The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 60 Our Boss

"From now on, you will receive two hours of tactical knowledge learning every day, and what I want to tell you today is what is our tactical framework for the new season? What are our core elements? "

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon on the first day of the training camp, the Ajax first team held the first tactical preparation meeting after the training camp in the tactical preparation room. The meeting lasted for two hours, followed by a half-hour break. The third training session starts at 6:30.

Three training sessions a day, this is the training plan that Ye Qiu finalized during his preparations for the season.

"I believe all of you know that tactics are always moving forward. The tactics in the past were looser and less rigorous. At that time, the tactics were more emphasis on match-ups. What does this mean?"

"To put it simply, forwards versus central defenders, full-backs versus full-backs, midfielders versus midfielders, this is a match-up contest, and in this match-up contest, it is the individual player's personality that determines the victory of a football match. Strength, the more matchups you win, the more you can win a game.”

These words are not difficult to understand. Ye Qiu has been preparing for this tactical lesson for a long time, and even studied it with Bobby Harms and others for a long time. It was hard to compile such an easy-to-understand article. The tactics are analyzed.

Therefore, many players on the scene listened and nodded incessantly.

"But I want to tell everyone that in the past two years, and even in the future, football tactical formations will be more compact and rigorous than ever before, and the utilization rate of every inch of space on the pitch will be higher. In this case, players will respond to each other more frequently, and the matchup will no longer determine the victory of a game!"

These words are not difficult to understand. In the past, there were not many echoes, and it was easy to fall into one-on-one, but now that it is more rigorous, and there are more echoes, it is easy to fall into one-on-two, or even one-to-many situations, so Ye Qiu's words also made this group Players who have played football will understand immediately.

"What determines who wins the game?"

The answer is already very clear.

"Teamwork!" Ye Qiu wrote this word on the tactical blackboard, "In teamwork, the most important thing is running without the ball. The key, because in a game, most of the time, the players are off the ball, right?"

Afterwards, Ye Qiu released a video.

The video is one of the scenes of Ajax's second team playing in the cup match last season.

Huntelaar pulled out an opponent's central defender, Sneijder picked a pass from behind, Van der Vaart obliquely inserted into the penalty area, taking advantage of the gap exposed by the opponent's central defender being pulled out of the defense zone, and after successful anti-offside, he got the ball to form a single goal.

"This is a two-pronged problem. Huntelaar retreats, should the central defender follow or not?"

The players on the scene all showed a thoughtful look, which is also the effect Ye Qiu wanted, to make them think more.

"Follow, there is naturally a gap behind you. If you don't follow, Huntelaar can easily get the ball. At this time, we can have more offensive routines. For example, Huntelaar takes the ball and Sneijder suddenly goes forward. After attracting the defenders, pass to van der Vaart diagonally and still be a threat!"

Everyone showed a thoughtful look, and they all knew that Ye Qiu was right.

At this moment, Kefu raised his hand, "Boss, according to what you said, if you encounter such an attack, how will you defend?"

What Ye Qiu wanted was to speak freely, so he smiled and motioned Keefu to sit down, "It's very simple, if we are fighting as a team, the midfielder retreats, and after Huntelaar retreats, the midfielder immediately blocks, and then In turn, the forwards also retreated, and the entire team's defensive system remained tight and rigorous, and the problem was solved!"

"So, this tells us a very important truth, offense is not the responsibility of offensive players, and defense is not only the responsibility of defensive players, we are a whole, offense and defense are a whole, and running can make the We as a whole have run more smoothly, become more in control, and become stronger."

"I can even say that as long as the tactical formation continues to develop towards compactness and rigor, the importance of off-ball running will become more and more important. Teams without a reasonable and excellent off-ball running system will be eliminated. Players who lack the awareness of running without the ball will also be eliminated!"

Ye Qiu's words were very confident and decisive, and it also made all the players present clearly realize the importance of running without the ball, whether it was for the team or themselves.

After making everyone aware of the importance of running without the ball, Ye Qiu spent a lot of time explaining his understanding of running without the ball, as well as the use and requirements of running without the ball in training. It was all to make all the players have a deeper understanding of Ye Qiu's training purpose and tactical requirements.

A person will only accept and work hard when he understands why he is doing something.

After talking about running without the ball, Ye Qiu spent a long time, added some videos and videos, and added the team 433's position, movement and area control map he had drawn before, and analyzed His own specific tactical framework and tactical settings allow every player to understand the specific responsibilities he undertakes in this set of tactics.

