ajax, but Van Praag obviously also knew that Ye Qiu must have his own ideas.

"Ye Qiu, let's talk about it!" Van Praag looked at Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu thought for a while, "I am also willing to continue to stay in Ajax, but I hope to be able to get a promise." ”

Van Praag looked at the crowd around him and nodded, "You say." ”

'My only goal at Ajax is to lead this young team to maturity and to greater glory, and next season we are aiming for the Eredivisie title, we want to put PSV Eindhoven off the throne once and for all, and we will also be in the European Cup.

Ajax finished second in the league this season, Feyenoord finished third in the league, and PSV Eindhoven became the three teams to reach the Champions League, and Ajax is still the winner of the UEFA Cup, so it will definitely attract a lot of attention at that time, after all, the young guards have performed really well in the past season.

"The UEFA Champions Cup is becoming more and more important among European teams, not only because it is a central competition in European football, but also because of the huge benefits it brings to the team, but our goal is not only to play in the Champions League, but also to lead the team to show our competitiveness in European competitions."

Ye Qiu's commitment was recognized by everyone present, no one would think that Ajax has the strength to win the championship, because the current Champions League has completely become an oligarchy game for the giants, but everyone believes that Ajax can show its competitiveness in the European arena, and even have the opportunity to be upset and go further.

'We are a young team and I know that the advantages of the big four leagues are obvious, they want to poach and it is difficult for us to refuse, but I hope the board can give me enough power to run the transfer of players because I know better than anyone the value of this group of players!"

When Ye Qiu's words came out, everyone felt that he was responding to Arsenal's inquiry about Ibrahimovic not long ago, although it was just a trial, but Ajax did not explicitly refuse, which caused people to reverie.

"Ibrahimovic is only 19 years old, and now he sells it, how much can he sell it? 12 million euros is a lot, but I am convinced that if he is given another two or three years to grow, then the transfer fee will be doubled or tripled, and he will continue to stay in the team, which can ensure the team's combat effectiveness, I think this deal is a good deal! ”

Just as Ye Qiu finished speaking, a director interjected, "I agree with your statement, Mr. Ye Qiu, but we have to consider, what if the player's attitude is inclined to Arsenal?" ”

"Sell!" Ye Qiu replied without hesitation, "I don't like to be a strong man, if he wants to go to Arsenal, then I will definitely sell, but I can guarantee that I can persuade him to stay, not only him, but also other players, but the premise is that I don't want to appear, when I am singing on stage here, I am happy, but someone is tearing down my stage behind my back!" ”

Leo? Ben Hack has been very low-key recently, when Ye Qiu's team shines, he even gives people a feeling as if he is missing, usually except for meetings, he is rarely seen, but this time, he also opened his mouth to respond to Ye Qiu.

"I think Ye Qiu's statement is worth considering, the importance of the head coach in a team will become higher and higher, the reason why Ye Qiu's team can show strong combat effectiveness is because it is formed with Ye Qiu's will, assuming that the management destroys this situation, I believe it will be difficult for any head coach to bring results."

After a pause, Leo? Ben Haac added, "And I'm very optimistic about the current Ajax team, not losing to the one under Van Gaal, it deserves a lot of responsibility, and I even think we should expect more from them!" ”

Leo? Ben Hack is also considered the number one figure in European football, and everyone present couldn't help but be surprised when he said this, but it is not difficult to guess when you think about it, because the current Ajax team is young, but the strength is extraordinary.

"For any team to maintain competitiveness and combat effectiveness, the stability of the lineup must be considered, and I also support Ye Qiu!" Bobby? Harms also spoke, at least the reason why Van Gaal was able to bring out the Ajax team that swept the Europa League in the first place was not because of a few years of accumulation?

"I agree!" Van Praag also voted in favor.

At this moment, no one would object at all, and the advisory group agreed, then from this moment on, Ye Qiu became the undisputed number one real power in the Ajax athletic field, and his power even spread to the entire athletic field.

And after getting this promise, Ye Qiu really decided to stay at Ajax.

"Winning the UEFA Cup this season has not only helped the team get a lot of money, but also generated a lot of money for the team, and together with last season's transfer surplus, we can provide the team with a transfer budget of more than 20 million euros this season!"

When it comes to finance, Van Praag has to admire Ye Qiu's ability to the ground.

Last season's purge and restructuring of Ajax seemed like a big move, but in reality it was not much invested, and the sale of players brought in a lot of transfer income, and the club made an additional large transfer surplus in comparison.

If at the beginning of the season, everyone was more suspicious of Ye Qiu's large transfer surplus, thinking that Ajax's combat effectiveness was bound to decline rapidly, and even a relegation situation might occur, then at the end of the season, Ajax became the runner-up of the league and won the League Cup and the Dutch Cup, which undoubtedly surprised everyone.

But this is only part of the income brought by Ye Qiu, and part of it is the income from the League Cup.

