The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 36 We Need You!

Some people say that in football all over the world, every game and every goal may be witnessing the rise of a star.

If this is true, then who is this centenary celebration at the Arena to witness the rise of?

Many people regard this season of Ajax as the worst season since 1965. In that season, the team was the same as it is now, empty-handed, poor performance, frequent coaching changes in the middle of the season, and even once on the verge of The relegation zone is known as the worst season in Ajax's history, except for the nightmare of relegation.

But the fans and the media kept making voices of doubt.

"After that season in 1965, we had a skinny 17-year-old in Cruyff, we had a trustworthy hero Michels, but now, what do we have? By the end of the season. After that, what are we left with?"

"History is always repeating itself. Behind every period of glory, it is destined to be a period of darkness!"

"In the past 100 years, we have experienced relegation, we have experienced countless nightmares, we have experienced the worst darkness, the coldest winter, but we have never lost hope, but now, do we still have hope? ?”

In this atmosphere, although Ajax's centenary celebration is full of joy, it also reveals sadness everywhere.

Not least when, on March 3, Ajax's centenary birthday, at the Arena, when Hesselinck scored the only goal of the game for Twente in the 18th minute At the time, all the Ajax fans in the audience became silent.

At this moment, in front of the live television footage of the whole Netherlands, the club management such as Van Prager on the rostrum, Westerhoff, Bobby Harms and others on the coaching bench kept scanning. Each person has a different look on his face.

After that, no matter how Ajax attacked, no matter how all the Ajax fans in the Arena wanted to swallow their opponents and their own team like a tsunami, they were ultimately powerless to stop Meyer's team , Taking away a victory from the Arenal Stadium will not prevent the club from encountering great humiliation at the door of its own house at the centennial celebration.

At that moment, everyone had only one feeling in their hearts, that the sky in Amsterdam was about to fall!

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"Carus is gone?"

When Ye Qiu returned to De Tokmost the next morning, he heard such a piece of news.

Carles is the club's executive manager and is responsible for daily affairs, but many people have doubts about his ability.

At least, he really didn't do any good results to show to others.

If it was normal, this might not be a big mistake, but the problem is, this is not normal.

"I heard that there is a lot of movement this time, and even the youth training camp may move!" Roland also looked worried.

Rick Link patted Roland on the shoulder, "Don't worry, no one can drive our second team!"

Now that the Ajax second team has reached the semi-finals of the Dutch Cup, everyone can see the results. In this case, even if the club reforms aggressively, it still has to keep the second team's team.

If it is said that the only thing Ajax can do now is the second team.

"Westhof will definitely leave after the end of this season. When the new head coach comes, it will definitely be another round of cleaning and reform." When he said this, Rick Link shook his head and sighed.

In recent years, after Louis van Gaal, Ajax has almost always changed the position of the head coach. The one who has done the longest is Olsen, and he has also done very well in Ajax. Yes, but the loss of players in the second year was very serious, resulting in the team's lack of combat effectiveness, but the club management, eager for quick success, attributed all this to Olson.

It's just that I didn't expect that changing coaches would become a habit.

"I heard that some players have already submitted written transfer applications to the club, and there may be players who want to leave one after another in the future. The hearts of the players are lost. Ajax's situation has really reached a desperate situation!"

This is how the decline of almost all giant teams came about.

It can be said that what Ajax is facing now is a crossroads. Whether it leads to revival or continues to sink, the key lies in the choice of the management.

Just as Ye Qiu, Rick Link and the others were mourning, the phone in Ye Qiu's office rang untimely.

"The chairman is looking for you?" Rick Link and Roland were a little surprised when they saw Ye Qiu hang up the phone.

At this time, Van Prager came to look for Ye Qiu, what's the matter?

Ten minutes later, Ye Qiu appeared in Van Prager's office.

Van Prager in front of him looked very haggard, his eyes were bloodshot, Ye Qiu could guess that he must have stayed up all night last night, and Leo Benhak and Bo So did Bill Harms.

This made Ye Qiu feel that the series of personnel changes in the first team last night should be the work of these three people.

"Just now Westhoff talked to me, he hoped to transfer a few players from the second team to the first team to strengthen the strength of the first team!" Van Prager waited until Ye Qiu sat down before speaking out slowly.

Ye Qiu sat blankly, nodded, he was already mentally prepared for such a thing, "Who do they want?"

"Van der Vaart, Heitinga, Kivu, Sneijder, De Jong, Abidal and Huntelaar," said Leo Benhak.

Ye Qiu smiled, a wry smile, "He's such a treasure trove, the second team has exhausted all its elites!"

But after laughing, he knew he couldn't refuse, "I know how to do it!"

But at this moment, Van Prager stopped him and shook his head, "But I have already refused!"

