The first, the first
Ajax fans in Amsterdam are looking forward to a new level of happiness and confidence ahead of the Champions League final in three weeks' time.
Koeman is in high spirits and full of ambition, and Ajax's stars are also in full swing.
However, Qin Xiong quickly moved from joy to a slightly melancholy mood.
Mr. Slote died.
Just a day after Ajax qualified for the Champions League final.
Qin Xiong only got the news on the weekend, if it weren't for Georgia secretly calling him in the middle of the night, crying bitterly to remember his father's death, maybe Qin Xiong would still be in the dark.
Georgia sued Qin Xiong, and the reason why his sister didn't sue Qin Xiong was because she didn't want to ruin Qin Xiong's good mood.
Ajax host Breda at home in the weekend's league.
Although the team has won the championship ahead of schedule, and Koeman declared in an interview the day before the game that he would give the young players some time to exercise, in disguise, telling the main players of the outside world that the main players of the first team will avoid the game and recuperate, but the attendance at home is still full!
It was probably the encouragement of the team's promotion to the Champions League, which stimulated fans to be happy to cheer even if it was a routine league and would not see the performances of the stars.
Breda defeated Ajax in the league in the first half of the season, but in the penultimate round of the season, their ranking was almost settled, in the middle of the Eredivisie, without desire, there was no storm on the road, Ajax relied on the bench and reserve players to put together a lineup, bloodless 2-0 against Breda.
After the game, Qin Xiong left the court straight away, and he went to Sylvia's house, where a notice was posted in front of her house. It had the news of Mr. Slote's death to inform the neighborhood, which was a European habit.
There was an atmosphere of mourning in her home, with some relatives and many neighbours coming together to mourn Mr. Slote.
Qin Xiong didn't know how to deal with such an occasion. He only comforted Sylvia, and then stood in the corner in a blank daze.
Growing up, he really hasn't witnessed the death of anyone involved.
Two days later, he attended Mr. Slot's funeral, and he had only been silently accompanying the Sylvia siblings lately.
Sylvia had a lot of things to deal with, and Qin Xiong couldn't help much.
Freddie has returned from England. On Wednesday night, he talked to Qin Xiong about the harvest of his trip to England.
Keane is about to turn 33 years old, arguably at the end of his career, and United's midfield needs a new successor.
Ferguson paid attention to Qin Xiong, but felt that his attitude was not resolute enough.
After all, Qin Xiong is an attacking midfielder, and Keane's role is absolutely irreplaceable for Qin Xiong.
However, considering that Scholes will also enter the age of 30 veterans by the end of the year. Qin Xiong, who was only 19 years old in the summer, was interested in taking him to Old Trafford, and he was not sure what the future would hold.
But after Qin Xiong listened to Freddy's words, he was not interested in Manchester United's invitation.
He didn't want to go to a new club and become a "back-up".
He needs plenty of game time, a fixed role, and 100% trust from his coach.
The more you move towards the top flight, the more necessary these conditions become.
Character-wise, he doesn't want to be the next "Keane" of Manchester United. It's not that he doesn't like dirty work, it's that he's a midfielder in a different role from Keane.
He's not afraid to compete with Scholes, but here's the thing. Would it be fair if he did go to compete with Scholes?
There is no fairness at all.
Why does Ferguson have a bowl of water?
Why put a Manchester United kid on an equal footing with an outsider?
Can he coexist with Scholes?
Maybe.
However, in the content of Freddy's visit to England to discuss with Manchester United representatives, there is no information about the prospect of specific technical and tactical systems, maybe it has not reached that point, maybe Manchester United thinks that they have given enough sincerity, and Manchester United, a world-class club, threw an olive branch to a Chinese player. What else do you have to hesitate about? Grab your bags and run to Manchester in high spirits!
Then proudly display the Manchester United shirt and kiss the team crest. Next, listen to Ferguson's teachings. Become part of Manchester United's godfather.
