The Godfather of Football

Groningen, many people jokingly call it Groningen.

This is mainly because Groningen is located in the northeast of the Netherlands and is a major agricultural production area.

Coming out of the Groningen train station and heading north, there are green pastures as far as the eye can see. Lazy cows are gnawing the grass leisurely on the pasture under the blue sky, raising their heads from time to time, moo~

Seeing this scene, Ye Qiu couldn't help but smile happily.

At this moment, he was sitting in the car heading to Bedem. On the left side of the road was a clear river, and on the right side was the scene of the ranch he had just seen. This suddenly made him sit in the car. I felt relieved for the first time.

If you are riding a horse at this time, it should be a different feeling.

But just think about it, he doesn't know how to ride a horse.

From the train station to Bedem, 15 minutes.

This is a small town with a small population. If it were in China, this might only be regarded as a village.

Because it was a hot summer day, there were many elderly people playing outside. Some were sitting on the riverside fishing, while others were kayaking down the river, which caused a burst of cheers, which was quite enjoyable.

Ye Qiu got off the bus at the intersection and walked into a coffee shop called Heritage.

There is a piece of paper posted outside the store with an interesting sentence, "All singles welcome!"

"The owner of this shop must be a man who can't pick up girls!" Roland pointed at the piece of paper and smiled.

Ye Qiu also smiled, opened the door of the coffee shop and went in.

"Welcome!" The person who came out to receive us was really a young man. "Excuse me, what do you want?"

Ye Qiu walked up and said, "Hello, I'm looking for someone."

"You said, I know everyone in this town!" The shop owner was very enthusiastic.

"Hans Robben!" Ye Qiu said.

The man smiled and said, "Looking for Hans, you go out and walk along this street. When you reach the intersection, turn right. The third house is there!"

"Thank you!" Ye Qiu nodded in thanks.

"Are you here to see Aryan?"

Ye Qiu stopped walking towards the store door and nodded, "Yes, we are from Ajax!"

"Ajax?" The shop owner was a little surprised, but he quickly smiled, "Aryan is the best genius our town has not seen in decades. You guys are really discerning!"

"Thank you!" Ye Qiu walked out of the store directly this time.

He took Roland out of the house, continued walking forward, and followed the direction indicated by the store owner to find Robben's home.

It was a small and exquisite one-and-a-half-story red brick house like other houses in the town, except that there was a car parked at the door and a bicycle leaning next to it.

Ding bell~ding bell~

Ye Qiu stepped forward and rang the doorbell. Not long after, a middle-aged man came out. When he saw Ye Qiu, he was slightly startled. Obviously, he did not expect that an Oriental would come to visit, but he quickly noticed Arrived at Roland.

"Hello, is Aryan Robben's home?" Ye Qiu asked politely.

Hans nodded, "Yes, you are?"

"Ye Qiu, Ajax head coach!" Ye Qiu said with a smile.

This news has spread throughout the Netherlands. Anyone who pays a little attention to football knows that Ajax has set an unusual record by hiring a 25-year-old Chinese man as its head coach.

Of course, many people are not optimistic about Ye Qiu coaching the first team, but no one can deny that Ye Qiu can lead the second team to defeat PSV, Feyenoord and other strong teams to win the Dutch Cup. This is A remarkable achievement.

"Hello, Mr. Ye Qiu, please come in!" Hans immediately realized something.

Ever since Ye Qiu led the U15 to play a match against Groningen's youth team, he began to focus on Robben.

This kid is indeed a good material. He performed very well in the U15 last season. Except for the game against Ajax, he scored in almost every game. He scored a total of 50 goals in various competitions. This number even exceeds that of Huntelaar and Van der Vaart, which shows Robben's strength and potential.

However, Groningen was in the Dutch second division last season, and their youth team is relatively average in strength. The media will not focus on youth team events now, so for Robben scoring 50 goals in the youth team Only the scouts and clubs who pay close attention to him should know about this.

Of course, it is unclear whether any club has contacted Robben.

Unlike the impression of Robben who was always bald in his previous life, now the 16-year-old Robben has short black hair, very short, so he still looks not much different from his previous life, Ye Qiuyi You can recognize it just by looking at it.

Robben naturally recognized Ye Qiu and took the initiative to say hello when he came downstairs to meet him.

At least, the previous game between Ajax and Groningen left a deep impression on Robben. It was also his worst performance last season. Coupled with Ye Qiu's series of deeds in the second team, It was difficult for him to forget this person.

"Mr. Robben, since the last time I led the U15 to play a game against Groningen, our scouts have begun to focus on your son. We really appreciate his performance in the youth team, so I came to visit this time. The main purpose is to invite your son to come to Amsterdam and play for Ajax!”

Ye Qiu likes to get straight to the point. As soon as he sees Robben recognizing him, he jumps into the topic.

Hans Robben is also very proud of his son, and he has received contact from some scouts before, so he is not surprised at all that his son can attract the attention of Ajax.

