The Godfather of Football

Sometimes, Ye Qiu really wanted to find the guy who modified Huntelaar's Baidu entry in his previous life and beat him up.

Because he was wrong, and he was very wrong.

Huntelaar was born in a small village in Dronput, Gelderland, the Netherlands. At the age of 5, he entered a local small club to receive football enlightenment training. He was then spotted by Go Ahead Eagles and Graafschap respectively. In the end, because of the distance, he chose Graafschap.

From winger to central organizer to forward, Huntelaar's performance in Graafschap is getting better and better.

Ye Qiu remembered very clearly that in his previous life, he looked at Baidu and found that Huntelaar scored 31 goals in the Dutch Second Division in the 99/00 season. You know, Huntelaar was only 16 years old at that time. What a terrifying goal rate!

And unless the rules of the Dutch league are changed, it is difficult to explain why Graafschap plays in the Eredivisie this season, while his youth team can play in the Eredivisie?

Very simple, the entry says that Huntelaar scored 31 goals in the youth league!

Perhaps because of his outstanding performance in the match against Ajax, Huntelaar was promoted to the U16 team to play in the U16 league after the game, but Grafchaap's U16 played in the second division of the Dutch U16 Youth League, and he did score a lot of goals in reality.

It is said that Huntelaar's consecutive goals have attracted the attention of many top Dutch teams, including PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord, as well as Ajax, so when Ye Qiu asked Roland to check the striker of Grafchaap who scored many goals for him, Roland quickly found out the name of that person, Klaas Huntelaar.

For the second team, Ye Qiu had two areas that he was not satisfied with, one at the beginning and the other at the end, the striker and the defender. These were also the two areas he mentioned to Leo Benhakker to recruit players, and both had targets.

Among them, the striker he was looking at was Grafchaap's rising star, Huntelaar.

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When Huntelaar saw Ye Qiu again, he recognized the head coach of the Ajax youth team at a glance.

Because he was so special!

When the coaching bench of the Dutch Youth League was filled with a group of white-skinned middle-aged men with the most popular thick mustaches, the young man with black hair, yellow skin, and clean face was very easy to identify.

This saved Ye Qiu some trouble in introducing himself.

"I am now the head coach of Ajax II, my name is Ye Qiu!" But he still briefly talked about his job change.

At least, Ajax II is more attractive than U15, because the second team is the first team.

Huntelaar was stunned when he heard this. He hadn't seen Ye Qiu for only two months, but he didn't expect that Ye Qiu would be promoted.

There was no media involved in the internal game in De Tokmost. A few fans watched it. Although it was also spread, it did not cause much trouble. After all, that game did not attract the attention of the media and fans.

Who would care about the youth team's games these days?

Even for fans like Ajax who are devoted to youth training, the stands of the second team can only hold a few thousand people at most, but even so, the stands are still empty, and everyone's focus is on the first team.

"Are you interested in joining Ajax's second team?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Today, Ajax's second team is competing in the Dutch Youth League, while Graafschap can't even enter the second league, which shows the gap between the two teams.

"Me?" Huntelaar was a little surprised.

"Yes, playing for the second team, I believe you also hope to get a broader platform to display your strength, right?" Ye Qiu said with a smile.

Indeed, facing the olive branch thrown by Ye Qiu, it would be a lie for Huntelaar to say that he was not tempted.

Now he and Grafschap have not signed a formal contract, and the current European football is not standardized in many aspects, and there is no such thing as training fees. Therefore, if he wants to transfer to other teams, he can do so anytime and anywhere, and Ajax does not need to spend a penny. Because of this, teams such as PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord have poached him.

Ye Qiu also understands this situation, but he feels that there is no need to sympathize with Grafschap, because they also use similar methods to poach other youth training products from other clubs.

Just like Boulahrouz, who was poached from De Tokmost by Alkmaar at the age of 16, Ajax did not get a penny.

This is still considered light. Ajax's star player Kluivert was in his prime in 1997, but he transferred to AC Milan on a free transfer. This transfer completely sent Ajax's forward line into hell, and it has not recovered even now. You know, Kluivert was a famous genius striker in Europe at that time.

Therefore, European football is like a cruel and bloody battlefield, and soft-hearted people will never be able to gain a foothold here!

"At De Tokmost, we can provide you with the best training environment, allowing you to train and play with the best Dutch players such as Van der Vaart, but you must also accept the most brutal competition here, because top strikers such as Van Basten, Bergkamp and Kluivert were born here!"

If Ye Qiu remembers correctly, Huntelaar's idol should be Bergkamp, ​​and among the forwards he admires are Van Basten, Kluivert and Gullit, among whom Ajax accounts for Most of them, so he himself is also an Ajax fan. I heard that he also collected a lot of Ajax scarves.