I'm sorry, in Qin Xiong's impression, in addition to Manchester United being a strong club, as for the extra attraction, there is really none!
He has not been a fan of a certain team since he was a child, and there is no such thing as "it is my dream to play football in XX".
Manchester United is very strong, that's all, whether it is suitable for career development, that needs to be calmly analyzed and considered.
It's as simple as that.
At present, Qin Xiong has not really calmed down and thought about next season.
At this stage, it is a matter of "gathering information", based on the promises and conditions of the club he is interested in, and the final decision will be made when the time is right.
Maybe Manchester United will abandon 442, maybe Manchester United will re-examine the potential value of the deal to bring in Qin Xiong, and before the final decision is made, anything can happen in the future.
Due to the death of Mr. Slot, there is a strong contrast between Qin Xiong's emotional state and his teammates, and his calmness is in stark contrast to the excitement and cheerfulness of his teammates.
Koeman thought Qin Xiong was plagued by rumours of transfers.
He specially called Qin Xiong to the office the day before the final game of the league and had a serious exchange with Qin Xiong.
He actually already knew Qin Xiong's next fate.
Qin Xiong will definitely leave in the summer.
Unless he suffers a serious injury that prevents him from transferring.
Otherwise he would definitely leave!
Coman has no doubt about this.
The contract period is about to enter a dangerous period of one year, Ajax FC will not sit idly by and watch Qin Xiong leave the team as a free agent, if Qin Xiong does not renew his contract, what is the point of forcibly keeping him, or hiding him?
Not a loss yet?
Therefore, the club will also actively operate Qin Xiong's transfer after the season, and everyone will happily send him away, maybe now secretly is already operating the possible transfer of him.
Qin Xiong didn't want to tell Sรน Coman about Mr. Slot, so he followed Koeman's words and finally promised that he would concentrate on ending this season's campaign.
On May 16, the Eredivisie finale.
Ajax went to Willem II's home stadium to play the finale, and the main players were still hidden.
A large number of Ajax fans occupied the stands at Willem II's home stadium.
The substitutes worked very hard, perhaps because they held back for a season.
Ajax thrashed Willem II 5-2 away with a substitute line-up.
By the time the full-time whistle ended, the Willem II fans had long since disappeared from the stands, and the players and manager quickly exited.
They were not interested in staying here to watch the coronation of Ajax.
Qin Xiong stood up from the bench with Sneijder, Van der Vaart, Ibrahimovic and others, and everyone applauded their teammates and their own expressions.
Yourself and your teammates who have worked hard for this season!
Qin Xiong breathed a sigh of relief when he walked into the stadium, and then finally showed a hearty smile after many days.
This is the first trophy of his career!
Dutch Bundestier Champion!
He hugged his teammates on the field and then stood in the middle of the field waiting for the medal ceremony.
He saw Sneijder and Heitinga start a cat-and-mouse fight again, Van der Vaart kissing his celebrity girlfriend in public, Ibrahimovic looking at the sky like a thinker, and his older teammates celebrating the championship with their families and children on the pitch.
As the season for Ajax is not yet over, the players are restrained even when they celebrate the title.
After the award ceremony began, Van der Vaart received the individual award for the best player of the season in the Eredivisie.
Qin Xiong also received the first individual award of his career amid the cheers of the fans.
Eredivisie Rookie of the Season award.
When captain Van der Vaart lifted the Eredivisie trophy, it was actually a trophy in the shape of a large disc, and the song "We Are the Champions" sounded on the spot, with salutes and colourful bars all over the sky.
Qin Xiong and his teammates hooked shoulders and jumped rhythmically to celebrate the championship.
In the bright eyes of each other, everyone could feel that a new battle spirit was brewing.
This is not the end, they still have higher mountains to climb, and more glorious history to create!
On this day, Qin Xiong won the first championship trophy of his career and individual awards.
But he was quickly forgotten as he and his team-mates recuperated for the Champions League final in ten days' time! (To be continued)