Volume 1 Chapter 48 Poaching
"The biggest contributor to the team's championship?"
In the comprehensive interview area of the Philips Stadium, Van der Vaart, who had just won the best player of the game and helped the team win the Dutch Cup with one pass and one shot, shook his head modestly and refused the title in an interview with a local Dutch reporter.
"I don't think the biggest contributor to the team's championship is me, it's our leader!"
Perhaps seeing that the reporters were still a little unconvinced, Van der Vaart explained with a smile, "He is a very special person, he is always very confident to tell us that we can do it, we can overcome difficulties, etc., maybe this will become a cannon in the eyes of others, but we always easily believe what he says." β
"When we played Forward Eagles, we never thought that we would win one day, and the goal of all of us was to win one game at a time, and the boss told me that every game is a life, and if you miss it, you can't go back, so he told us to do our best to win every game."
'Then we played PSV Eindhoven, we played Utrecht, we played Heerenveen, we played Feyenoord this game, we did that, and at the end of the day, we all won, and I think it's not just the credit of our players, but also the credit of the manager, without his leadership, without his game-by-game set-up and adjustments, we wouldn't have won.'
In 2000, when the role of the head coach was not really recognized, and more people still thought that it was the players who won the game in 2000, Van der Vaart's words surprised many reporters, but they thought about it carefully and felt that it seemed to be the case.
Almost every game of the Ajax second team is to pin their heads to their waists and fight with their opponents, such a game is not something that anyone can bear, and Ye Qiu's team can win one game after another with such a big gap in strength, which should not be underestimated.
Perhaps, in the Netherlands, many people look down on Ye Qiu's tactics and think that he won the championship by defense, but if anyone goes up to lead the Ajax second team, who dares to say that he can win the championship? Who dares to say that when facing PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord and other teams, they dare to play against each other? Must be better than Ye Qiu?
Sometimes, the media is open in the newspapers, but their hearts are very bright, and they are not confused.
"Rafael, congratulations on winning the best player!" A reporter smiled and congratulated, "There was news before that many foreign clubs want to invite you to join, and now you lead Ajax to win the Dutch Cup, have you ever considered going abroad to experience it like Cruyff, Overmars and other predecessors?" For example, Barcelona that you have loved since childhood! β
Van der Vaart is still very immature now, and he is not very good at facing such an inquiry, and he is a little embarrassed, but he does not refute, but shakes his head, "I don't know how to do it, I haven't thought about it so much for the time being, and I haven't received any relevant invitations. β
"Does that mean that if a big team like Barcelona sends you an offer, you won't turn it down?" The reporter further asked, this is also their trick of clichΓ©s.
Van der Vaart shook his head, "I don't know, this kind of thing...... I'm still going to talk to my family, talk to our bosses and listen to their opinions, but what I want most is to be promoted to the Ajax first team next season. The last sentence came to Van der Vaart's idea on the spot, and he wasn't stupid.
"However, it has been revealed that the head coach of the second team, Ye Qiu, will leave Ajax at the end of this season."
"Really?" Van der Vaart was a little surprised, he really didn't know where he got the news, but I'm pretty sure that if he is let go, it will be the biggest loss for the club, because he is a great manager!" β
"I heard that the management of Ajax is interested in Cole? Adrianse! The reporter reminded.
Van der Vaart is still young after all, and after hearing this, he shook his head directly, "I'm sorry, I don't know Adrianse, but I know our leader, maybe Adrianse is very good, but our leader led us to win the greatest Dutch Cup in the history of Dutch football, I think this proves everything!" β
Everyone could tell that Van der Vaart was now bent on maintaining his manager.
"Then what if Ajax chooses Adrianse and gives up Ye Qiu?" The reporter asked hypothetically again.
Van der Vaart understood this time, "I don't want to answer such hypothetical words, but I will find an opportunity to express my views and ideas to the club, and we hope to continue to play under the leadership of the leader. β
The last sentence is more or less childish and capricious.
In the distance, Ye Qiu was also interviewed by reporters, and he gave all the credit for winning the championship to the players.
This is a kind of mind that a manager should have, because you, as the head coach, are the direct leader of the team, and your team has been honored, whether it is the credit of the players or other credits, there is a part of the head coach in it, and no one can erase it, so why bother to take credit from the players?
"We've come to this day one game at a time, we've beaten one strong opponent after another, and it's very, very tough for us, but I swear we never thought we would be where we are today, and all of us, all of us, all the time, have only one belief, which is to do our best and prove ourselves."
Ye Qiu's words made several reporters opposite him nod their heads, if he wanted to win the championship from the beginning, then Ye Qiu must be crazy.
