Returning from Manchester, Ajax soon welcomed Vitesse.

At the Arena Stadium, thanks to Van der Vaart's brace, Ajax finally beat Vitesse 2:O.

Three days later, at the Arena Stadium, Ajax beat FC Groningen 4-1 to reach the last four of the Dutch Cup, with Feyenoord in the semi-finals and Utrecht and PSV Eindhoven in the other.

On March 8, Ajax took on Zwolle away, and this match completely became the stage for the Ajax trident show.

Van der Vaart, who scored just five minutes into the game, has been a shocking star with a reputation as the new Cruyff, having scored in quick succession recently.

Not to be outdone, Ibrahimovic soon scored in the 20th minute, after shaking two players in a row in the narrow area of the opponent's penalty area, 2:0.

In the 32nd minute, Robben suddenly entered the penalty area on the left side, got a pass from Arteta, and shot with his left foot to help Ajax further expand the score, 3:0.

The Trident's impressive performance made Ajax look like a bamboo, and in the second half, the Trident did not dampen the limelight at all, with back-to-back goals from Van der Vaart and Zlathimovic in the 58th and 65th minutes respectively to help Ajax beat Zwolle 5-O away.

This victory shocked the entire European football world once again with Ajax's triad.

21-year-old Ibrahimovic, 20-year-old Van der Vaart, 19-year-old Robben, Ajax's front three halberd is not only young, with outstanding talent, but also shows their strong individual ability, and when they work together, it is an extraordinary tacit understanding.

In the four major leagues, around 20 years old is still a rookie age, and they can only play a dozen soy sauce in the first team and mix up the playing experience, but in the Eredivisie, in Ajax, this group of players has played in the league for three years and has accumulated incomparably rich game experience, they have won the League Cup, the Eredivisie championship, and reached the Champions League semi-finals.

Not only the front trident, but also Sneijder, Arteta and Mascherano in the midfield are also very young, and the people in the backfield, such as McConn, Kifu, Lucio and Abidal, are also young, such a group of young guards composed of about 20 years old, but in the Eredivisie and Europe, showing strong combat effectiveness, which makes the whole world look sideways.

'This Ajax team reminds me of the talented young team that Louis van Gaal had when he won the Champions League.

That's what Cruyff said in his column after Ajax's win over Manchester United, but he added, "But Ye Qiu is obviously different from Van Gaal, Ye Qiu's arrogance is hidden in his heart, while Van Gaal's arrogance is exposed, which makes the former more receptive to other people's opinions, while the latter is more stubborn and domineering." ”

"I have no doubt that it is difficult for Ajax to satisfy Ye Qiu, he should go to a broader stage to prove his strength, and with his style, he should go to La Liga, he should go to Barcelona, I am very much looking forward to the combination of Ye Qiu and Barcelona, he will make Barcelona win the revitalization again, re-dominate the European arena, invincible!"

This is the first time that Cruyff has unabashedly expressed his admiration for Ye Qiu, and unabashedly expressed his hope that Ye Qiu will take over the Camp Nou, but this cannot be done in a short period of time.

Because Barcelona's interim president Reina is only a transitional one, he will not bring in reinforcements or fire sales, nor will he sack and hire a manager, all of which will not be decided until the end of the season when Barcelona re-elect their manager.

But there is no doubt that Cruyff's admiration for Ye Qiu has made many candidates for the Barcelona presidency pay attention to the Ajax manager, who has become famous in recent years, and hope to tie him to his side.

They all know very well that getting Ye Qiu's joining is equivalent to getting Cruyff's support.

So for a while, the media throughout Spain and even Europe began to hype the news that Ye Qiu would take over Barcelona in the summer, with the relationship between Ajax and Barcelona, and the relationship between Van Praag and Cruyff, everyone felt that this was a logical thing, and Van Gaal came over like this.

In the face of the media hype, Ye Qiu had to stand up and clarify.

'I've never received any offers, I don't have any thoughts of leaving Ajax, I only have one idea now and that's to lead the team to better results and I'm not going to think about anything about my future until the end of the season.

As Ye Qiu's agent, Eliza would be happy to see such news and hype, but she also knew very well that Ye Qiu wanted a quiet coaching environment, so it was rare for her not to stand up and promote it this time, but to push Ye Qiu's influence to a higher level in secret.

On March ll, at the Arena Stadium, Ajax hosted Bayer Leverkusen.

The hapless Bundesliga side have lost four straight group games, but their top priority now is clearly not the Champions League, but the relegation of the Bundesliga, so this game is still very unmotivated, with a large number of substitutes.

Ajax has gradually secured the top spot in the group, and Ye Qiu has also begun to save some strength, but goals from Huntelaar and Kolo Toure helped Ajax beat Bayer Leverkusen 2:O.