Although there are many rookies in the Dutch Youth League who score a lot of goals, not many can score 50 goals in a season!

"Mr. Ye Qiu, thank you for your attention to Aryan, but we have already signed a professional contract with Groningen, and Aryan is still studying in Groningen, so I'm afraid we can only say sorry to you!" Han Si shook his head.

Ye Qiu was not surprised by this, because the Ajax scouts had contacted him before, but were rejected. Otherwise, there would be no need for Ye Qiu to come to the door in person, and now that he is here, he will not give up so easily. .

"I know your concerns. We have very close cooperation with the best high schools and universities in Amsterdam. Many players in our team, such as Rafael van der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder, Klaas Jan Huntelaar, they are still in school, but they will play for the team’s first team in the new season!”

Ye Qiu's words seemed to be introducing his own situation, but in fact he was extending a tempting olive branch, telling Hans and Robben, look at your peers, they will all play in the Ajax first team. Competition, playing in the Eredivisie, or even European competitions, don't you want to be like them?

Sure enough, Ye Qiu's words made Hans and Robben look at each other, obviously shaken.

You know, the same promise has completely different weight when it comes from a scout than when it comes from a head coach.

"In the new season, we will carry out youth reforms. I am from the youth training camp. When the time comes, there will be a group of outstanding young rookies to represent Ajax, and I am very confident that I can be in the next few years. Create a brand new Ajax youth army full of combat effectiveness! ”

After a pause, Ye Qiu looked at Robben and his son, with a sincere look on his face, "I hope Aryan can become one of them!"

After speaking, Ye Qiu looked at Roland, who immediately took out a document from his briefcase.

This document contains the Ajax scouting department's evaluation report on Robben.

Here, I have to mention the inspection process of Ajax scouts.

Generally speaking, when a scout discovers a rookie, or the head coach arranges for a scout to inspect a rookie, he or she will first arrange for a nearby scout to go there. After a period of inspection, a report will be submitted, which will be based on Ajak. The evaluation scores given by the Sri Lanka Scouting Department's scoring template for player inspections will automatically advance to the next round as long as the scores reach a certain level.

Ajax will then forward the evaluation report to other scouts, usually in the Netherlands, there are more than 3 people, asking them to also inspect the player and submit a copy of their scouting report, and then conduct an integrated evaluation. , and finally develop a most detailed and final evaluation report.

This evaluation report will go through the scouting department, then add the analysis of the technical analysis department, and finally come to the head coach.

Ye Qiu's evaluation report listed Robben's performance in the past season in great detail, pointed out his strengths and weaknesses, and put forward some feasible guidance and refinement methods.

It can be said that Ye Qiu took action personally and would not give up until he achieved his goal, and this report was the key.

Hans looked at this report and couldn't help but admire the ability and rigor of the Ajax scouts. He thought of almost everything they could think of, very detailed. After all, it is an old youth training team that is training In terms of players, there is definitely nothing to say. Other Eredivisie teams can't catch up.

"What I can guarantee is that if Arjan goes to Ajax and plays directly in the Eredivisie next season, I will give him the best environment and care to bring out his characteristics and advantages. I believe that with Ajax "

Ye Qiu's commitment and preparations all show his sincerity, especially considering his Ajax background. This is indeed a temptation that Robben and his son will find difficult to refuse.

Groningen was indeed promoted back to the Eredivisie this season, but there is still a big gap between this team and Ajax.

"But I will take the high school entrance exam next year!" Robben said with a frown.

Ye Qiu had read some information about Robben in his previous life and knew something about him in high school. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Ajax also attaches great importance to this aspect. We will contact the school for you and ensure that you Studies and grades, and Amsterdam is not far from Groningen. If you want to visit someone, it is very convenient to go back and forth during the holidays! ”

Robben on the opposite side blushed fiercely after hearing this. He never imagined that Ye Qiu also knew about his secret love affair with a classmate, which completely turned him into a shy little boy.

Hans also knew that in terms of academics, Robben's grades were very good and the problem was not big. Ajax's sincerity was enough, but Groningen was a problem.

Regarding Hans' concerns, Ye Qiu understood, "If you agree, we will start negotiations with Groningen in the name of the club. You don't need to come forward, and we will negotiate directly."

Robben is now just a 16-year-old player in Groningen who has never played in the first team. Even if he plays well in the youth team, so what? Are there not enough talented rookies in the youth team of the Netherlands?

Players like Robben who have never experienced the training of the first team will not be worth a lot, hundreds of thousands at most.

Just like in the previous life, Huntelaar scored 26 goals in 35 games after being loaned to the Dutch Eredivisie, and the price of his transfer to Heerenveen was only 900,000, and they were in the Dutch Eredivisie professional league, while Robben was only in the youth team league, so the price would not be high no matter how you calculate it, and Ye Qiu could just make the decision directly.

