The Godfather of Football

As Ajax's performance becomes better and better, the impact of the national team match day is also increasing.

The current Ajax first-team players are either participating in the national team training or participating in the national youth team's games. Although the Netherlands has lost the qualification to participate in the Korea-Japan World Cup, and Van Gaal will leave the position of head coach of the national team, the training is still continuing.

Although the Dutch Football Association has not yet selected Van Gaal's successor, it is obvious that the next Dutch national team will thoroughly reform to be younger. Therefore, in the new round of national team training list, Ajax has selected many young players.

Van der Sar, Van der Vaart and Robben are already regulars in the national team, and Van der Meyde has also been selected, but now even Sneijder and Heitinga have been selected for this term of the Dutch national team. It can be seen that the new Dutch national team is bound to set off a wave of youth, and as Ajax's performance becomes better and better, this group of players will be the main force earlier than Ye Qiu in his previous life.

In addition, players like Lucio, Gilberto Silva, Ibrahimovic, Keita, the Touré brothers, and Kivu were all selected for their national team lineups, which directly led to Ajax being in a training break for more than a week.

After waiting for the players to return to De Tokmost from the national team, Ye Qiu immediately asked Peter Brandt to conduct physical examinations on them. As a result, only 6 of the 20 first-team players were in a qualified state of physical fitness. Among them, Abidal, who had no national team competition mission, had the best physical fitness.

Ye Qiu should really thank Lizarazu and Candela. If they hadn't performed so well on the left side of the French national team, Abidal might have had a chance to be selected for the national team.

When Ye Qiu got the physical fitness report, he wanted to kill.

"The next battle is almost a tough one!" Ye Qiu exhaled, and he hadn't thought of a solution to the problem yet.

After returning from the national team, the league will start immediately. In the middle of the week, we will challenge Boavista away. The weekend is a key match against PSV Eindhoven. Next week, we will face Bayern Munich at home. In order to shorten the schedule and provide more preparation time for the Korea-Japan World Cup, the Dutch Eredivisie was also compressed before the winter break.

From November 17 to December 22, in just over a month, 7 rounds of league matches were arranged. Ajax also has to play two Champions League games and one Dutch Cup, which means 10 games, an average of one game every 4 days. Such a dense game is almost astonishing.

Bobby Hams kept nodding his head after hearing this. "It's crucial to win the championship now. We are indeed working hard, but our competitors are not having a good time either. Whoever can hold on and make it to the end will be able to gain a favorable advantage before the second half. This period of the schedule is very important for us."

Ye Qiu sat on the office chair, facing the big window obliquely, looking at the second team's football field in the distance, and the fingers of his right hand were gently playing on the desk, as if with a certain rhythm. At this time, Ye Qiu was thinking about something.

There is no doubt that this period of the schedule is very difficult for Ajax, Eindhoven, and Feyenoord. The key is to see who can be more determined and more motivated. This is a real test for the three teams. Whoever falls behind will undoubtedly fall out of the battle for the league championship.

You know, winning the championship depends not only on strength, but also on morale. Falling behind at a critical moment is an extremely painful blow to morale, so Ye Qiu attaches so much importance to the next period of the schedule.

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In the afternoon, one hour before training, the players suddenly received a request and came to the tactical preparation room of the training building.

As soon as they walked in, they noticed that all the coaches of the entire first team were here. The scene surprised them all. Those who didn't know thought something big had happened. Suddenly, they all sat upright, dared not speak, and even breathed carefully, for fear that they would accidentally ignite the gunpowder barrel.

After everyone arrived and sat down, Ye Qiu walked to the top podium.

All the players raised their heads, and their eyes and attention fell on their head coach. They were all very surprised. What was the purpose of the head coach asking them to come to the meeting at this time? Did something big happen?

"Do any of you remember how we lost the championship last season?" Ye Qiu asked with both hands on the podium.

The players immediately started to talk. They were a little confused. The head coach asked them to come at this time, but asked such a strange question. What was going on?

"Let me ask you again, do you know why PSV Eindhoven won the championship last season?"

The players were furious this time, and they all started to discuss, thinking that the coach's question was a bit strange.

Ye Qiu deliberately let them discuss for more than ten seconds before coughing twice into the microphone. Soon, the conference room became quiet again, so quiet that only the sound of breathing and the echo of the microphone remained.

"Think about it, everyone!" Ye Qiu pointed to his temple, "Think about the last round of the league last season. After we defeated Alkmaar at the Arena Stadium, we thought we had a sure win and that we were determined to win the championship, but at the last moment, we suddenly lost everything and became nothing."

"Guys, please think about it. At that time, did you feel pain in your heart? Are you sad? Are you unwilling? Are you resentful?"