Manchester United were met with a stubborn sniper from Lokomotiv Moscow at Old Trafford, and the two sides eventually drew L:L, and United's hapless backline once again exposed its problems, and everyone felt that if the problem of the back line was not solved, it would be difficult for Manchester United to go forward in the Champions League.

On 15 March, Ajax beat SBV Elite 5-l at home, with Sneijder, Robben, Mikel Arteta, Ibrahimovic and Mak Lo scoring for Ajax.

On March l9, Ajax challenged Lokomotiv Moscow away and eventually beat their opponents 2:O, and Huntelaar scored twice, showing the efficiency of the Dutch goalscorer.

So far, the six legs of the second round of the group stage of the Champions League have all ended, Ajax finally won 5 wins and 1 draw unbeaten record, and advanced from the group with the first place, while Manchester United won the second in the group, Lokomotiv Moscow third, Leverkusen lost 6 in a row, the bottom of the points, and was out of the tournament miserably.

Not only that, Ajax have scored 15 goals in six games and conceded three, which is the most goal difference in the second round of the Champions League group stage, and they have scored three more goals than second-placed Barcelona, who have only conceded two goals, and are slightly more solid defensively than Ajax.

The most surprising of all was Valencia's performance in the first round of the group stage, and Benitez's side were greatly reduced when they faced a strong opponent in the second round of the group stage.

They have a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and losses in 6 rounds, although they won the first place in the group, but only scored 5 goals and conceded 6 goals.

Ajax, on the other hand, emerged as the best team in the second round of the group stage, overshadowing Real Madrid, which also surprised fans and professionals alike, but the bookmakers still did not expect much from this team.

Ajax are fifth in the Champions League last eight, behind Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and Manchester United, proving once again that the giants are still the protagonists of the game.

Reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League once again made Ajax look extremely happy, which can be seen from the atmosphere of the club.

The day after the six rounds of group stage, UEFA will hold the draw for the last eight knockout rounds in Nyon, but Ajax only arranged for technical director Leo Benhaq to go this time, while Ye Qiu and Bobby Harms were invited to Van Praag's office.

As soon as he entered the door, the chairman of Ajax smiled and gave Ye Qiu a report from the finance department.

The team's rising results over the past few years, coupled with the licensing of part of the club's business to Eliza's company, have given Ajax a huge boost in revenue and a much better financial situation, and Van Praag would even consider taking back all his shares if it weren't for the strong opinion of the shareholders

Of course, it is not a big problem to take it back now, because the shareholders are no longer able to interfere with the club's operation.

Today, Ajax's real decision-making body is a five-member board, and Van Praag now has the power to do so.

"10 million euros?" Ye Qiu was a little resistant to this kind of report, he just casually skimmed the summary at the bottom, a little surprised, because the team only reached the quarterfinals, and it actually increased its income by l0 million euros?

"Yes, this season's income will be much higher than last season, and the finance department even gave me an estimate, if I reach the semi-finals, it is expected to reach 15 million, and reach the final, that is, 20 million, not counting the share and bonus given by UEFA."

Ye Qiu had long known that the Champions League was profitable, but when he really saw this data, he knew how profitable the Champions League was.

Remembering that when he first took over Ajax, the team was as worried as a toilet seat for a transfer fee of millions, but now he earns more than 10 million yuan by playing a game, which is not counting the income from the group stage, but the increased income.

No wonder the current giants are desperately trying to play the Champions League, it's too profitable!

"I came to you this time, mainly to talk to you about how to spend money!" Van Praag said with a smile.

In the past, Ajax had a headache for money, but now they have a headache for how to spend it.

"We are in a good financial position right now, but this is only temporary, and we should spend money on areas where there is potential for value-added, such as further improving the scouting system, further improving our youth system and the Detokmoste training base." Ye Qiu proposed.

These are the places that can bring a steady stream of income to Ajax in the future, even if Ajax's results decline in the future, they can still be a strong supplement and lay the foundation for their future re-emergence.

On the other hand, if you spend money lavishly and arbitrarily now, it will be too late to regret it when the fiscal revenue is tight in the future.

"I've thought about what you're talking about, but one important thing is that I think we have to do it as soon as possible." Van Praag has always been obedient to Ye Qiu, and now what he wants to do most is to keep Ye Qiu.

It is rumored throughout Europe that Ye Qiu is going to Barcelona, although Van Praag has knocked on the side many times, and also asked Bobby Harms, Rick Link and Roland and other people close to Ye Qiu, and they have all received clear news, that is, Ye Qiu is now all on Ajax, but he is still very worried

How Ajax rises, Van Praag knows how to do it, without Ye Qiu, this team will lose its soul.

