The Godfather of Football

Monday, November 1, 1999

It is rainy in winter, and the weather in Amsterdam is getting colder and colder. Looking up at the sky, it is gloomy, and everyone knows that it is going to rain.

Although it is the Ajax II team, the training time is not much different from the U18. There are five training days a week, two training days on Tuesday and Thursday, and one training day on the rest of the days. There are games on Saturday and Sunday.

From Monday to Friday, the players usually have to go to school to study. Ajax even has very strict requirements on the students' academic performance. If the cultural courses do not meet the requirements, they will be banned from participating in training and competitions until their academic performance reaches the standard again. In order to help the players with their studies, De Tokmost has hired 15 very experienced tutors to tutor the students of the youth team.

Ye Qiu used this set yesterday to stabilize Huntelaar's parents, letting them know with confidence that their son will be well taken care of in De Tokmost, so they agreed to Huntelaar's decision to switch to Ajax.

At 15:00 in the afternoon, a total of 20 players from the second team arrived at the training ground of the advanced training area of ​​De Tokmost on time.

As soon as they entered the training ground, a coach who looked quite friendly led them to warm up. Everyone present recognized him as the coach Jan Ode Ricklin who had just been transferred from the first team.

Sometimes, hearing rumors countless times is far less real than seeing him in person.

Through the mouths of many people, Ye Qiu had heard of Ricklin, who was nothing more than a stubborn and difficult guy to get along with. But when Ye Qiu first saw Ricklin in the morning, he really didn't think that the man in front of him would be difficult to get along with, because he was smiling.

In fact, how could someone who has been able to work in the Ajax youth training camp for so long and always deal with young players have a hard character?

When Ricklink saw Ye Qiu, his first words were, "We have a lot in common!"

This made Ye Qiu a little confused, but soon, Ricklink said, "I mean at the tactical level, we all pursue speed, and we all require speed and one touch of the ball, but Waters and others don't think so. They are still obsessed with controlling the ball and organizing at the front of the penalty area, which makes me very angry!"

The words are simple and the meaning is clear, but it makes Ye Qiu look at Ricklink with a new perspective.

At least from his words, Ye Qiu can understand that the football style he pursues is not the development trend of football in the next few years?

This is also an important point of disagreement between him and Waters. He said that he was just arguing with reason!

However, from his hair that is obviously out of fashion, it can be seen that this person is also a stubborn guy, so Ye Qiu can also imagine what Ricklink looks like when he and Waters quarrel.

However, this person is very strange. When they first met in the morning, Ye Qiu and Ricklink had a good impression of each other, so they spent the whole morning discussing the afternoon training session. Ye Qiu also brought up some of his training arrangements, many of which made Ricklink's eyes light up and he was very impressed.

Just like the simple warm-up exercise in front of him.

The first warm-up is no different from the ordinary warm-up, the purpose is to warm up the body.

Divide the 20 players into 5 groups, put a sign in front of each group, and also put a sign 10 meters in front. Each group of 5 people will perform various joint activities around the sign, such as jogging, high leg lifts, kicking, inside and outside swings, etc.

The content of this activity is to open the joints, but the distance of 10 meters is also particular.

On the football field, 10 meters is also called the football distance, which is the most used distance for a player to run.

According to Sacchi's theory, the most suitable distance between players is 10 meters. Too long may lead to loopholes, and too short may appear crowded. Therefore, almost all the defeated troops are arranged with a distance of 10 meters in mind.

After this warm-up activity started, Ye Qiu arranged a second warm-up with a ball.

Each player has a ball and dribbles the ball in the center circle, and performs actions such as dribbling the ball, stepping on the ball, and dribbling at high speed to help the players find the feel of the ball and get familiar with the feeling of following the ball and the control of the ball.

After the warm-up with the ball, Ye Qiu arranged a small game.

The five groups of players played the game, and each group selected a hunter. In addition to these five hunters, 15 of the other 20 people held a football in their hands, and the remaining five were empty-handed.

The rules of the game are that the player without the ball is called the prey, and the player with the ball is protected. The hunter's task is to chase the prey. As long as he can hit the prey's body, the prey will automatically become the hunter, and the hunter will be liberated and become the prey, but the player with the ball will be protected and not considered the prey.

20 people start the game on the court. The cunning hunter chases the prey without the ball, and the players with the ball cover their fellow prey and block the hunter. Especially when they see the hunter is about to catch the prey, they immediately throw the ball to their fellow prey. Once the prey gets the ball, it immediately has the right to be protected, and the hunter has no choice but to find another target.

At the beginning of the game, the rules were relatively new, so it was a bit confusing. However, after they became familiar with the rules of the game, it became very interesting to play. It is a bit similar to American football, but in this kind of game, the players' abilities are fully exercised. The ability to run and escape, as well as to cooperate with each other, can also have a very good warm-up effect of moving the whole body.

