The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 109
Eliza's Audi TT drove steadily from the internal passage into the parking lot under the west stand of the Arenal Stadium.

There were still countless Ajax fans gathered in the Arenal Stadium. When they saw Ye Qiu appear, the audience suddenly burst into cheers. Everyone was moved by the wind, shouting Ye Qiu's name, and many reporters Both the media and the media focused their cameras on Ye Qiu and Eliza beside him.

Outside, there were rumors that Ye Qiu and Eliza were a couple.

Before Ye Qiu beat Huizinger in De Tokmoster's youth training camp, the latter broke the news that Ye Qiu beat him for a woman, and the media dug it out, thinking that woman was Eliza Moon, After that, there were several receptions and activities, and Ye Qiu also appeared with Elisa, which caused many people to misunderstand.

Ye Qiu clarified once, but it didn't work at all, so he gave up.

"You are definitely one of the most influential coaches in the Eredivisie right now!" Eliza said with a smile as she walked up the stairs on the second floor, "Look at those Ajax fans, they are going crazy Already!"

Ye Qiu walked in front and turned around and smiled, "If I didn't win the UEFA Cup, do you think it would still be like this?"

Eliza curled her lips in a funny way. She felt that even if there was no UEFA Cup, there should still be many fans supporting him, but the number would not be so many, but she didn't say that.

"I heard that the parade has not returned yet, it seems that you really escaped unharmed!"

Ye Qiu laughed out loud. He was a football fan in his previous life, and he always felt that it would be enjoyable to parade around the city with the champion, but when you really got on that open-top bus, Under the congestion of all the fans, when slowly crawling in the city, you will definitely feel so depressed that you will encounter a traffic jam on the second ring road of BJ.

The parade should have been out for two or three hours, but they haven't come back yet. You can imagine how congested it is!
At the beginning, it will definitely feel fresh, proud, and exciting, but it is enough to drive you crazy.

It was because of this reason that Ye Qiu didn't like to participate in parades around the city, and he even found an excuse that couldn't be better, that is, to let the players accept the praise of the fans, and the presence of the head coach was a bit of a shame.

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 meeting room!"

Ye Qiu went straight to a small meeting room next to Van Prager's office, which was specially prepared for small meetings of various departments. Now this meeting room is full of the new core management of Ajax .

As early as the morning, Van Prager announced the reorganization of the board of directors. A group of so-called spokespersons, including Koerner, were all expelled from the Ajax board of directors. Among them, Koerner was deprived of Ajax Membership, will never be able to re-enter Ajax.

Instead, Van Prager selected five directors from all shareholders to form an advisory group. These five people included former members of the Dutch Football Disciplinary Committee, former bank executives, and Aja Ajax's current chairman, Van Prager, is responsible for overseeing Ajax's operations and finances.

As for the others, I'm sorry, just be your shareholders and stop meddling in other people's business and pointing fingers.

When Ye Qiu walked in, he glanced at the meeting room, and found that all five directors were there, and the assistant coach of the first team, Bobby Harms, and the team's technical director, Leo Benhak, were all there. , Obviously, this is not just an internal meeting of directors, but will also determine some plans for Ajax in the new season.

"Hello, Mr. Ye Qiu!"

As soon as Ye Qiu walked in, the director who was closest stood up immediately, smiled and extended his hand, full of politeness.

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

Ye Qiu responded politely, and came to the empty seat between Van Prager and Bobby Harms and sat down. Eliza Moon was only a partner of the team. She couldn't attend the internal meeting and went directly to the business Ministry, there will be someone to 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. In the afternoon, I hope to take this opportunity to have a good talk with everyone, especially in the field of sports. I firmly support Mr. Ye Qiu to continue to serve!" Van Prager's opening was about to put an end to Ye Qiu's future discussion.

Van Prager's words were also affirmed by the directors. Just like that, it was very simple, easy, and without any suspense. Ye Qiu continued to serve as the head coach of Ajax, but Van Prager obviously knew that, Ye Qiu must have his own ideas.

"Ye Qiu, tell me!" Van Prager looked at Ye Qiu.

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

Van Prager looked at the people around him and nodded, "Say it."

"I have only one goal in staying at Ajax, and that is to lead this young team to maturity and to greater glory. Our goal next season is the Eredivisie championship. Huo Wen dethroned the throne, and we will also play in the European Champions Cup."