Ye Qiu raised his head and looked at Van Prager. He didn't understand why?
In Ajax's system, it is easy for the head coach of the first team to be in charge of De Tokmoster, and to transfer players from the second team, but why did Westerhoff ask for instructions this time?And Van Prager would choose to refuse?

I'm afraid this kind of thing has never happened in the history of Ajax, right?
"Ye Qiu!" Bobby Harms sighed from the side, "We need you now, we need the second team!"

Ye Qiu was taken aback, looked at Van Prager, and then at Leo Benhak, both of them looked a little embarrassed, but neither denied it, which made Ye Qiu very puzzled, why?
But soon, he figured it out.

The first team is doomed to be empty-handed, losing the UEFA Cup, losing the league, losing the Dutch Cup, and even losing the centennial celebration. What else can the first team lose?Can Ajax still be relegated?
But not being able to lose is one thing. If you continue to invest all the elite players, manpower and material resources in the first team, what can you win?
Nothing can be won!

But the second team is different, kill the Going Eagles, defeat the mighty Eindhoven, and defeat Utrecht. The performance of the Ajax second team in the Dutch Cup has amazed everyone. If this The team can go on and on, even...

Of course, no one will have the greatest expectations for the Dutch Cup trip of the Ajax second team, and think that they may win the championship, but now Ajax has reached the time when it must give the fans a new hope .

Doesn't it mean that the current situation is very similar to 1965?

There was a 17-year-old Cruyff back then, and now there is a 17-year-old Van der Vaart!

As for Michels, no one thinks that Ye Qiu can be compared with Michels, but they need Ye Qiu now, they need him to continue to lead the second team, and in the Dutch Cup, he showed the hope of rekindling the fans strength and potential.

"The club will fully support the performance of the second team in the Dutch Cup. We have asked the scouts to start collecting and sorting out Heerenveen's information, and a complete pre-match report will be sent to your office soon!" Bo Bill Harms said solemnly, if it is not really a last resort, who would want to pin their hopes on the second team?
"We're just the second team!" Ye Qiu reminded them with an embarrassed smile that he was only leading the insignificant second team on weekdays, "But I can guarantee that we will do our best in every game, regardless of whether there is the club's full strength or not. Support, we all will!"

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The club's personnel changes and the poor record of the first team have obviously affected the emotions of the players of the second team.

During the training session in the afternoon, the players all seemed very absent-minded, which made Ye Qiu very dissatisfied. After the training session, he specially kept all the players and conveyed the intention of the club to them. That is the club. We will fully support the team's performance in the Dutch Cup and ensure the stability of the second team.

This somewhat reassures the players, at least for now, the most important task for them is the Dutch Cup.

"I heard that the chairman brought you here this morning?"

After sending off the players and assistants, Huang Chu was ushered in.

"Yeah!" Ye Qiu nodded, looking not in a good mood.

Huang Chu leaned down, looked at him with bright eyes from low to high, "You seem to be in a bad mood, what's the matter?"

Ye Qiu looked at the flowery face under his eyelids, full of concern, and his mood was not so bad, "It's nothing, just thinking, when will we go out for a little meeting."

"No seriousness!" Huang Chufen blushed, glared at him angrily, but soon sighed, "Actually, if you don't tell me, I can guess that the current situation of the club is very troublesome."

The fans are dissatisfied, the players are dissatisfied, the management is in turmoil, and the coaching staff is also precarious. It is a mess from top to bottom. Who can be in a good mood?Even if you are as optimistic as Van Dude, don't you sigh all day long?
"After staying in Ajax for a year, I single-handedly picked out this group of players in the second team. I must have feelings in my heart, so..." Ye Qiu really put his heart and soul into the second team, otherwise If so, he wouldn't work so hard and work so hard.

Huang Chu is very aware of Ye Qiu's dedication to Ajax's second team, so she can more or less understand Ye Qiu's mood at this moment, "Anyway, you have already handed in your resignation letter, and you will leave after finishing this season. , take it easy."

Ye Qiu nodded, "By the way, what about you? I'm leaving, what should you do?"

"What do you want me to do?" Huang Chu's pretty face flushed again, why is this guy talking so sloppily?

"Whether you go or not, what does it matter to me? Besides, I'm still studying in Amsterdam!"

Ye Qiu chuckled, "Aren't I afraid that you will be alone? And if I leave, you will live alone. Are you afraid?"

Huang Chu's face immediately turned redder. She accidentally told Ye Qiu that she was afraid of living in such a big house alone at night, but this guy made fun of her all day long, "Get lost!"

"Ah Chu!" Ye Qiu chuckled, and immediately became serious.

"What are you doing?" Huang Chu suspected that he had learned how to change his face, and that he was too thick-skinned.

