The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 21 Forcing the Palace
December 1999, 12, Saturday, the 4th of October in the lunar calendar, the weather was fine.

Ye Qiu will remember this day, because on this day, he and Huang Chu dated!
Uh, well, frankly, it's not a date!
The main reason is that a certain man abandoned the two assistants, Rick Link and Roland, in a despicable and shameless manner, and then pretended to be lonely and pitiful in front of a certain woman, which caused the woman to overflow with sympathy. Agreed to watch the game together.

The appointment time is 3:[-] pm, and the place is the grandstand of the Arenal Stadium in the new quarter in the southeast of Amsterdam.

Today, Huang Chu is wearing a red cardigan with a white V-neck knit gown inside, and an Ajax scarf wrapped around his bare pink neck, which Ye Qiu bought when they were outside. Order two, one per person.

The lower body is wearing a pair of light blue whitish skinny jeans, showing the slender legs and graceful curves to the fullest, with a pair of flat boots, and there is no jewelry on the whole body, except for a white belt watch on the left wrist, giving people a sense of A very youthful and beautiful little freshness.

"Did you see, they are all staring at you!" Ye Qiu secretly scanned the surroundings, and found a group of wolf-like eyes, even Ye Qiu himself was unlucky, he must be scolded by countless people with headaches .

Huang Chu glared at him, "Speak nonsense again, let's see if I will go out with you next time!"

Ye Qiu giggled, saying this was a warning, but actually it also revealed a little meaning, that is, they can date again next time.

Who said that if you haven't been in a relationship, you can't know how to pick up girls?

This kind of thing relies on talent, and it is about hard work!
"Hey, tell me, can the first team win today?" Huang Chu also works for Ajax and hopes that Ajax can win.

Ye Qiu took out a notebook and a pen from the bag next to him, frowned, shook his head and said: "It's hard to say, it depends on how Waters arranges his troops, if we fight Eindhoven If you attack against each other, there will be more bad luck than good luck!"

No matter how you look at it, Ajax has not been able to challenge Eindhoven for the time being. This is not to increase the ambition of others and destroy one's own prestige, but a kind of reason.

Eindhoven is strong because they are strong, and their own team is not as strong as them. Why can't they say that?dare not say?

But when Ye Qiu saw Ajax's starting lineup, he secretly screamed in his heart that something was wrong.

After the start of the game, Ajax immediately wanted to use their home court to launch a round of attack against Eindhoven.

Waters' abacus should be to take advantage of the opening opportunity, seize the opportunity in one go, and first suppress the momentum of Eindhoven. It is naturally the best to score a goal. Even if you can't score a goal, at least you can Suppress Eindhoven's spirit and raise your fighting spirit for yourself.

This kind of opening cannot be said to be bad. It should be said that all tactics are double-edged swords. There is no absolute good or bad.

It seems that Waters' start was really good, and PSV suffered a setback at the start. Although they failed to score a goal, they were passive and unable to organize an effective offensive and were suppressed by Ajax.

From the start of the game, Ye Qiu put himself in the role of Waters, and he no longer cared about the gorgeous beauty sitting beside him, so he devoted all his attention to the game, imitating in his heart, what if In my own words, what will I do at this moment, and then I will study Eindhoven's change.

Eric Gretz was a well-known right back in Europe in the past. He helped Belgium win the European Cup runner-up in 1980 and reached the semi-finals in the 86 World Cup. Japan has won two championships, and won six championships after coming to Eindhoven. It is also the main force of the Champions League champion team in the 87/88 season.

This Eindhoven star also started to take charge of Eindhoven this summer. This season, the team has been cleaned and adjusted, and a group of powerful young stars have been introduced, which has greatly strengthened the team. offense and defense.

Ye Qiu has studied Gretz's preferences. He feels that Gretz, who was born as a forward and became a defender, first seeks stability, which leads to his team's offensive and defensive balance. Although there are offensive experts like Korca and Romedal in the midfield , but there are also players with excellent defensive capabilities such as Van Bommel, Van der Doren, and Hochlov to balance offense and defense.

After the start, Ajax took the initiative to attack and took the initiative, but they were still unable to break through Eindhoven's defense. This was because Ajax's offensive ability was not strong enough, and because Eindhoven's The defense is excellent, especially the central defender combination of Nikiforov and Faber is very solid.

Under such circumstances, Ye Qiu felt that after attacking for a while, he should take it in properly.

"It's still an old problem. The distance between the two side lanes has been lengthened, and they've been pushed higher, so that the full backs are directly exposed to the opponent's two fast horse players. This is a dead end!" Ye Qiu looked very nervous, But he wondered if Waters saw it.

After hearing what Ye Qiu said, Huang Chu didn't know if it was right. She didn't know anything about football, especially professional football tactics, so she couldn't discuss it with Ye Qiu. He muttered to himself from time to time.