After listening to Ye Qiu's words, many people present couldn't help but express their thoughts.

Time is the best medicine to heal wounds. Everyone is forgetful, and it is often easy to forget the unforgettable pain not long ago, because no one will live in the past forever.

"I clearly remember that at that moment I wanted to go crazy!" Ye Qiu's magnetic voice sounded in the conference room, as if he was speaking in the ears of the players, "If at that moment, there really was a God If so, I will definitely pull him out of heaven, punch him hard, and then ask him, why are you playing tricks on me like this?"

"If at that moment someone tells me that the world is fair, I will beat him without hesitation, then give him a spittle and tell him that there is no fucking fairness in this world!"

This is indeed a portrayal of Ye Qiu's mood at that time. Even half a year later, he still firmly remembers his emotions at that moment. He has never been so useless in his life. Things that he has clearly got are turned around by others. Being snatched away was definitely a shame for him, an unacceptable shame!

At this moment, his emotion clearly infected the players present.

"I've thought about it calmly and rationally, why did we lose?" After mobilizing the players' emotions, Ye Qiu began to slow down his tone, "If we don't understand why we lost, then we will never know how to win. ”

"The reason why we lost was not because PSV was lucky, but because they really deserved to win the championship. They only lost two or three games all season, and what about us? We lost too many points, we In some games where there was no need to lose points, we lost those points that should have been our winning bargaining chip.”

"Who can we blame? PSV? Our opponent?" Ye Qiu shook his head, "No, if we want to blame, we can only blame ourselves!"

"We lost those points ourselves, and we also lost some games that we shouldn't have lost, and tied some games that we shouldn't have tied. Is that because we are not strong enough?" Ye Qiu swept through the group of players and said seriously. Question: "Answer me, guys, answer my question, are you not strong enough to win against your opponent?"

"No!" Lucio was the first to stand up. He was one of the two major culprits in the media's summary of Ajax's mistakes last season. This made him feel the most deeply after listening to Ye Qiu's words, " Absolutely not!”

"Yes, even Bayern Munich, we can knock them down, who are we afraid of in the Eredivisie?" Abidal also stood up, he also looked very angry.

"Those who said we were weak were all killed by us!" Ibrahimovic also shouted from his seat.

"Who dares to say that we are not strong enough?"

"If you say we can't do it, then just fight with real swords and guns, go to hell!"

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Ye Qiu spread his hands and ignited the players' anger. This was the effect he wanted.

The next devilish schedule is definitely a kind of torture for Ajax, both physically and mentally. Only by getting through it can Ajax be qualified to win the championship. In the past, it was a repeat of the tragedy of last season, nothing more.

"It's no use sitting here talking nonsense to me, and it's no use grinning at me. There is only one way to prove our strength, and that is to defeat our opponents on the court, kill them in the battle for the league championship, and even Kill your opponents on the European stage! ”

The players' emotions have been aroused by Ye Qiu. After listening to Ye Qiu's words at this moment, they all nodded heavily. Maybe they will calm down the passion in their hearts soon, but with today's situation Once they encounter difficulties or setbacks during a meeting, they will remember everything about today.

Everyone has invincible spiritual power, the key depends on how you inspire him.

"The next schedule will be very difficult, because we have to play a game every three days on average, and in every game we have to go all out and fight until the end, so I need the 20 of you here, Please answer my question seriously!" Ye Qiu raised his index finger, extremely serious.

"Are you afraid?"

The players all looked at each other for a while, and then they saw captain Edwin van der Sar stood up first and laughed, "As a professional player, fighting for honor is his life, what is there to be afraid of? What is there to be afraid of?"

"Isn't it just a matter of playing a few games together? Anyone who is afraid of someone is a fucking coward!"

"Yes, we have to play so many games, and our opponents also have to play these games. What are we afraid of?"

"Who is afraid of whom? If you are afraid, it is also because your opponent is afraid. What are we afraid of?"

"Proud Ajax players are never afraid!"

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Ye Qiu didn't know whether the mobilization meeting was effective, and he didn't know for sure. But it was obvious that after it was announced through the official website, Ye Qiu gave an interview to the Amsterdam Aftenposten, saying that he and the players had enough confidence. Be able to survive this most intensive devil's schedule.

Ajax fans are reassured and very satisfied with the assurances coming from their manager.

And that night, at the Arena Stadium, Ajax slaughtered the visiting Breda 6:0. This time, Ibrahimovic replaced Ibrahimovic in the starting lineup. Huntelaar, who was more physically fit, scored twice. The Belarusian youngster Hleb also performed well on the left. Coupled with Van der Meer who also scored twice on the right, Ajax's Trident showed strong offensive power.