However, there is a saying that is very true, the supply and demand relationship determines the market price.

Huntelaar's price in the previous life was not high, mainly because Eindhoven did not value him, but now Groningen values ​​Robben very much, and originally planned to promote Robben to the first team in the next season. Now Ajax suddenly intervened, and Groningen was unhappy.

But everything is inseparable from the word money. After Ye Qiu settled Robben and his son, he went directly to the Groningen club with Roland to negotiate.

Although Groningen was not very happy, Ajax had a greater influence, and they had settled the players, so you couldn't do anything about it. So in the end, Groningen had to choose money, but they were very tight on the price, insisting on 2 million US dollars before they were willing to let him go, but Ye Qiu negotiated with Groningen.

After an afternoon of negotiations, the two sides reached an agreement. Groningen let go of the rising star Arjen Robben for 1.2 million US dollars, and the latter will play for Ajax in the new season.

It was only after signing Robben that Ye Qiu deeply realized the benefits of a big club. At least, I don't have to worry about not being able to dig up the people I like.

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Ye Qiu's signing of Robben did not cause any movement or response, because this kind of thing is too common in the Netherlands. Who would react to Ajax signing a young rookie?

On the contrary, it was another transfer that surprised many people.

That was the Portuguese genius Dani Carvalho.

As a player who was once selected for the Portuguese national team, Dani Carvalho's downturn in Ajax made him miss the opportunity to participate in the European Cup, but everyone still attributed this to the turmoil in Ajax and gave great confidence in Dani Carvalho's strength.

Moreover, in the Iberian Peninsula, Dani Carvalho's popularity is still very sufficient, which has led to Portuguese and Spanish teams such as Benfica, Sporting Lisbon, and Atletico Madrid being very interested in him. Among them, Atletico Madrid was relegated to the Spanish Second Division this season, but hoped to get Dani Carvalho to strengthen the team's midfield strength.

In the end, Dani Carvalho transferred to Atletico Madrid, which was eager to recruit talents, at a price of 2.5 million. This transfer is actually not high for a former Portuguese international, but considering that Dani has not shown convincing strength in the past two seasons, this transfer can be regarded as a success.

Atletico Madrid's general manager Futre is very optimistic about Dani Carvalho. He said that Dani Carvalho will be the team's hope to return to La Liga. He firmly believes that Dani Carvalho can return to his peak in Atletico Madrid.

And this Portuguese handsome guy, who is famous in the Iberian Peninsula for his handsome face but not his football skills, is also full of expectations for his trip to Madrid. He said that he will use his ability to help Atletico Madrid return to La Liga in the new season.

But at the same time, he also said that he was not valued in Ajax, which was the reason for his departure. On the contrary, Atletico Madrid gave him enough respect. He said that although Atletico Madrid was relegated, it was still a great team.

Ajax let Dani Carvalho go, ended one of the transfer soap operas, and got 2.5 million US dollars. Although it was a bit of a loss compared to the expenditure of introducing Dani that year, at least it was considered to have recovered some of the capital.

The worst case is Huizing. This Dutch center forward was brought in from Heerenveen for $4 million six months ago, but six months later he could only be sold at a discount of $2 million, because he scored only two pitiful goals in the six months at Ajax, and with Westhoff's departure, everyone knew that Huizing would leave, and the price could not be high.

Think about it, losing salary and $2 million in half a year, it's really a shame!

After announcing his return to Heerenveen, Huizing immediately accepted an interview with reporters and blasted Ajax's new head coach Ye Qiu.

"He doesn't know how to manage a team, and his age makes him unable to control the locker room. I have heard that many people are dissatisfied with him. I can guarantee that appointing him as the head coach will be the stupidest decision in Ajax's history. I am even worried that he will lead Ajax to relegation in the new season."

In response to the criticism from Huizinger, Ajax officials once again expressed their support and affirmation for Ye Qiu, and at the same time criticized Huizinger's remarks about leaving the team, believing that this was a very irresponsible statement and behavior.

But Ye Qiu, who was far away in Qatar, was not aware of this matter.

He took Roland to visit Guvern, the master of scientific training who was coaching in Qatar and was respected by FIFA, hoping to invite him back to the Netherlands. However, Guvern, who was over 70 years old, obviously had no such idea. However, he recommended two students in Qatar to Ye Qiu, René Meulensting and Ricardo Moniz.

In Guvern's words, they all had enough theoretical knowledge and should accumulate experience with more practice. Ajax's youth training was undoubtedly a good platform and environment, especially considering that this was the home of Michels and Cruyff, which made Guvern even more excited.

Ye Qiu didn't force it. Guvern was so old that it was not good to force it. Moreover, he was very clear about the abilities of Meulensting and Moniz. They were definitely powerful characters. Therefore, this trip to Qatar could be said to be a fruitful return.

After making an appointment with Meulensting and Moniz, Ye Qiu asked them to return to the Netherlands first, while he took Roland to Brazil.