When the game progressed to the 19th minute, PSV Eindhoven stole the ball from the back court and handed it to Van Bommel. The latter moved the ball to the left and gave it to Kolka. He turned around with the ball and faced Vieclau directly. In a one-on-one situation, he used speed and technique to pass Vieclau and then made a cross.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, the super striker who has killed all the Eredivisie teams this season will naturally not miss such an opportunity. He beat Ajax defender Virat in the penalty area and opened the opening for PSV. Record, 1:0!

There was a deafening booing from the Arenal stands when PSV scored and it was clear that the fans were unhappy with the way the game went as Waters' side let PSV out. Score the first goal at the Arenal Stadium.

And anyone who knows a little bit about football knows that if a team like Eindhoven scores a goal, the next game will be even more difficult!

"To restrain these two fast flankers, one person alone is not enough, so the distance between the midfield and the backcourt should not be too far, and the three lines must be kept tight, so as not to fall into single-handed combat!" Ye Qiu looked at Ein After Huo Wen's first goal, he felt that his previous judgment was correct.

Korca and Romedal have excellent personal abilities and fast speed. Against such players, defenders are always very passive, and they will definitely suffer one-on-one. The speed can't be used, making this pair of angel wings unable to fly.

It has to be said that after more than half a month of studying Rehhagel's overall defensive tactics, and combing through the previous gains, Ye Qiu now has a certain degree of control over how to limit the opponent's offense and compress the opponent's offensive space. basis.

This does not mean that he is smart. The books and analyzes sold by the Godfather system all adopt a more in-depth explanation, and there are very few complicated and difficult theories. Therefore, Ye Qiu has studied deeply and basically mastered all of them. , but a deeper level of comprehension needs to be verified with more games and practice.

He started slower than others, but fortunately with this system, he can catch up with others step by step.

"Why were we able to attack before conceding the goal, but after conceding the goal, we didn't even score a decent goal?" Huang Chu became more and more puzzled as he watched, because after the goal was scored, the situation in Ajax was quickly reversed. , began to become passive.

Ye Qiu smiled wryly, "In such an important game, neither side is willing to lose, because losing a game is not only about 3 points, but also many other aspects, such as team morale, The fighting spirit and confidence of the players and so on.”

"Having suffered a two-game losing streak, Ajax can no longer lose this game, so the pressure on the players and the coach is very high. Just after scoring a goal, they were completely defeated!"

"Then what should I do?" Huang Chu was also anxious, she is now a typical Ajax fan.

"Defend!" Ye Qiu said helplessly, this is the last resort in the most unavoidable situation, in order to stabilize the situation first.

If you can't even stabilize the situation and you are scored by the opponent one after another, what else are you talking about?
While Ye Qiu was speaking, Eindhoven scored again.

This time, after Romedal cut into the penalty area from the right, Nelis passed the ball. 2!

The Ajax fans in the stands of the Arenal stadium completely turned into a sea of ​​anger!

I saw Ajax fans rushing out of their seats frantically when Eindhoven scored again, and sent out their messages to Waters, who was hiding from the coach of the home team and dared not come out. roar.

"get out of class is over! get out of class is over! get out of class is over!!!"

"Waters, you go!"

"Go away, Waters, we don't need you!"

"You're embarrassing Ajax!"

In the huge Arenal Stadium, there was an endless stream of shouts for the dismissal of get out of class.

As early as in the last home game against Real Mallorca 0:2, the Ajax fans couldn't help shouting for Waters to get out of class, and now in this game, In less than half an hour, Eindhoven scored two goals in a row. The morale of the team and Waters' coaching ability are already very obvious.

For a team like Ajax, the fans will take it for granted that you perform well against other underdogs on weekdays, but if you perform poorly in the strong dialogue, you will become everyone the object of the attack.

The last time against Feyenoord, Waters' team lost 2 goals, and the defeat was ugly. Now, when he meets Eindhoven, the start is also a nightmare, so the fans immediately attacked.

"If people lose their minds, it's not easy to lead the team!" Ye Qiu said suddenly.

"You sympathize with Waters?"

Ye Qiu shook his head, "It's hard to put all the responsibility on Waters, many people have to bear the responsibility, including Chairman Van Prager, but Waters' mistakes are too obvious and too much. Stupid!"

At the beginning of the season, when the team won three consecutive victories, Ye Qiu reminded him not to just focus on fighting for power and gain, the most important thing is the game, but he obviously didn't listen to it, and instead felt a little bit towards Ye Qiu because of it. scruples.

Today, it turns out, Waters has been difficult to stay any longer.

"Will he really dismiss get out of class?" Huang Chu felt that being booed by tens of thousands of fans should be miserable, right?

"Yes!" Ye Qiu is very clear about Ajax's current situation. He can say with certainty that if he can't take down PSV, he will definitely quit get out of class, because it is impossible for Ajax to give him any more time.