The fans were very satisfied with the team's performance in this game. Not only that, before the game started, they pulled out various banners at the Arena Stadium and shouted various slogans to support The team hopes that the head coach and all players can work together to win the league championship.

Ye Qiu told the media after the game that he was very satisfied with this game and believed that the team had made a good start to the Devils schedule through this game. He also firmly believed that the team had enough ability to survive the game. Get through this difficulty.

"Yes, many people think that we are very young and worry that we cannot withstand the pressure, but I think such worries are completely unnecessary. The players of our opponents PSV and Feyenoord are all human beings. The responsibilities they can bear and the pressure they can bear, I believe that my players can do the same, or even do better than them!”

"We have no retreat now. Even if there is a dangerous mountain in front of us, we have to cross it. We will definitely defeat all enemies standing in front of us and reach the final destination of victory!"

But just three days later, the team traveled to Portugal to challenge Boavista away from home.

At the Besa Stadium, Ajax turned away from home at the beginning and started a round of aggressive attacks. In the 17th minute of the opening, Sneijder assisted Ibrahimovic to score the first goal, breaking the game. deadlock.

Falling behind at home, Boavista began a crazy counterattack.

Jaime Pacheco's team has always been known for its fierce defense. Their defense is very solid and fierce, so they fell behind Ajax after the start and let Boavista become the head coach. , down to the players, every one of them felt very angry, as if they were beaten to death, and their defensive actions against Ajax were getting bigger and bigger.

Ye Qiu and the Ajax players frequently put pressure on the referee for Boavista's fierce actions, but after all, this is Boavista's home court, and Ajax is playing away from home. Here, there is a home court With tens of thousands of fans helping to apply pressure, the referee's enforcement will inevitably be biased.

Before the end of the first half, Sneijder fell to the ground during a fight with the opponent's midfielder Armando Pettit. The team doctor confirmed that the right leg was sprained and he could no longer continue the game. Ye Qiu immediately used the bench. De Jong replaced Sneijder.

In the second half, Boavista still broke through Ajax's goal, but it was Keita. With De Jong and Gilberto Silva supporting him behind him, Keita's position was even higher. He scored in the second half. Taking advantage of a long shot, he almost penetrated Boavista's goal again.

But soon, during a defense on the wing, Robben was tripped by the opponent's right player Bosingwa and limped off the court. Although Bosingwa received a yellow card for this, Ajak Sri Lanka had to suffer losses due to attrition.

Fortunately, in the end, Ajax still maintained the 1:0 score and escaped from the Besa Stadium.

At the post-match press conference, Ye Qiu was angry at Boavista's rough Qiu Feng.

"I have reminded the fourth official of the match and I believe that UEFA can take a fair look at what happened in this game because two of our players had to leave the field for a period of time because of this. The Football Association certainly doesn’t want roughness to be a highlight of a competition like the Champions League!”

Regarding the rebuke from Ye Qiu, Boavista head coach Jaime Pacheco denied it.

"I don't understand why Mr. Ye Qiu has such a sense of abuse. Maybe this is his own problem. I have always told my players that they should win the game like a man and aboveboard. This is indeed the case for us. Maybe in the process, there will inevitably be some collisions, and some people will suffer some avoidable injuries, but this cannot be a reason to accuse us of using violence, can it? "

Whether it is intentional or not, there is no way to say this kind of thing. Anyway, every head coach knows what is going on.

But just the day after the game, the Portuguese media published an article about the Portuguese Super League Leiria head coach Jose Mourinho's insult to Jaime Pacheco.

The Portuguese head coach had a deep grudge against Jaime Pacheco after losing to him many times in the league. This time he publicly stood up and affirmed Ajax's performance in this game. He believed that Ye Qiu's The team played more tactically and technically, but Pacheco's team was far inferior to Ajax.

"When you are always thinking about fouls during the game, it's hard for me to imagine how players can still play well!"

Jaime Pacheco quickly counterattacked, believing that Jose Mourinho attacked him because he could not afford to lose, and Boavista would soon be in the Portuguese Cup. Encountered Leiria, so he believes that Mourinho is taking the initiative to cause a war of words to distract himself.

Many people may not know that José Mourinho, the coach who will be very popular in Europe in the next few years, is now known for his strong offensive football in Leiria. He just won a game with a score of 3:0, and before that, he won a game with a score of 7:0.

You know, Leiria is not a strong team in the Portuguese Super League.

But like Ye Qiu in his previous life, this José Mourinho is also known for his love of verbal battles and provoking opponents.

So, when Ye Qiu read this news, he was more sighing. He would never have thought that the first intersection between him and José Mourinho would be because of Jaime Pacheco!