"Mr. Ye Qiu, you led a youth team to win the Dutch Cup for the first time in history, according to the rules, you and your team can participate in the next season's League Cup, but the Ajax first team will not be able to participate in next season's European competition, many people are curious, how to arrange the Football Association? What do you think of it yourself? β
This is indeed a very ironic thing, the first team could not participate in the European competition, but the second team instead qualified for the European competition, which is really unique in the whole world, there is no other semicolon.
But the question is, how?
Let Ajax II go to the League Cup? Does UEFA Ken?
But if you don't let the Ajax second team go, then who will go? Ajax first team?
This is indeed a very tricky question, as early as the final list came out, after Feyenoord qualified for the Champions League, there have been many media began to hype this, and now that Ajax II team has won the Dutch Cup, they are naturally more reluctant to let go, and began to hype how to arrange.
"I think this kind of thing should be left to the club and the Football Association to negotiate, and I personally obey any decision they make."
Comparing hearts to hearts, Ye Qiu can understand their difficulties, and he personally feels that if there is no accident, he should regard the second team of Ajax as part of the first team, and hand over the qualification for the League Cup belonging to the second team to the first team, which can also make up for the regret that the first team cannot participate in the European competition.
"Mr. Ye Qiu, there is news that you plan to leave Ajax at the end of this season and coach a professional team alone, is that so? Can you tell us something? A reporter asked with concern.
Ye Qiu nodded, "Yes, I am indeed considering coaching a team alone, I think this is a very interesting new challenge for me, I hope to have such an opportunity, but I haven't made a decision yet!" β
After winning the Dutch Cup, Ye Qiu no longer needs to worry about where he goes, and even he dares to say that it was others who chose him before, but now he chooses others, at least now he has enough money to choose his own whereabouts.
Football is like this, it's cruel, but it's also very realistic, the world where the strong are respected!
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The award ceremony was undoubtedly the most celebratory moment of the past season for Ajax fans who came from afar.
The team they love has suffered some of the worst upheavals and lows in decades over the past year, which has led to the excitement and renewed hope for the club to reach the trophy today.
At least, seeing such a youth team, they also see hope for revival.
After the medal ceremony, the Ajax II players stayed on site to interact with the fans for a while, then returned to the dressing room, showered and changed, packed up their things, and then boarded the team's bus to the hotel not far from the Philips Stadium where the Dutch Football Association held a post-match reception.
This is a routine event that takes place after every final, because every final invites some important guests, some executives from UEFA and the Dutch Football Federation, some important sponsors, etc., and there is always a treat after the game.
By the time Ye Qiu and the others arrived at the hotel, there was already a crowd of people here, and there were countless reporters waiting outside from afar. The cries are endless.
A staff member had already separated a way for the players of the second team of Ajax and walked directly into the hotel.
In addition to the guests and players from both teams, the reception also included the players' wives, girlfriends and loved ones.
As soon as Ye Qiu walked into the hotel, she began to look around for Huang Chu's traces, she was not only a staff member of the Ajax Medical Department, but also a female companion invited by Ye Qiu, but there were many people at the scene and could not be found.
"Hello, Mr. Ye Qiu!" A middle-aged Dutch man walked over and said, "Roland? Altmans, President of the NAC, we are back in the Eredivisie this season! β
As soon as he said this, Ye Qiu immediately smiled and nodded, NAC is also the official name of Breda, who was relegated from the Eredivisie before, but after only one season, Breda returned to the Eredivisie from the Eredivisie, and I heard that he was ambitious and poached everywhere, and now he has a crush on Hershey of the Ajax first team.
"Hello, Mr. Altmans!" Ye Qiu shook hands with him politely.
"Although we have only been away from the Eredivisie for a year, the situation in the Eredivisie is completely different from a year ago, especially in the recent period, you and your Ajax II team have attracted a lot of attention, and I have been paying attention to your team, and I also appreciate your coaching ability, I hope to have the opportunity to take the time to sit down and have a good chat!"
Ye Qiu smiled slightly and nodded, "Very happy!" He would not refuse such a overture.
Although Breda is a promoted horse, but has many years of experience in the Eredivisie, the strength is not too bad, and willing to invest, recently poached very strongly, such a team must also do a big job, so many people feel that in the next season of the Eredivisie, Breda will be a strength that should not be underestimated.
"Mr. Ye Qiu, your team has performed fantastic!"
Just sent off Ultramans, and immediately ushered in an old Dutch man who was over sixty years old, Ye Qiu recognized him, the chairman of NEC Nijmegen, Hans? Fan? Delfurt, who heard that he was unhappy with Nijmegen's performance this season, was interested in a change of manager, and that their general manager, Theo? Peters had also praised Ye Qiu in the media before.
"Hello, Mr. Delfurt!"
"This is my business card, we all hope you can think about it, next season we are ready to invest more, are you interested in coming to Nijmegen?" Van Delfoy laughed and sent out a direct invitation.
Ye Qiu was a little embarrassed and hesitated, "Let me think about it!" β
"Okay, feel free to call me!"