Using your hands is just the beginning. If the player's quality and conditions permit, you can even consider using your feet to pass the ball.

When Ye Qiu and Roland arrived at the training ground, he saw the players playing games crazily on the court.

This game, similar to cat and mouse, is a fun game for anyone because they can fully embody their own pranks and tease their teammates in the game, which not only increases the warm-up and teamwork The effect can also help them further integrate into the team.

Ye Qiu bought this warm-up game from the Godfather system. He spent 10 reward points on it, which made him feel extremely distressed. But it seems that the effect should be pretty good. As the game continues, the effect should get better. .

At least the second team's training ground was filled with cheers and screams, which attracted the attention of other youth team players in the same training area but blocked by barbed wire fences, and many even started shouting loudly.

Young people all like to join in the fun, tease and make pranks, it’s human nature!

I believe that at this moment, many youth team players wish they could join the second team, or have their head coach arrange the same warm-up games as the second team. This is much more interesting than those boring warm-ups.

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After one round of the game, the players of the second team all started to sweat and their bodies became warm.

Ye Qiu stood in front of them, looking at this group of immature players with unlimited future prospects. His heart was full of longing for the future, because he knew that this group of players would be his official foothold in European professional football. The first step in the altar.

"I like to say ugly things first!" Ye Qiu looked at the players in front of him and said slowly, "I don't like players who ignore discipline and have no sense of teamwork, and I also don't like those who like to show personal heroism on the football field. , players who don’t follow the team’s tactical arrangements, and I don’t like players who don’t try their best on the football field even more!”

"In my opinion, a game is a period of life. If you lose, this loss will be left in your life forever. Even if you win ten or a hundred games in the future, it will not cover up your loss. A failure, so I want each of you to go all out and do your best in every game!"

Ye Qiu's words are definitely his personal thoughts, because he doesn't like losing, and he also believes that no one is born to like losing, and who doesn't want to be a winner?

"My second request to you is to forget everything you learned in the youth team in the past. From now on, I have the final say in the second team. You will do whatever I ask you to do. I will continue to tell you. "Left, you can't say go to the right. If I say go forward, you can't move back even if I beat you to death. Do you understand?"

Ye Qiu's questioning voice was not very loud, and the players' answers were also sparse. Only Sneijder, De Jong and others were more in unison, but they were a bit weak.

"I didn't hear it!" Ye Qiu spoke louder this time.

"Understood!" The players immediately answered loudly one by one.

In Ye Qiu's mind, he was very disgusted with Michels's theory of treating players as machines, because he felt that it could not bring out the creativity of players, and creativity is the most important thing in any profession. necessary.

Thinking about the Barcelona Dream Team in his previous life, Ye Qiu had to admire the creativity of this team.

Although this team caused huge controversy in the football world at the time, Ye Qiu believes that no fan can deny the success of this Barcelona team, because this team has made almost all football enthusiasts and practitioners aware of it. I can clearly see that football can really be played like this.

That was a team that was destined to go down in history. This was Ye Qiu's inner position for the Barcelona Dream Team.

However, it is impossible for any team to follow Barcelona's method from the beginning. Any tactics are a process from unfamiliar to familiar, and in the unfamiliar stage, turning players into obedient Machine parts, that is undoubtedly the best way of management and indoctrination.

Waiting until the players understand and become familiar with Ye Qiu's philosophy in the future, and then slowly giving them more freedom and releasing their creativity will undoubtedly be the best and most ideal process.

Fortunately, the first commandment of the Ajax youth training camp since childhood was discipline, which saved Ye Qiu a lot of trouble.

The new training method has been upgraded, but Ye Qiu's first training class still uses the original one, because he needs to use the new training method to lay a foundation. Only when the foundation is solid and solid can he adopt the upgraded version of training. Only then can you achieve the results you want.

As for the upgraded training method, Ye Qiu's evaluation is that it is closer to actual combat than the ordinary new training method. It has more coordination routines and can help players improve their use of skills in the game. At the same time, if trained to become a If this instinct is present, it will definitely greatly improve the player's combat effectiveness in the game.

Of course, this is a long-term accumulation process and cannot be achieved in a short time.

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Roland was already familiar with the common new training methods. Ye Qiu just let Roland do it. While watching the players training, he quietly hid in the study room and read some. Football writings.

When a book is put to use, it will become less useful. This sentence is very suitable for Ye Qiu. He now feels that his professional football knowledge is seriously lacking and insufficient, so he has to keep making up lessons, keep studying, and learn The house is undoubtedly the best place.

The hour and a half of training passed quickly. Ye Qiu said a few words and dismissed the team.

When Roland and Rick Link walked to the office, they saw a bright flower floating under the hazy sky in the distance. It was not the man from the medical department who had recently attracted Detokmos. There was a commotion among the wolves inside Huang Chu.

"I'm here to inform you that the two new players should go to the medical department for physical examinations."