What the full-backs should do, what the central midfielders should do, and what the forwards should do, Ye Qiu is very clear about what to do, so he uses this method to instill in the players, let them understand, but this is just the beginning, because understanding After that, you must be familiar with it, know how to use it, and know how to maintain coordinated operations.

It can be said that there is still a long way to go, but Ye Qiu must move forward step by step.

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"I really didn't expect that the boss did so many things without us knowing!"

Back in the locker room to rest and prepare for the third training session, Sneijder said in disbelief, because Ye Qiu had taught them a lot about the team in this two-hour tactical class. tactical knowledge and content.

"I think the boss's tactics are further improved on the basis of the second team. It is still 433, but many details have changed. For example, the striker pays more attention to the connection and echo with the left and right wingers. Aspects are my weakness!" Huntelaar saw his own shortcomings.

"Don't worry, the boss also said that as long as you work hard, there is nothing you can't do!" Van der Vaart comforted.

They were all old courtiers of the second team last season, and they all admired Ye Qiu completely and had no doubts, but the newcomers were not so easily convinced.

"Didn't you ever suspect that what your boss said might be just empty words, and it might not necessarily be true. What kind of rigorous tactics and team fighting mean that the forwards should also invest in defense and the defenders should also participate in offense? If you run like this and the striker comes back to defend, he will consume a lot of energy, how can he have time to score goals?"

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a thorn in the head, and at the same time he has a sense of fear and resistance towards Ye Qiu. In addition, he himself is not the kind of player who likes to run a lot, so he naturally resists.

"You will doubt it because you have never participated in it, but we..." Van der Vaart glanced at the teammates beside him proudly, "...We are the witnesses of the boss's team football!"

"Exactly, how do you think we won the Holland Cup?" Sneijder also responded aloud.

As soon as this matter was mentioned, the locker room immediately became noisy. All the new players who joined the team had never heard of this matter before. After coming to Amsterdam, they vaguely heard some clues, but they never understood it. Now that Van der Vaart and Sneijder had revealed the truth of the matter, they naturally became interested and started asking questions.

"We were still in the second team!" Keivu took the initiative to tell everyone about the process, "I was later sent down by the first team. They were all promoted from the youth team. At that time, our team was basically a group of around 16 years old. No one will think highly of us, because the Dutch Cup is a group of professional league teams.”

Even amateur fans know how big the gap is between professional teams and youth teams, let alone this group of professional players.

After hearing what Keivu said, even if he was as proud as Ibrahimovic, he came closer and listened intently.

"We met the Going Eagles of the Dutch second league. Everyone said that we must lose, but in the end, we defeated our opponents and advanced to the next round. It's okay, but we drew to PSV Eindhoven! "

"Eredivisie champion last season, Eindhoven?" Gilberto Silva was a little surprised, he knew this team before.

"Yes, Eindhoven was invincible in the Eredivisie at that time. They never lost even a game in the Netherlands. In Europe, they were all teams that were comparable to teams like Bayern and Valencia. The team There are famous players like Ruud van Nistelrooy and Van Bommel, and they just beat our first team 4-0 at the Arena!"

"It's over, it's over, are you sure you're not dead?" Yaya Toure was young and shouted in a panic.

Ibrahimovic cast a glance at him, "They won the championship in the end, how could they be dead?"

Yaya Toure immediately realized that he had made a mistake, he laughed and stopped talking.

"That's right. At that time, the whole Netherlands thought we were doomed. Even the Ajax fans thought we were doomed. The club's management also thought we were doomed. The chairman also said that as long as we don't lose too much It's ugly, that's fine!" Kifu said with a laugh, not seeing that this guy is eloquent.

When everyone in the locker room heard this, their hearts were darkened. At that time, it can be said that there will be ten deaths and no life. Who would want to win?

"Then how did you defeat PSV in the end?" Gilberto Silva asked with concern.

Van der Vaart chuckled, "Everyone thinks we are going to lose, and we also think we are going to lose, but the boss keeps telling us, who the hell will lose? He keeps telling us that as long as we are willing to fight, we will lose." No one is born a loser in football, even the mighty Eindhoven, we have to get rid of him!"

"Well said!" Lucio didn't say much, but he was very stubborn, feeling that Ye Qiu liked him.

People who play football are full of blood. Hearing Ye Qiu say this, many people present were very impressed by that gentle head coach, even Zlatan Ibrahimo, who was not very sensitive to Ye Qiu. Vicky, too, couldn't help but have a flash of admiration.

"We have nothing to lose. In terms of strength, we are not as good as our opponents. In terms of experience, we are not as good as our opponents. We lose everything, but the boss told us that there are two things we can't lose. One is the whole. We are a team. It's a war, and we all have to advance and retreat together, whoever fights cowardly, whoever is selfish, is a bastard!"

