The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 91 Stick to yourself
From the 9:0 slaughter of Sparta Rotterdam at home, Ye Qiu became the savior and hero of the revival that Ajax fans and the media talked about, but when they lost to NEC Nijmegen 0:1, all of them were in The halo on Ye Qiu's body gradually lost its light.

For the first round of Alaves' home game, Ye Qiu asked himself more than any other game, so he even did not hesitate to affect this game in NEC Nijmegen, which directly led to the away game loss, hoping to win the home game. Under Alaves, reached the UEFA Cup final.

But there is a saying that the sky does not obey people's wishes.

Ye Qiu had calculated everything, but he didn't calculate that Aravis would adopt a 541 defensive formation at the Arena Stadium.

What's more, what he didn't expect was that after being unable to attack for a long time, Alaves made a very ordinary counterattack, and right back Contra made a simple cross without any purpose. Grimm who attacked would make a mistake, and then With a wonderful assist, the ball was passed to Alaves striker Moreno.

Ye Qiu was betting, he was betting that the team could make a difference in the UEFA Cup, but obviously, this time he lost the bet!
First, he lost to Nijmegen. At that time, Ye Qiu could still be said to be preparing for Aravis' match, but now, he even lost to Aravis, which directly caused his opponent to win the away game in the first round. When it came to the 1:0 victory, it could even be said to have pushed Ajax over a cliff.

The League, the Dutch Cup, and the UEFA Cup, so far this season, Ajax has always maintained a momentum of advancing on the three fronts, and their performances are also very good, but at critical moments, the disadvantages of fighting on the third front are exposed. more obvious.

Although the main reason for losing the first round was Grimm's mistakes, in this game, Ajax couldn't attack for a long time, and there was nothing they could do about the opponent's defensive system composed of 8 players. This will definitely make Ye Qiu the target of everyone's bombardment.

Because there is no mercy in professional football, if you gamble, you are a hero if you win, but if you lose, you will bear the price of losing!

On the way back from the Arena to De Tokmost, the players who had played the whole game looked very downcast, with their heads drooping and dejected, just like defeated roosters.

The 9-0 victory over Sparta Rotterdam, the praise and compliments from the outside world, more or less made this group of young players a little bit elated, and even Ye Qiu felt a little arrogant in his heart, thinking that his team was enough strong.

But two consecutive defeats caused Ajax to suffer huge setbacks on both fronts, which undoubtedly reminded them that when it comes to professional leagues and European competitions, you are so tender!

Back in the dressing room of the first-team training building in De Tokmorest, the players showered and changed, no one spoke, only movement and sound.

After they all showered and changed, they sat in the locker room one by one.

"Let's all go back!" Ye Qiu looked at the group of young players and forced a smile.

"If you lose, you lose. It's only the first round. We still have an away game!"

Everyone knows how difficult Alaves' away game is, especially for the young and inexperienced Ajax, it is very difficult to win away games, because La Liga teams have no other games to compete for this season Yes, they even gave up the league now and put all their energy and resources on the UEFA Cup.

How will they play at home?
"Go back, remember not to read the newspaper tomorrow, maybe you will feel better!" Ye Qiu joked a little sourly.

Some of the players showed a sad smile, because they are not willing to lose, and they don't like to lose.

But in the professional league, if you win, you lose. Since you are in the professional league, you have to be mentally prepared to lose.

Watching the players walk out of the locker room one by one, Ye Qiu was the last to leave, turned off the lights, and closed the door.

The night is very dark, and the first-team training ground under the shadows is a bit like a dark beast that devours people, especially in the chilly night.

He was thinking about a question, a question that might not be difficult to understand, but it had troubled him for a long time.

That is the success of a head coach, what exactly does it take?
He couldn't figure it out, he always couldn't figure it out.

When he was a football fan in his previous life, he watched the European coaches and learned more about them from the media and games. This is very one-sided, because there are many things that cannot be conveyed through the media and games. .

For the fans, they only look at a head coach through the media and the game, so they don't care what you do, whether you work hard or not, they only care about one thing, did you win the game?Or those who are a little picky will pay more attention to whether the game is good or not, other than that, they don't care.

Therefore, every head coach hopes that he can become a permanent winner, but how many of them really do?
"Could it be that it's really that difficult to achieve success?" Ye Qiu asked with a deep sigh and muttered to himself.

"It's hard to say, but it's easy to say!" Bobby Harms' voice sounded beside Ye Qiu.

"Bobby!" Ye Qiu turned his head and smiled at this kind old man.