In March 2000, Ajax will usher in its centennial celebration. At that time, Ajax fans all over the world and the whole of Amsterdam will celebrate. If at this time, Waters' team suffers a defeat , what would that look like?
European traditional clubs attach great importance to these things. Ye Qiu still remembers that Real Madrid also lost in the centennial celebration. Because of that game, Florentino fired the famous coach Bosque. Perhaps many people think that it was just An excuse, but at the time, the anger of the fans was so great that even the chairman had to consider it.

Van Prager is not a decisive chairman. He is also very clear that the new coach needs time. Now firing Waters and leaving the entire winter break to the new coach is undoubtedly the best way to ensure the centennial celebration. good idea.

"Do you think it's cruel?" Ye Qiu looked at Huang Chu and noticed the unbearable expression on her face.

"Is not it?"

Ye Qiu chuckled, "Risks and rewards are fair. If Waters coaches well, he will become famous in one fell swoop, with an annual salary of more than one million. He will directly become famous and live comfortably all his life. This is irresistible to anyone. At the same time, if it fails, the price to pay must be very painful."

"So, I think it's fair!"

"That's what you men think!" Huang Chu didn't agree with Ye Qiu's opinion.

"Then what do you women think?"

Huang Chu thought for a while, shook his head, but couldn't say anything.

"Silly girl, there is no such thing as a steady profit in this world. It is precisely because of risks and crises that we are able to urge us to go all out and do our best in everything, so that after reaping the results, we can It’s very fulfilling and satisfying.”

Gradually, Ye Qiu seemed to like this feeling a little bit.

Huang Chu stared at him reproachfully, and stretched out his hand to squeeze his arm lightly, as if blaming him for calling her a silly girl. Ye Qiu took the opportunity to protest loudly, but he was happy in his heart. of.

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Ruud van Nistelrooy scored twice in the first half to help PSV take the lead.

Waters made adjustments in the second half, but the team still did not improve. Van Bommel's goal in the 51st minute helped PSV rewrite the score to 3:0, which also completely defeated the Ajax players. With only a glimmer of hope remaining, they completely lost their fighting spirit.

Waters sat in the coach's bench from beginning to end, did not come out, and no one saw his expression.

Perhaps, it may be that his heart is ashamed, or he is complaining about others with a sad and angry face, or he is very unconvinced and ready to shirk responsibility, but all of them can't stop PSV from continuing to pursue Ajax. .

Romedal's goal finally locked the score at 4:0!

This is also the worst game Ajax has lost at the Arena this season!
In the end, Waters failed to turn decay into magic, nor did he lead the team to create miracles.

After being eliminated from the UEFA Cup, and now being massacred by Eindhoven in the league and suffering a three-game losing streak, it can almost be said that he has lost the right to compete for the league title early, and Waters has no hope of staying in office.

The Arenal Stadium is full of fans venting their dissatisfaction. They tried every means to attack the head coach Waters, even though this person was once their hope, but what they got in exchange was deep despair.

No one will attribute all this to the aftermath of the Bosman Act, and no one will attribute all this to the painful process of the team's metabolism, and no one will regard all this as a The darkness before the dawn on Jax.

What they need is to vent, to vent their anger and dissatisfaction!
Even, this fire is not only burning Waters, but also igniting the fans' dissatisfaction with Van Prager.

This family heir who once brought Ajax to the peak of glory, this great chairman who once led Ajax to a comprehensive revival, now, no one will consider his past achievements.

In the eyes of the fans, what Van Prager has done in recent years can only be said to be fatuous, because he can't keep a famous star in the team, and he can't improve the club's debts and financial difficulties. , he could only watch helplessly as the team's performance declined step by step, but there was nothing he could do.

Just after the loss to Eindhoven, Ajax fans gathered at the gate of the Arenal Stadium, refusing to leave, and they demanded a reasonable and satisfactory answer from the club. explanation of.

Van Prager finally had to stand up and said that he had just accepted Waters' resignation, Ajax would usher in a coaching change, and in the absence of a suitable head coach, assistant coach Westhoff Will temporarily take over the first team and become the team's acting head coach, and Super Bobby will once again become Westhof's chief assistant coach.

"I love Ajax, everyone, please believe that I have no less affection for this club than any of you!" Van Prager's voice spread to every corner inside and outside the stadium through the radio.

He once decisively assumed the responsibility and shouldered the heavy burden when Ajax was in the most difficult time. At that time, he promised to lead Ajax to achieve the same brilliant results as his father Jaap van Prager. , In the end he did not break his promise, and Ajax ushered in a revival in the hands of Van Gaal.

At this moment, he was abandoned by this group of comrades who supported him in the past, but what can he say?
Complain about the cruelty and ruthlessness of football?

"Please also believe that I will leave the position of Ajax chairman one day, but it must not be now, and it must not be the turbulent present of Ajax!"

"I'll go, I'll give you all an answer, but that will be when I bring Ajax back to the top!"

Van Prager's words convinced many fans and many people.

In the end, this coercion came to an end under these passionate pleadings!
But no one knows what fate awaits Ajax next.

(End of this chapter)