This season, Ajax won the second place in the league, Feyenoord won the third place in the league, and Eindhoven, who won the championship, became the three teams that entered the Champions League, and Ajax still The UEFA Cup champion will definitely receive a lot of attention at that time, after all, the performance of this young Guards team in the past season is really outstanding.

"The European Champions Cup is becoming more and more important among European teams, not only because it is the core event of European football, but also because it can bring huge benefits to the team, but our goal is not just to participate Champions League, I also hope to lead the team to show our competitiveness in European competitions."

Ye Qiu's promise has been recognized by everyone present. No one will think that Ajax has the strength to win the championship, because the current Champions League has completely become an oligarchy game for the rich, but everyone believes that, Ajax can show its own competitiveness in the European arena, and even have the opportunity to make an upset and go further.

"We are a young team. I know that the advantages of the four major leagues are obvious. They want to poach corners. It is difficult for us to refuse, but I hope the board of directors can give me enough power to operate player transfers. Because I know better than anyone the value of the current batch of players!"

When Ye Qiu said these words, everyone felt that he was referring to Arsenal's inquiry to Zlatan Ibrahimovic not long ago. Although it was just a test, Ajax did not explicitly reject it. It's daydreaming.

"Ibrahimovic is only 19 years old, how much can he sell now? 1200 million euros is the sky, but I firmly believe that if he is given two or three years to grow, then the transfer fee will be doubled." Two or three times, and he continues to stay in the team, which can guarantee the team's combat effectiveness, I think this deal is a good deal!"

Just after 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 in favor of Arsenal?"

"Sell!" Ye Qiu replied without hesitation, "I don't like to force others to make things difficult. 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. So, but the premise is that I don't want to show up, when I'm having a great time here, someone is tearing down my stage!"

Leo Benhak has been keeping a low profile recently. When Ye Qiu's team shines, he even seems to be missing. Generally, he is rarely seen except for meetings, but this Once, he also opened his mouth to respond to Ye Qiu.

"I think Ye Qiu's statement is worth considering. The head coach will become more and more important in a team. The reason why Ye Qiu's team can show strong combat effectiveness is because Ye Qiu Assuming that the management disrupts this situation, I believe it will be difficult for any head coach to bring out results.”

After a pause, Leo Benhak said again, "And I am very optimistic about the current Ajax team, which is not lost to the one in Van Gaal's time. It is worthy of entrusting important tasks. I even think that we should Expect more from them!"

Leo Benhak is considered a well-known figure in European football. Everyone present couldn't help being surprised when he said that, but it is not difficult to guess after thinking about it again, because the current Ajax team is young. , but its strength is extraordinary.

"For any team to maintain competitiveness and combat effectiveness, the stability of the lineup must be considered. I also support Ye Qiu!" Bobby Harms also said, at least the reason why Van Gaal was able to bring out the team that swept Europa Doesn't Ajax rely on years of accumulation?

"I agree too!" Van Prager also voted in favor.

At this moment, no one would object at all, and the advisory group agreed. From this moment on, Ye Qiu became the undisputed number one faction in Ajax's field of competition, and his power even spread to the entire competition. field.

After getting this promise, Ye Qiu really decided to stay in Ajax.

"The team won the UEFA Cup this season, which not only helped the team get a lot of bonuses, but also created huge profits for the team. In addition to the transfer surplus last season, we have Can provide the team with a transfer budget of more than 2000 million euros!"

When it comes to finances, Van Prager has no choice but to admire Ye Qiu's abilities.

Last season, Ajax's cleaning and reorganization seemed to be a big move, but in fact it didn't invest much, and the players sold brought a lot of transfer income. Compared with the two, the club gained extra money. A large transfer surplus.

If, at the beginning of the season, everyone was skeptical about Ye Qiu's huge transfer surplus, thinking that Ajax's combat effectiveness would decline rapidly, and that they might even face relegation, then by the end of the season, Ajax became the runner-up of the league, won the UEFA Cup and the Dutch Cup, which undoubtedly surprised everyone.

But this is only part of Ye Qiu's income, and part of it comes from the UEFA Cup.