Ye Qiu heard this and immediately nodded towards Roland. The latter knew what to do and immediately went to inform Huntelaar and Abidal. This is also the rule of the Ajax youth training camp, even at the lowest level. Players of all ages must undergo physical examinations and files.

"This is the key to the rental house, as well as your room key. I have already moved in. It is on the left side of the stairs on the second floor. You are in the room on the right. I have also packed it for you. You Just bring your luggage and you can move in tonight." After Huang Chu handed the key to Ye Qiu, he put his hands in the pockets of his white coat, looking like a beautiful doctor.

Ye Qiu has been busy since he came back from France, preparing for today's training session. He rented a house and never even visited it.

"By the way, are you moving there tonight?" Huang Chu asked.

The house wasn't big, but it wasn't small either. It would be empty if there was only one person living on the upper and lower floors. She was a little worried because a girl lived there last night, and she couldn't sleep well. However, this She definitely couldn't tell Ye Qiu.

"Moving..." Ye Qiu looked at the time. It was only 17 o'clock, but it was already getting dark. "Let's move after dinner!"

Huang Chu laughed when he heard this, "I went to the supermarket to buy food at noon, and I will eat it at home in the evening!" That charming look, coupled with the tone, made Ye Qiu's heart tremble. Why did it sound like this? A family?

As if aware of something wrong with her tone, Huang Chufen blushed, which made her even more touching.

"Okay, I'll go find Roland and ask him to help me move!" Ye Qiu quickly took cover, "Are you getting off work soon?"

"Wait for me for 10 minutes. See you at the door!" Huang Chu waved his hand and ran away as fast as he could.

Ye Qiu looked at her back and couldn't help but smile. What man wouldn't like a beautiful woman? What's more, a beauty like Huang Chu who is beautiful and easy to get along with is even more rare.

At the thought of starting a life of living together with her, Ye Qiu's heart was full of expectations!

Ten minutes later, Ye Qiu and Roland met Huang Chu at the door in their second-hand red POLO and went straight to his hotel to move his luggage.

This man usually didn't like to clean up the place where he lived, and Ye Qiu was the same way. Besides, he was staying in a cheap hotel, so how could he expect the hotel staff to clean up his room for him?

"Wait for me at the door for five minutes!" Ye Qiu blocked Huang Chu and Roland at the door, flew into the room and locked it.

Huang Chu could guess what was going on and chuckled outside the door, "Can you imagine how messy it is?"

"Maybe there's a woman hiding there!" Roland took the opportunity to add insult to injury.

Huang Chu didn't believe it. In her eyes, how could Ye Qiu be that kind of person? And even if he were, he probably wouldn't have the time.

Five minutes later, they walked into the room and saw that it was still a mess. Ye Qiu was sweating profusely and laughing awkwardly, leaving traces of wind and clouds everywhere, which made Huang and Chu laugh even more happily.

However, when they saw the thick notebook on the table, with the pieces of football-related information written down on it, as well as Ye Qiu's reading notes, they had to admire Ye Qiu's diligence and hard work. .

Ye Qiu didn't have much luggage. He packed his clothes and personal belongings into a travel bag, but there were a lot of useless things. He just threw them into the hotel room and checked out.

In the Netherlands, many elderly people will choose to move into elderly apartments after reaching a certain age, and their houses will either be sold by themselves or sold directly to elderly care institutions, and then the money will be used for their elderly care. The service fee of the institution is the service fee of the institution, and the nursing home institution usually puts the house up for sale or rents it out.

Ye Qiu and the others were quite lucky. The two-story house introduced by Fan Dude was a bit old, but everything was still in good condition. It had all kinds of facilities. There were bedrooms upstairs, with three rooms, and each room was There is a separate bathroom, 24-hour hot water, pay TV, and broadband Internet access. Downstairs is a fully equipped kitchen and a large fully furnished living room.

The house was very clean and tidy. It had been renovated not long ago. The head of the household lived in a retirement apartment, so he chose to rent the house. When he heard that the person who wanted to rent his house turned out to be from Ajax. When he was coaching, he did not hesitate to give discounts. From the original 800 US dollars per month to 500 US dollars, he suddenly lost 300 US dollars. It was not easy.

This house is located in the southern part of Amstelveen, only two or three minutes away from the main road, and it is only about 6 kilometers away from De Tokmost. There are all kinds of supermarkets, buses, pharmacies, hospitals, etc., which is very convenient.

However, when Ye Qiu and his group drove into the community and parked the car on the roadside in front of their house under the guidance of Huang Chu, they noticed a weird man standing in front of their house.

The reason why he is weird is that he is wearing a very funny but childish cow costume, but he is holding a bunch of roses in his hand, standing stupidly, as if waiting for someone.

"Waiting for you?" Ye Qiu looked at Huang Chu, and he thought it was Huang Chu's pursuer.

The latter shook his head vigorously, "I don't know him!"

That's weird, where did this cow costume come from?