It is not easy for Bobby Harms' fat body to sit on the grass like Ye Qiu, so he just fell down and almost fell down. Fortunately, Ye Qiu helped him, otherwise I'm going to fall down.

Sitting down side by side with Ye Qiu, Bobby Harms looked at the pitch-black front, and then at Ye Qiu. He understood Ye Qiu's mood at this moment very well, because Ye Qiu's mood in his early years Michels had it, Cruyff had it, Van Gaal had it.

It can be said that every head coach must go through such a process, which is a kind of tempering.

"Are you interested in hearing Van Gaal's story?" Bobby Harms asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu didn't care, shrugged and nodded.

"In fact, Van Gaal almost left Ajax that year. Before he took charge of the first team in 91, he was the team's firefighting head coach, but he stepped down not long after, because he lacked qualifications at that time, so he returned. When he arrived at the youth team, and his performance in the youth team was very good, some teams began to offer him an olive branch."

"At that time, Van Gaal was very ambitious. He thought he had everything ready and he would be successful, so he wanted to try outside, but in the end the club decided to keep him and talk about it in private. Give him a promise, after Leo Benhak, he must be the head coach of Ajax!"

When Ye Qiu heard this, he was taken aback. He had always thought that Van Gaal was temporarily replacing Leo Benhak as a firefighter, but he didn't expect that it was not the case. Such a promise had already been made, but no one would. Thinking, Leo? Benhak will leave at the beginning of the league.

"Guess what happened to Van Gaal's league start?" Bobby Harms asked with a smile.

This required a lot of research to answer, so Ye Qiu naturally didn't know and shook his head.

"After losing two games in three games, the fans were very angry, thinking that this was not a team aiming to hit the league championship. At that time, there were many famous players in the team, such as Waters, Aaron Winter, etc. Wait, they don't like Van Gaal, they think he is too strong."

After a smile, Bobby Harms continued: "At that time, there were quarrels in the Ajax locker room almost every day. The players didn't like Van Gaal's tactics and arrangements. They even rose up against the tyrant. , yes, tyrant, that's what they call Van Gaal."

"I remember that there was a TV program on Dutch TV at that time, which specially invited this group of Ajax players as guests, and then they complained a lot in the program. The players attacked their coach crazily, and the host was very happy. It's a way to gain ratings, and Van Gaal realized it was a serious problem, so he went too."

"The result can be imagined. Van Gaal was so refuted on the spot that he almost screwed his head off!"

Bobby Harms laughed and shook his head.

Ye Qiu could imagine how bad Van Gaal's situation was and how much pressure he was under.

Being placed with high expectations by the management, players and fans, but performing poorly after taking the stage, this will cause huge psychological pressure for any responsible person.

"I asked him at the time, and I said, Louis, you're crazy, why are you on that kind of show?"

"Guess, how did Van Gaal answer me at the time? He said, Bobby, I must let them know my football, my football is right, it is them who are wrong, they need to give me time, they need to give me more Patience, in this way, I will be able to bring them the best football!"

At this point, Bobby Harms showed a hint of amusement, "I asked him, what was the result? What did you get?"

"It's an even more intensified attack!"

Ye Qiu was silent, because he knew how similar Van Gaal's situation was to his current situation?
The difference is that Van Gaal was facing a group of veteran big names in the team at that time, but what he is facing now is the directors who are superior, do not understand football, but boss them around.

"I told him, Luis, everyone has different ideas and ideas about football, you can't please everyone, you can't please everyone with you and your football, because that is impossible!"

"It's like some people like Pele and some people like Maradona, but those who like Pele will never be able to prove to those who like Maradona that Pele is better than Maradona because There is no comparison at all, they are two great stars in different eras and different environments, but both achieved success."

"In the same way, some people like to attack, some people like to defend, no one can prove that offense must be better than defense!"

"So, Van Gaal will never be able to convince those players who reject his tactics, and those who like Pele will never be able to prove that Pele is better than Maradona. They can only choose what I like mine and you like yours."

"The fascinating thing about football is that there is no absolute, only relative!"

"The same set of tactics, the same lineup, won the championship last season, but may be relegated next season, who can explain what's going on? Who can figure out what's wrong here?"

"In the decades I have been in football, I have met many managers, and I try to summarize the reason why those successful managers are successful. I think they all have their own ideas and can Consistently stick to your own ideas, even if you dismiss get out of class because of it, never give up!"

"You will never be able to make all fans of all teams like your tactical style and coaching style, so when you are a head coach, you will always have only one choice, and that is to choose the best way you are best at and stick to what you think is right. Let people who like you continue to like you, and people who don't like you continue to dislike you, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!"