Recalling that three years ago, a group of Ajax players rushed to the palace of the Ministry of Politics, Van Praag is very clear about Ye Qiu's influence in Ajax, as soon as he leaves, the hearts of Ajax will be scattered, and it is a matter of time before this group of players leaves the team.

But some things are better than arriving early, at least he can prepare calmly.

"What's the matter?" Ye Qiu was a little puzzled.

Van Praag smiled, "Give the player a raise and renew his contract." ”

Generally speaking, the club wants to renew the contract with the player, if the contract period arrives, then it depends on the situation, if it is a veteran, it is good not to reduce the salary, and if it is a young rookie or a player in the playing year, it is generally a salary increase, if the contract period has not yet arrived, the club is in a hurry to renew the contract, it is definitely a salary increase.

Now Ajax's group of players have generally not reached the contract term, Van Praag is in a hurry to renew the contract, obviously under pressure from the outside world, Ajax's treasure trove is staring at many giants, and if they don't renew their contracts one by one, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be in a passive situation in the future.

Moreover, renewing the contract now, even if it is a summer sale, Ajax can use it as a bargaining chip for negotiations and price increases.

"I've decided to spend all of this l0 million euros on player-related investments, basically salary increases and reinforcements, and part of it to improve the living environment of De Tokmost's players, and we want to create a comfortable environment for players to rest."

Some clubs don't pay attention to these at all, such as Inter Milan, the dormitory doesn't even have air conditioning, and some clubs attach great importance to it, Ajax didn't pay much attention to this aspect before, but after Ye Qiu came, the situation has improved a lot, but Ye Qiu feels that it is not enough, and now Van Praag obviously wants to continue to improve.

Of course, none of this costs much, and most of it should still go into the player's pocket or be used for reinforcements.

With the current influence of the Eredivisie, a player can spend three or five million euros, which is all up to the sky, plus Ajax's salary is generally not high, 10 million can do a lot of things.

'I think there should be some news on that side, but the talks are left to the end of the season and I hope to minimise the mood swings of the players. Ye Qiu proposed.

Negotiations are all about salaries, and starting to negotiate now will inevitably affect the training and games of the players.

None of Ajax's players expire in the summer, so there is not much difference between a contract extension and a season extension now.

"Okay, you'll make a report then." Van Praag handed over this matter to Ye Qiu to take full responsibility.

If Van Praag's monopoly on power at Ajax is more in the administrative department, then all the power in the athletic department falls into Ye Qiu's hands, and even the appointment and dismissal of personnel is Ye Qiu's final say, not to mention the issue of player salary increases, which shows how much power he has.

When Ye Qiu nodded and agreed, he also thought deeply, that is, to raise the player's salary, which also means that his salary will also increase, because there is a clause in his contract with Ajax, he will definitely be the person with the highest salary in Ajax.

As Eliza said, you can ignore the amount of salary, but you can't ignore the impact of salary, when you are not as good as others, it is difficult for people to listen to you.

Therefore, in the past few years, Ye Qiu has always been the highest salary in Ajax.

Now that the salary of the player is going to be raised, he, the head coach, will definitely not be able to avoid it, and it will follow suit.

There is no need for Ye Qiu to say this kind of thing, and there is no need to ask, he knows that Van Praag and the club know how to do it.

When your importance is high to a certain level, you don't need to fight for any interests, and you will automatically come to your door.

That is, when Ye Qiu was talking to Van Praag about how to spend money, Leo Benhake, who was far away in Nyon, called and gave the draw for the top 8 knockout rounds on the phone.

In fact, many media have guessed a rough idea before the game, and some people even guessed correctly.

Ajax were placed in the top half of the bracket against Juventus from Serie A, which is a tough stubble, although Lippi's team only got 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the 6 rounds of the group stage, conceded ll goals and scored ll goals, but this team is very good at playing knockout rounds.

Some teams are good at playing points matches, while some teams are good at playing targeted knockout matches, Ye Qiu is most reluctant to encounter this kind of hard role, as long as he thinks about it, his heart is not happy, because Juventus is almost the strongest in the second group.

If he can let Ye Qiuxuan choose, he is willing to touch Real Madrid, Barcelona, Arsenal and Inter Milan, but he is not willing to touch Juventus, Lippi, the old fox, is too difficult to do.

Barcelona and Arsenal are also in the top half of the Ajax zone, Real Madrid and Manchester United are in the bottom half, Inter Milan and Valencia, and it is very interesting that the three teams in La Liga, the Premier League and Serie A are two teams, but there is no derby with the same country, which has to be said to be a very interesting coincidence.

And this result has long been broken by many media, but I didn't expect it to really appear.

When Van Praag said the result of the draw, Ye Qiu did not express his position, but Bobby Hams, who had not spoken, flashed a strange color in his eyes, snorted, and said lightly: "It seems that someone wants us to meet a strong enemy in advance!"