In his previous life, Ye Qiu had read an interesting story about Huntelaar from the newspaper. He heard that when he was playing for PSV, Ajax scarves were always hung in his house, so every time PSV was there, When Wen's people came to see him, he always hid the scarf in a hurry. This matter was later leaked by his landlord.

Because of this, Ye Qiu felt that he should be more confident in impressing Huntelaar from this aspect.

"If I go to Ajax, will I play in the second team?" Huntelaar looked at Ye Qiu and asked with concern.

"Yes, I am the head coach of the second team, I can promise this!" Of course Ye Qiu can guarantee it, because he wants to get Huntelaar in order to strengthen the lethality of the second team's forward line. "But, I can't promise it. If you enter the first team, it is not within my scope of authority, and you must also know that not just anyone can enter the Ajax first team!”

Of course Huntelaar knew that Ye Qiu took the initiative to say this, which made him feel that Ye Qiu was very honest.

"Playing in the second team and performing well will naturally get the favor of the first team. You should know Van der Vaart, right?"

Huntelaar nodded. This is the new batch of talented young stars from Ajax that the media has exaggerated. They are as famous as Feyenoord's Van Persie. They are also the objects of Huntelaar's envy, because they have played in the two major Dutch clubs since they were young. Grow up under the key training of a powerful team.

"He performed well in the youth team and now he will enter the second team. If he can continue his performance in the youth team, it will be a matter of time before he enters the first team. The same goes for you!"

Indeed, playing for the Ajax second team is definitely easier for the Ajax first team to take a liking to than playing outside. The one who is closer to the top gets the better, but in the end, you still have to rely on strength and performance to speak for itself.

"Can you let me think about it carefully?" Huntelaar couldn't make up his mind.

Ye Qiu nodded, "Of course, you can go back and discuss it with your family. By the way, do you have an agent?"

Huntelaar shook his head, "No!"

Ye Qiu was secretly happy. What he was least sure about was dealing with those vampire-like agents. Moreover, in the Ajax youth training system, among the three biggest enemies of young people's success, the number one one was discipline. The second is defense, and the third is the excessive involvement of the media and agents.

Not having an agent is also a good thing!

"You go back and have a good talk with your family. This is my phone number. You can also ask your parents to accompany you to Amsterdam to visit Detok Most. I will arrange the reception!" Ye Qiu said with a smile. invite.

Ajax's youth training camp is well-known throughout the Netherlands. Being able to enter Detok Most is the hope of countless parents for their sons who play football. They are proud to receive an invitation from Detok Most. But Ye Qiu also did this to show his sincerity and reassure Huntelaar and his parents.

"It seems that you have the potential to change your profession and become a human trafficker!" Roland waited until Huntelaar left and then teased Ye Qiu. At least from what Ye Qiu said just now, he was full of emotions. Suspected of abducting minors.

Human trafficker is actually a term used in the football world for agents.

"Do you really think this guy is very good?" Roland asked with concern.

Ye Qiu nodded, "The traditional Dutch killer, with a little refinement, should be able to meet my tactical ideas. After all, he is still young."

"Now PSV has Ruud van Nistelrooy and Nelis, Feyenoord also has Cruz and Carew, and there is Robin van Persie in their youth team, so from a practical point of view, from a prospect point of view, and even from a personal emotional point of view , joining Ajax is his ideal choice!”

"Personal feelings?" Roland didn't believe it.

"Didn't you see how excited he was when he talked about Bergkamp, ​​Kluivert and Van Basten?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile. He was just making a start. Huntelaar After all, he is a young man who cannot hide his thoughts and reveals his admiration for these players at once.

When Roland heard this, he immediately decided to take another look at this guy, "You are so treacherous, you specialize in deceiving minors!"

Ye Qiu didn't refute. He chuckled and stood up, "Let's go back to Amsterdam. There's still another place we need to go to!"

"Where?" Roland didn't know Ye Qiu's whereabouts at all, so much so that he felt like he had been betrayed without knowing it.

“Lyon, France!”

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In today's French Ligue 1, Lyon has never been a giant, and even a strong team is a bit inadequate. It can barely be regarded as a strong team. This is not just because they have never won the league championship.

Throughout the 1980s, Lyon spent more than half of its time in the second-tier league. It was not until the 1989/90 season that Lyon returned to Ligue 1. However, the results were never very satisfactory. It was only in the past few years that Lyon began to show upward momentum. The results are firmly in the forefront. Last season they finished sixth in Ligue 1. Their performance this season is better than last season and they should be able to rank higher.

Ye Qiu was just a nobody. When he and Roland arrived at the international airport in the eastern suburbs of Lyon, they did not encounter any difficulties or obstacles. No one knew them at all.

Ajax can reimburse the travel expenses of club employees, and Ye Qiu had to rush back to the club, so he flew directly from Amsterdam to Lyon.