"Maybe, you will get out of class at Ajax, but you will definitely regain the opportunity to coach and prove yourself in other teams, because you must believe that in this world, there must be people who appreciate and affirm you !"

Ye Qiu is really young, so young that he doesn't understand such a truth!
How could a 26-year-old young man, who was just an ordinary football fan in his previous life, understand?
But what Bobby Harms said reminded Ye Qiu of what Leo Benhak had said to him back then. In fact, what they all emphasized was the same thing, that is, stick to yourself !
Always blindly accommodating, always blindly giving in, constantly changing yourself, catering to others, can you achieve real success?
"Today's media environment, fan environment, and coaching environment are all more difficult than in Van Gaal's time. The media is more developed, the fans are more demanding, and there are so many more people pointing fingers at the club, but I always believe that whether it is Not at Ajax, you are sure to succeed!"

Bobby Harms looked at Ye Qiu, his old eyes projected trust and affirmation.

Sometimes Ye Qiu wondered why he believed in himself so much?And Van Prager, what do they believe in themselves?Could it be because they once said that they are similar to Van Gaal and Cruyff in one aspect?
He doesn't feel like it, because he never feels like anyone!

"Let's go, don't let little Huang Chu worry about you!" Bobby Harms stood up from the ground with his hands on the turf.

For an obese person like him, the simple act of standing up is not easy and full of hardships.

After Ye Qiu helped him up, he turned his head and realized that Huang Chu was silently standing behind him at some point.

At this moment, Ye Qiu's heart warmed up, because he was not alone!

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"I am very satisfied with the current status of the team. My players are performing well, but the result is a bit bad, but this should not be a reason for us to doubt ourselves and deny ourselves, because in the past year, we have achieved a lot. We've made fantastic progress, we're head to head on three fronts, we're in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup and I believe..."

When Ye Qiu was at the press conference at the Arenal Stadium, facing the reporters, when he talked about tomorrow's game against Eindhoven, he looked very confident and very sure.

"We will reach the final and eventually win the UEFA Cup, and I always believe that the league has not reached the last moment, who will win the championship is still uncertain, and my team and I have enough strength and enough strength Confidence, enough fighting spirit, continue to fight this championship with PSV to the end!"

In the next few days, Ajax will usher in two games against Eindhoven, one is the 27th round of the Eredivisie against Eindhoven at home, and the other is the semi-final of the Dutch Cup. It was a home game against Eindhoven, and the difference between the two games was only 3 days.

Many people also regard these two games as the last two highlights of the season, because Feyenoord has begun to show signs of falling behind. Van Marwijk's team was really crazy at the beginning of the season, but the successor Fatigue, they fell into a trough before and after the winter break, and even now, they still haven't been able to find a way out of the trough.

Of course, with Feyenoord's strength, the third place in the league is stable, but if you want to hit the league championship, I'm afraid it's a little bit worse.

Almost everyone thinks that this season's Eredivisie champion belongs to PSV Eindhoven, and PSV Eindhoven is even the favorite to win the Dutch Cup, but Ye Qiu and his Ajax do not believe this evil, insisting on Keep fighting.

Not only the head coach Ye Qiu re-sounded the clarion call to hit the league championship at the press conference, but Ajax players also expressed their support for the head coach and their support for the continuation of the competition when they were interviewed. The fighting spirit of the league championship.

"There are still 7 rounds in the league, but we are only 8 points behind PSV, because the 3 points in this game at the Arenal Stadium, we are sure, we will start from this game and start the Jedi The clarion call for a great counter-offensive!" the team's number one midfielder, Brazilian midfielder Gilberto Silva said with high spirits.

The team's main winger Robben also shouted slogans when he was interviewed by the media: "Eindhoven, come and die!"

As if infected by the head coach and the players, many Ajax fans chose to cheer for the team. Perhaps the media and some professionals are generally not optimistic about Ye Qiu and his Ajax, but As a fan of Ajax, following this team with my own eyes, step by step to today, this group of fans knows the progress of this team better than anyone else.

Perhaps, in terms of performance, Ajax's season will suffer a failure, but in terms of football, Ajax's season is a success, and it is a huge success.

This also made some senior fans go to the gate of Arenal Stadium and pull out their own handwritten banners.

"Let that group of directors who only have money and interests in their eyes get out of Ajax!"

"We need Ye Qiu and his football, not you, rich directors!"

"Let the rotten capital get out of the Arena, let Ajax return to glorious football!"

It was in this turbulent and tense atmosphere that Ajax ushered in Eindhoven at the Arenal Stadium.

This game is not only for 3 points, but also for Ye Qiu to justify his name!
(End of this chapter)