The total prize money for winning the League Cup is actually not much, only more than 5 million euros, which is a lot for Ajax, but compared to the championship bonus, Ajax's several games in the League Cup, just on match days, have created far more than the championship bonus for Ajax, plus the broadcast fee, you can imagine how much benefit there is.

The reason why all the teams participating in European competitions care about European competitions is because there are not only huge prize money, but also matchday income, especially for those giants who have a hot home market, playing one more European competition often means millions of euros more in income, how terrible!

The transfer surplus, combined with the extra income from last season's UEFA Cup, has made Ajax's financial situation very relaxed, so Van Praag has the courage to buy shares from those shareholders, and at the same time is willing to give Ye Qiu a higher transfer budget to support him to further strengthen the team.

After Ye Qiu listened, he thought about it for a while and shook his head, "Last season, the team was sharpened into shape, and the framework was basically stable, and this season is not suitable for bigger moves, and the situation in the Eredivisie now, everyone knows that first-class stars refuse to come, and second-rate stars we don't look down on, so my goal this summer is to bring in a powerful goalkeeper!" ”

Other head coaches are eager to ask for more money, but our Ye Qiu is good, and he even took the initiative to push it.

When Van Praag and the directors heard this, they all didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"But I don't think this part of the budget can be used appropriately for two things, first, to continue to transform the training and competition environment of De Tokmost, especially the youth team."

After Ye Qiu became the owner of Ajax, he transformed the teams of all ages in Detokmoste to further promote scientific training, but because last summer, Ye Qiu suddenly transferred several main players from the second team, and some other main players also switched to other teams, making the results of the second team not ideal.

But everyone in Ajax began to believe that Ye Qiu's reform could bring earth-shaking changes to Ajax, so they were all unswervingly continuing Ye Qiu's plan.

The investment in the academy, Ye Qiu was doing it as early as last summer, when he recovered some of the funds from the transfer market, and directly invested in the hardware transformation of the academy, but these are all done through the club, and the progress is not very ideal, Ye Qiu hopes to go further.

In the previous life, many people felt that there was no need for hardware in the academy, and some people cited La Masia, thinking that the Barcelona academy was so little, but it was so successful, but as everyone knows, La Masia is a sparrow Although small, but it has all kinds of organs, if you count it in terms of various hardware and technological facilities, La Masia is also very advanced.

Without keeping pace with the times and not enough investment, youth training will not be able to play!

"And one more, I hope to be able to keep this money and improve the contract treatment of the players when the time is right, so that they can stay in the team with more peace of mind!"

Ye Qiu has always believed in a salary structure that is proportional to ability and treatment, so he is very disgusted with some clubs, deliberately squeezing players' wages in order to save money, he believes that although this practice seems to be the club earning, but in fact, emotionally, the club has suffered a big loss.

Maybe someone will say again, you have a relationship with a professional player? Show funny?

Ye Qiu can't say anything about this, everyone has different opinions, the entry point is naturally different, and the angle of looking at the same thing is also different.

He will always believe that the vast majority of transfers in the transfer market are willing, but some of them pose as masochistic in front of the media to win sympathy, or to appease the fans, while others put on a domineering posture in order to get players, but in the end, they are all willing transactions.

Football is always a pyramid type, and the top giants will always survive by exploiting the team under their feet, so the middle and lower teams have long been accustomed to this situation, and even they are willing to do so, Sevilla, Porto and other teams rely on this means to survive, and Ajax must be the same in the future.

But for a head coach, to integrate the team and let all the players have one mind, it must not simply rely on salary, not simply rely on contracts, but need to give them some emotional sustenance.

People have feelings and inertia, in other words, as long as the player mixes well with you, and is satisfied with all aspects such as salary and results, over time, he will be a little content with the status quo, and he will inevitably have a sense of dependence on the club, and this dependence will motivate him to be willing to fight for the team.

Purely relying on cold contracts and salaries, it is impossible to form a mercenary army, but it is impossible to form an iron-blooded team with one heart, so Ye Qiu chose the latter.

Regarding Ye Qiu's suggestions, Van Praag said that the board of directors must carefully consider and will give a clear answer in the shortest possible time, and he also hopes that Ye Qiu can stabilize the players in the team this afternoon, before the team is disbanded, especially several players with transfer rumors.

After the first internal meeting of the new board of directors, Ye Qiu put forward his goals for a new round.

"My goal is to build a team that can compete with all the teams in Europe in the next four years, and until then, I will lead the team next season to completely remove PSV Eindhoven from the throne, and from now on, the Eredivisie will end the PSV Eindhoven era and re-enter our Ajax dynasty!"

The directors were also very happy with the assurances and affirmations from Ye Qiu.

If it was a season ago, when Ye Qiu had just taken over the team, they would have scoffed at raising such a goal, but now, Ye Qiu has enough chips and qualifications to make such a promise to them.