Seeing off Van der Ford, Ye Qiu shook his head with a wry smile.
In his previous life, when he was a fan, he thought that inviting a head coach or inviting a player to join the team should be a very serious and grand thing, but in fact it was not at all.
For the presidents and owners of these clubs, many times, the manager and the players are based on their preferences and the needs of the team, just like Ajax today, the team's biggest problem is defense, but Van Praag is looking at Adrianse, who sees attack as his life.
Or it can also be said that from the big teams, down to the civilian teams, the change of coach or the introduction of reinforcements, in fact, few teams will make a very serious assessment, especially on the issue of changing the coach, their attitude is very clear, and it is not suitable to replace it when the time comes.
"Hello, Mr. Ye Qiu!"
As soon as vandelford was sent off, he had only taken two steps and ushered in a relatively young, middle-aged man of about forty years old.
"I'm a Han from Utrecht? Berge, the director of the club in charge of football! The other party introduced himself politely.
Ye Qiu greeted with a smile, he felt his smile stiffen a little, "Hello, Mr. Berg! β
"First of all, congratulations on winning the Dutch Cup, you know, at your age, leading a youth team to be able to laugh at the Dutch Cup, this is absolutely shocking countless people!"
"Thank you!" Ye Qiu responded politely.
Utrecht's performances this season have not been satisfactory, with many putting the blame on manager Marc Mark? With Walter, who was also announced to be out at the end of the season, Utrecht are now looking for a new manager.
Sometimes, the more unconventional the team, the more courageous it is to break new ground.
"I and the chairman Mr. Holemans feel that the temperament and style that you have shown in leading the Ajax II team is very much in line with our positioning for the next team, you know, we are not happy with the performance of the team this season and I hope to change it in the new season and we are very optimistic that you will make a difference in the team."
After a pause, Berg smiled again, "Of course, we didn't want you to make a decision right away, but we were really sincere, we thought about it, and the new season can give the manager more transfer budget, more power, more freedom and more patience." β
Speaking of this, Berg patted Ye Qiu's shoulder very kindly, "Think about it, Utrecht is a team with a lot of background, and it is also a team with great ambitions, and it will definitely be able to give you room to display your talents!" β
Sending Berg away, Ye Qiu really felt flattered, because whether it was Breda, Utrecht, or Nijmegen, a year ago, they would never consider his Eredivisie professional team, but now they all took the initiative to send it to the door, and the most important reason is that Ye Qiu has just won the championship.
Finally got rid of the entanglement, and Ye Qiu finally found a place accompanied by the staff.
Huang Chu was dressed very beautifully today, a milky yellow camisole, revealing shoulders that are rarely seen on weekdays, as if he was not used to contact with the air, with an indescribable round luster, and the pair of white and pink arms were full of a dexterous arc, indescribable softness.
A pair of dark blue skinny jeans outlines her pair of slender legs, which is not much better than those professional models, and one dark and one light, the two colors are matched together, which is simply just right, indescribably pleasing to the eye.
"Hey, it's good-looking, but you don't have to look straight eyes, right?" Eliza, who was sitting next to Huang Chu, complained and laughed.
Frankly speaking, she is also very beautiful today, her golden hair is parted, just breaking out of that flower-like delicate face, and the clothes she wears are also very simple, but they are just right, outlining her tall and perfect figure at a glance, and the cuffs that are rolled up greatly add to the fashion flavor of her outfit.
All in all, beauty!
"Are you jealous?" Ye Qiu smiled and sat down next to Huang Chu.
This suddenly made him the focus of the audience, because the two most beautiful girls in the audience sat with him.
You must know that Lu Dao, someone wanted to come and sit with them just now, but they were persuaded to leave on the grounds that someone was there, and now everyone understands that they are all waiting for Ye Qiu.
"Am I jealous?" Eliza spat out, "Do I look like the kind of person who needs to be complimented?" β
Seeing the two bickering, Huang Chu giggled, and didn't know what Lu Dao was for, anyway, she was in a good mood, very good.
A large part of the reason is that they are happy for Ye Qiu.
"Are there a lot of people who want to poach you?" Eliza watched what happened to Ye Qiu along the way.
Ye Qiu nodded, "Do you know all about the Dao?" β
"What can be hidden from me?" Eliza smiled, "But don't be too happy, part of the reason why they take a fancy to you is that they want to poach a group of people from the Ajax second team through you, and this method is not strange." β
Hearing her say this, Ye Qiu really realized a little suddenly, and couldn't help nodding again and again.
"As your agent, what I want to advise you is that the current situation is chaotic, first relax and wait, and then talk about it after seeing it clearly!" Eliza persuaded as a matter of course.
"Wait!" Ye Qiu immediately shouted to stop, "When did you become my agent?" β
"Just now!" Eliza picked up a glass of juice and drank it with a smile.