"well said!"

"That's how it should be!"

There was a sudden response in the locker room, and many players were also excited.

"The other one is fighting spirit. I dare to say that everyone has no confidence in us, but the boss always has confidence in us and keeps encouraging us!"

Having said that, Van der Vaart looked at Kivu, Sneijder and others, and even the silent Abidal couldn't help but show nostalgia, which made everyone present have a feeling that professional players like this If you can have such a game in your life, you will be proud of it for a lifetime!
"That game was very difficult, very difficult, PSV took all the advantages, pressed us to keep playing, kept playing, made us unable to parry and fight back, beat us almost We couldn’t take it any longer, but all of us gritted our teeth and held our last breath, because none of us wants to be the first bastard to give up our teammates!"

All those present have played football or watched football. Naturally, in the case of a huge disparity in strength, what kind of passive situation the weaker side will be in is naturally conceivable. At that time, this group of Aja How much pressure and pain did the players of the Knicks second team bear.

But they beat PSV in the end, what does that prove?
Isn't that what Ye Qiu said?
The team is the key and foundation for a team to win!

"After defeating Eindhoven, what's next?" Seeing that no one asked and the locker room was quiet, Maicon mustered up the courage to ask his doubts.

Keivu smiled, and took Van der Vaart's words, "After defeating PSV, it was just the beginning, but it brought us unprecedented confidence and convinced us all, what the boss said That's right, as long as we are united and advance and retreat together, there is no opponent in this world that we cannot defeat!"

"After that, we met Utrecht, Heerenveen and finally Feyenoord in the final!"

Each of the three teams ranked higher than Ajax in the Eredivisie last season, which shows the strength of these three teams, among which Heerenveen and Feyenoord are ranked No. The second and third have both entered the UEFA Champions League, and their strength is even more extraordinary.

It can be said that any team has the strength to crush this weak youth team casually.

However, the second team of Ajax had the last laugh and won the Dutch Cup.

Without knowing the situation and the opponent, everyone would just laugh when they heard that the second team won the Holland Cup. After understanding the situation, they will know how difficult it is.

"At that time, we played very hard every game, and every game was desperate, but we trusted our leader from the beginning to the end. He said to go east, we went east, He said to go west, we went west without hesitation, and in the end, we had the last laugh and won the championship!"

The locker room was quiet, and everyone could feel that this group of players from the Ajax second team had such a distinctive temperament in their spirits, or in other words, each of them looked They all have such a stubbornness of not admitting defeat and not admitting defeat.

This is a group of soldiers who have experienced cruel baptism, and everyone can easily feel their tenacious style on the court and their fighting spirit to fight to the last minute from them.

This is the player brought out by head coach Ye Qiu!

Everyone was silent for a while, because from the mouths of this group of players from the second team, they had a more comprehensive understanding of their head coach, and they all had a stronger sense of trust in the head coach from the bottom of their hearts.

More than half a year ago, the head coach said that he would lead the young players of the second team to win the Dutch Cup, and he did it.

Half a year later, this year, he said that he would lead this group of unknown teenagers to the Eredivisie championship, and he will definitely be able to do it.

Even the proud Ibrahimovic, after hearing what Van der Vaart and others said, his impression of Ye Qiu changed a lot. At least he felt much less fear of Ye Qiu in his heart, because he never In the words of Van der Vaart and others, he could feel the trust between them.

This is also what Ye Qiu said at the tactical preparation meeting, the most important thing for a team is to trust each other.

Passing the ball depends on trust, assists rely on trust, and all cooperation on the football field is based on trust.

Without trust, any team is a mess.

Perhaps seeing that no one spoke and the locker room was quiet, Van der Vaart stood up and smiled, "So, I never doubted what the boss said. He said we can do it, so we can do it." Do it, and I'm not going to question that because that's not what I should care about."

"For me, trusting our leader, doing what he asks, doing our best, that's enough!"

"Raphael is right. If the boss can say it, he can do it!" Keefu also agreed with this point.

"Okay, it's time to go out for training!" Fred Grimm clapped his hands and shouted, his expression looked a little embarrassed, because he was a player in the first team last season, and the glory of the second team did not mean much to him. There is nothing to be proud of, but more shame and embarrassment.

Ye Qiu really didn't know that his players would have such an exchange in the locker room after the training session, but he clearly felt that the players' enthusiasm for training had increased a lot in the last training session in the afternoon, which was a good result. He felt happy when he saw the phenomenon.

He also has more confidence in the future!
(End of this chapter)