"Which player in Lyon do you like?" Roland still doesn't know Ye Qiu's goals and ideas.

"You will know when you go there!" Ye Qiu smiled and didn't say anything.

Just yesterday, Huntelaar called him and said that his parents had agreed to let him join Ajax, and they would take Huntelaar to Amsterdam on Sunday. They hope to have a chance to talk to Ye Qiu face to face and find out what plans Ye Qiu has for their son's future.

This is necessary, because no one wants to take the risk of handing over their promising son to someone who has no plans.

But what they don't know is that the so-called plan is actually a scam.

In the previous life, when Huntelaar joined PSV Eindhoven, the other party must have given a detailed plan and suggestions. But after Huntelaar's outstanding performance, they were able to put Huntelaar on the first team? Didn't they still introduce Kezman from outside?

When Ye Qiu was a fan before, he always naively thought that European clubs were too beautiful, but in fact, they were not like that at all.

Just like Arsenal, the most respected youth training, everyone only saw Wenger cultivate a Fabregas, but if you pay close attention to the introduction of Arsenal's youth training system in those years, it is not difficult to find that there was only one Fabregas, but how many promising stars did they sacrifice?

This certainly cannot be blamed on Arsenal for being unkind, because youth training has always been a scattering net, and no one can guarantee a 100% success rate, but for the club's investment and output, they will select a player with the most potential and focus on cultivating him, and the others will be released or loaned out.

In the final analysis, a football club is a business. People who are full of kindness and compassion are doomed to tragedy, just like Moratti of Inter Milan.

This is true for players, coaches, and head coaches!

This is true in all walks of life in the world!

If you don't want to put your fate in the hands of others and want to be able to control your own fate and future, you can only be a strong person. Only when you have enough strength and bargaining chips, you are qualified to control your own fate, and even control the fate of others in turn.

This is the cruel reality!

Of course, Ye Qiu also has his own bottom line. He will tell Huntelaar's parents his plan truthfully. As for whether they can accept it, it is not within Ye Qiu's consideration.

While thinking, Ye Qiu and Roland got on a taxi.

"Master, go to Mount Duchere!" Ye Qiu said in English.

The French driver in the front row turned around, nodded at Ye Qiu, and started the car directly.

"Mount Duchere? Where is it?" Roland was puzzled. Isn't he going to Lyon?

Mount Duchere is in the west of Lyon. It takes more than half an hour to take a taxi from the eastern airport to the west. The whole way is the ring highway. The speed is not slow, which shows that the distance is not short. When I turned on the meter, I found that it was 40 kilometers.

Duchere is a small mountain town in the west of Lyon. There is only one football field and one football club, also called Duchere. It is an amateur club formed by some amateur players near Duchere because of their interests. The purpose is to participate in the French regional league.

In Duchere, there are many immigrant families, so most of the teenagers and young people who play football here are not native French people, but some children of immigrants.

It is easy to find a football field in Duchere, because it is no more than 1 kilometer from east to west and from south to north. In China, it is just a small village. Such a large football field can almost be said to be invisible.

Ye Qiu walked in with Roland, and he found that this is the sports center of Duchere.

The stadium is not only a football field, but also a stadium, with a track and field, a simple single-layer stand, a tennis court in the north, a swimming pool in the east, and indoor basketball courts, etc. The training ground of the Duxiere Club is in the southwest corner of the stadium, a very small piece.

Strictly speaking, Duxiere's training ground only has one and a half standard fields, and the complete standard field is obviously used for team training, but the equipment is very poor, the grass has died a lot, and some places have exposed sand.

Another field is only half the size of a regular stadium, which is divided into two small training grounds that are difficult to be smaller. When Ye Qiu and his team walked in, there was a group of children playing football under the leadership of the coach. There were some parents watching next to the field, and they were having fun.

On the large field, a group of players were training on the field wearing uniform uniforms with surprisingly large logos of advertising sponsors on their chests. Ye Qiu recognized that this was the name of a local supermarket, which should be their sponsor.

"This logo is really eye-catching!" Roland shook his head as he looked at it. Is it necessary to make it so big?

Ye Qiu smiled, but he didn't think it was a big deal. After all, it's not easy to attract sponsors in such a small place. Catering to the tastes of sponsors is also a helpless thing. Otherwise, how can a team operate?

Don't think that amateur teams don't need to spend money. The travel expenses, food and accommodation, team uniforms and other expenses for going back and forth to participate in the game are not small in a year. Without sponsors, wouldn't the players have to pay for it themselves?

As he was talking, Ye Qiu noticed a black player on the court.

"Is it him?" Ye Qiu muttered, a little suspicious.

It seems to be similar, but he remembered that this person played as a defender. Why is he playing in the midfield now?

Did I remember it wrong?

PS: I apologize first. The update at noon was a little late. I had gout in my feet these days and didn't sleep well at night. I slept too much!