The total bonus for winning the UEFA Cup is actually not much, just over 500 million euros, which is quite a lot for Ajax, but compared to the winning bonus, Ajax's few games in the UEFA Cup , Just the match day alone has generated income for Ajax that far exceeds the championship bonus, plus the broadcast fee, one can imagine how much the benefit will be.

The reason why all teams participating in European competitions care about European competitions is that there are not only huge bonuses, but also game day income, especially for those rich teams with a hot home market, playing one more European competition , often represents an extra income of several million euros, how terrible!
The transfer surplus, coupled with the extra income from the UEFA Cup last season, has made Ajax's financial situation very loose, so Van Prager has enough courage to say that he will buy the shares of those shareholders, and at the same time They are also willing to give Ye Qiu a higher transfer budget to support him in further strengthening the team.

After hearing this, Ye Qiu thought for a while and shook his head, "Last season, the team took shape, and the framework was basically stable. This season is not suitable for making bigger moves, and our current situation in the Eredivisie League, everyone It is also clear that first-rate players are unwilling to come, and we look down on second-rate players, so my goal this summer is to introduce a capable goalkeeper!"

The other head coaches were eager to ask for more money to speak, but our Ye Qiu was so lucky that he even offered to push.

After hearing this, Van Prager and the directors didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"But I think that this part of the budget can be properly used to do two things. First, continue to transform De Tokmost, especially the training and competition environment of the youth team."

After Ye Qiu took charge of Ajax, he transformed De Tokmoster's teams of all ages and further promoted scientific training. However, because last summer, Ye Qiu suddenly transferred several main players from the second team. , and some other main players also switched to other teams one after another, making the results of the second team unsatisfactory.

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

Ye Qiu had been investing in the youth training camp as early as last summer. At that time, he recovered part of the funds from the transfer market and directly invested in the hardware improvement of the youth training camp. However, all of this was done through the club. It was completed, but the progress was not very satisfactory. Ye Qiu hoped to make further progress.

Many people in the previous life thought that the youth training camp did not need hardware, and some people cited La Masia, thinking that the Barcelona youth training camp was so small, but it was so successful. Little did they know that La Masia was a small sparrow, but it had all the internal organs. La Masia is also very advanced in terms of various hardware and technological facilities.

Without keeping pace with the times and without enough investment, youth training will not work!

"There is another one. I hope to keep this sum of money. When the time is right, improve the contract treatment of the players, so that they can stay in the team with more peace of mind!"

Ye Qiu has always believed in a salary structure in which ability is directly proportional to remuneration, so he is very disgusted with some clubs who deliberately squeeze players' salaries in order to save money. Emotionally, the club suffered a great loss.

Maybe someone will say again, are you dating a group of professional players?Funny?

Ye Qiu can't say anything about this, everyone has different views, so the starting point is naturally different, and the same thing is viewed from different angles.

He always believes that most of the transfers in the transfer market are what you want, but some of them put on a masochistic look in front of the media to gain sympathy, or to appease the fans, while others It is to put on a domineering posture in order to get players, but in the final analysis, it is a transaction of your own will.

Football is always pyramid-shaped, and the top giants will always survive by exploiting the teams 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 method to survive, and Ajax will certainly do the same in the future.

But for a head coach, if he wants to integrate the team and make all the players unite, he must not rely solely on salary or contracts, but needs to give them some emotional sustenance.

People have feelings and are lazy. In other words, as long as the player is doing well with you and is satisfied with his salary and performance, after a long time, he will be a little bit content with the status quo. There will inevitably be a sense of dependence on the club, and this sense of dependence will prompt him to be willing to fight for the team.

Simply relying on cold contracts and salaries, you can only form a mercenary army, but it is impossible to form a whole-hearted iron-blooded team, so Ye Qiu chose the latter.

For these suggestions made by Ye Qiu, Van Prager said that the board of directors will definitely consider them carefully, and will give a clear answer in the shortest possible time. The players in the team, especially a few players with transfer rumors.

At the end of the first internal meeting of the new board of directors, Ye Qiu proposed his new round of goals.

"My goal is to build a strong team that can compete with all European teams in the next four years, and before that, I will lead the team next season and completely push PSV down. Throne, from now on, the Eredivisie will end the Eindhoven era and re-enter our Ajax dynasty!"

The directors were also very happy with the generous guarantee and affirmation from Ye Qiu.

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

(End of this chapter)