"Promise me, if I go far away, you can't let other men chase you!"

After hearing Ye Qiu's words, Huang Chu felt sore in his heart. They have been together for more than half a year. If they say they don't feel anything, who are they lying to?

"If you don't agree, I'll take it as you agree!" Ye Qiu said with a rogue smile.

"Get out, guess what you like!" Huang Chu turned his head away angrily.

Ye Qiu stared at Huang Chu with a serious face, "I promise, give me two years, and I will be famous in Holland and Europe. I want everyone to know me, Ye Qiu, and I will Let fans all over the world remember my name, and when I become famous, I will confess my love to you!"

"wait for me!"

In Huang Chu's eyes, Ye Qiu at this time had indescribable arrogance and ambition, and there was an indescribable determination all over his body.

That is a very charming feeling!
She knew in her heart that her father looked down on Ye Qiu, but she was also very grateful to Ye Qiu because Ye Qiu didn't say anything.

She understood that Ye Qiu was doing it for her own good and didn't want her to be in trouble, because one was a good friend and the other was a father whose blood was thicker than water. If Ye Qiu spread out, she would be in the middle of it. She understands.

It was also because of this that she felt that Ye Qiu's character and personality were really good.

Looking at Ye Qiu's leaving back, Huang Chu smiled unconsciously, with a little sweetness and joy.

You can't even figure out what's going on in the girl's family, and you still swear that you want to pick up girls?

"What a fool!" Huang Chu cursed with a smile, turned around and left.

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The defeat at the centennial celebration really hit the first team hard.

Soon, the media revealed that Dani Carvalho, the talented Portuguese midfielder that Ajax has introduced this season, has formally submitted a written transfer application to the club. The Portuguese star said he could not adapt to the climate and life in the Netherlands environment, he hopes to return to the Iberian Peninsula to play football, preferably back to his home country Portugal.

Although Dani Carvalho did not perform well in Ajax this year, his transfer still attracted the attention of many teams, including Portugal's Sporting Lisbon and several La Liga teams. The team, they all issued an invitation to Dani Carvalho, but Ajax refused to make any transfer operations until the end of the season.

Everyone can see that Ajax is waiting for a new coach.

Dani Carvalho's written application fully kicked off the opening of the Ajax player supermarket, followed by the club's main winger, Glenshire, who was also named by the media. This player who performed well in Ajax There's never been a shortage of interest in the winger, and there are plenty of teams looking at him right now.

And Brian Laudrup, no one will be surprised that Laudrup Jr. left, because it fits his style very well.

But the most surprising thing was that the second person to submit a written transfer request was Yousef Hershey.

This 18-year-old black teenager who has already entered the Dutch youth national team but also has Ethiopian nationality is known as the new Bergkamp. He can play both midfielder and forward positions. He is fast and has excellent skills. He won the opportunity to enter the first team earlier, but in the first team, he failed to perform better, and always spent time on the bench.

As a member of the Dutch national youth team, Yousef? Hershey has clearly told the team, either give him a place, or let him go.

But as before, Ajax has not given a clear answer for the time being, saying that everything will have to wait until the end of the season.

But soon, the media exposed a cleaning list for Ajax, which almost included a group of veterans such as Aaron Winter, Van Hurst, and Virat, and even the main goalkeeper Grimm was listed. in it.

This immediately caused an uproar in Ajax. In the end, Chairman Van Prager had to stand up again and hold a press conference to clarify, saying that the club has no plans at present, and the so-called purge list is all fabricated. , But can this stabilize the players' hearts?
A week after losing to Twente, the first team of Ajax won Nijmegen 5:2 at home, but this has been unable to restore the confidence and fighting spirit of the fans, and even the attendance rate of the Arenal stadium has dropped. It got bad, less than half.

And three days later, the team challenged Roda JC in an away game. Westhoff's team once again exposed a fatal problem. They suffered a 0:3 away game defeat. It also fell to the 9th place all of a sudden, and was caught up by teams such as Roda JC, Willem II and Alkmaar.

Compared with the poor performance of the first team in the Eredivisie League, the second team performed like a broken bamboo in the Youth League One.

Ever since Ye Qiu's team occupied the leading position in the league, they have always shown a very strong stamina, especially the lethality they showed when facing this group of teams of the same level. The 4:1 and 5:0 big defeats made the Ajax second team win the applause of countless fans.

This also made many Ajax fans turn to pay attention to this second team, especially the upcoming Dutch Cup semi-final match against Heerenveen.

Although many people are unwilling to admit it, they have to admit it.

The Holland Cup, this is already the only national professional championship that Ajax can compete for this season, even if it is not Westhof's first team that represents Ajax, but the team led by Ye Qiu Second team.

But the fans don't care about you, what they value and need is the championship!

(End of this chapter)