The Godfather of Football

Perhaps, because they had already defeated PSV once, when the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game and Ajax defeated the defending champion PSV 2-0 at the Arena Stadium, everyone was All the Ajax fans on the scene celebrated crazily, but as the team's head coach, Ye Qiu couldn't get excited.

Because he knows that winning this game depends on his advanced defense in high positions.

Football tactics are constantly developing forward. The defensive midfielder tactics limit the front midfielder tactics. Once the high defense works well and the team forms an orderly whole, it will be a very lethal atomic bomb in today's football world.

But such a victory cannot cover up so many problems of Ajax itself, some of which are even very fatal.

Others can be blind and celebrate wildly, but as the team's head coach, Ye Qiu cannot, because he must clearly realize that if these problems cannot be solved, Ajax will pay a heavy price sooner or later.

"Don't think so much. We won the game and got the Cruyff Cup, right?" Bobby Harms smiled and put his hand on Ye Qiu's shoulder. He could really understand Ye Qiu's moment. Mood.

The league is about to start, but the team has exposed so many problems, how can he feel happy?

"Look at them." Bobby Harms pointed to the players celebrating together on the court, the stands with thunderous cheers, and the group above wearing Ajax's classic red and white jerseys. , the fans were cheering and celebrating, "Their joy was all created and brought by you. Aren't you proud of it at all?"

When he said this, Bobby Harms laughed and patted Ye Qiu's shoulder hard, "Leave the troubles for later. We won the game tonight. We are the victors, so we should celebrate!"

Ye Qiu laughed, suppressing his uneasiness and worries in his heart, and stood up, "Then I'll go find Gretz!"

When Bobby Harms heard this, he immediately laughed, "Go, go, teach him a lesson!"

Gretz lost a game that he was extremely unwilling to lose, because this was his second consecutive loss to Ye Qiu's team, but in the Eredivisie, he won against all teams and lost to Leaving Ye Qiu behind, this feeling made him very uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Today's game against Ajax reminded him of the two games against Valencia in La Liga in the Champions League last season. PSV Eindhoven lost both games. It was very, very hard, especially the away game against Valencia, where we were almost helpless against Valencia throughout the game.

But compared with this Dutch Cup, Cooper's Valencia is a little different.

Ajax's defense is a proactive high-position defense. They push the defensive position forward by at least 10 meters, which makes PSV very passive. Moreover, Ajax's defense is very special, not the kind that likes to pester. Instead of defending against physical contact, interception and destruction are more based on anticipation.

On the other hand, Cooper's Valencia, they play defensive counterattack, so they basically stay in the midfield and backfield, set up defense steadily, and then slowly look for opportunities to counterattack. If there is no chance, Cooper will not even hesitate to defend with you at 0. :0.

If Gretz is to make his own judgment, Ye Qiu's style of leading the second team is closer to Cooper, but this style of play of the first team has never been seen before, so he couldn't find a solution to the problem in the 90 minutes of the game. The only way to do this is to wait until after the game and then study it slowly.

"Hello, Mr. Gretz!"

Just as Gretz was thinking, Ye Qiu's annoying figure appeared in front of him.

If Gretz had to choose, the two people he least wanted to see at this time were Arnesen and Ye Qiu.

The former should not appear on the court, but the latter came to his door, but he couldn't turn him away.

"Congratulations!" Gretz couldn't help laughing.

"Without a smile?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Gretz's face darkened, and he wanted to say something to him.

"I'm kidding, I'm kidding, don't mind!" Ye Qiu was the first to laugh and pulled it over. Unexpectedly, his smile stopped and he used a voice that Gretz could clearly hear, with a tone of talking to himself. , "It's so boring to get angry all the time!"

This was an obvious joke, because before the game Gretz said that it would be interesting for Ye Qiu to lose, but now that Ye Qiu said he was boring, he was actually countering what he said before the game.

"I will beat you to the ground sooner or later!" Gretz snorted coldly.

When he passed by him, Ye Qiu sneered, "It's hard to say what will happen in the future, but you are the one who got down today!"

Gretz's face can really be described as ferocious, full of murderous intent, but helpless.

Winner and loser, this is the eternal truth on the football field. Now he doesn't have much time to argue with Ye Qiu. The first priority is to think about how to deal with the board of directors who are eager to win, especially the general manager. Frank Arnesen comes to explain this matter, otherwise, he is likely to become the first head coach to be fired in the Eredivisie this season.

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"I am very satisfied with myself and my players for this game!"

At the press conference after the game, Ye Qiu faced reporters and when he mentioned his evaluation of the game performance, he gave it affirmation.

"But I still say that we are a newly reorganized team. In this game, we got a valuable victory, but we also encountered many new problems. We will solve these problems in the next week so that the team can meet the challenges of the new season in a better state."

The reporters at the scene would not pay attention to what Ye Qiu said. They understood this remark more as courtesy and modesty.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, this time Ajax's first team defeated Eindhoven at home, and many fans were surprised. This game is likely to make more Ajax fans regain their expectations for the first team. What do you think about your outlook for the team in the new season? Or what do you think your team can achieve?"

A reporter from Amsterdam Evening Post stood up and asked.

"I don't think such a warm-up match will bring any changes to our team. Of course, morale will definitely be improved and we will become more confident, but our goal will not change. We hope to play one game after another."

"I hope that Ajax in the new season will be a team that all Ajax fans will be satisfied with. I also firmly believe that as long as we maintain the current momentum of progress and all players work together, we will get a satisfactory report card after the end of the season."

Ye Qiu's words are a bit of Tai Chi push hands. It is obvious that he is avoiding the important issues and is unwilling to give a clear answer to the goals of the new season.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, I believe that many Ajax fans do not want to hear such an answer!"

Ye Qiu smiled, "I'm sorry, sir, can you represent Ajax fans?"

There was a joke at the scene, because the reporter was from Eindhoven Daily and was a standard Eindhoven fan.

"I know what you want me to say, but I will never say something irresponsible or something that will put pressure on the team and the players. What I want to say to all Ajax fans is that from today on, no matter whether we are facing PSV or any other team in Europe, we Ajax are no longer afraid to say a word."

"We want to win!"

Many reporters at the scene recorded Ye Qiu's words. Although he did not clearly state what he wanted to win, this one sentence was enough for him to get the recognition of all Ajax fans.

After Van Gaal left Ajax and the Bosman Act was born, several years have passed. Ajax has gone from being an invincible team to being weak and vulnerable. It was even powerless to face its mortal enemies such as PSV and Feyenoord.

And Ye Qiu's words will undoubtedly boost the morale and fighting spirit of Ajax fans and rekindle their passion.

"This is my first time coaching a professional team and playing in a professional league. Don't say I have no experience, because I am full of confidence in every future game. I am confident that I can accept any challenge. Otherwise, I will not be standing here, and my team and I will not be able to win the Cruyff Cup!"

"I am mentally prepared for every game. I know it will be very, very difficult, but my goal has never changed, that is to win every game, and what I want to do most is to prove one thing!"

Ye Qiu looked at the group of reporters in front of him. Since the words have been spoken, he doesn't mind saying more.

All the reporters also looked at Ye Qiu. They could all search for some hostility and rejection in Ye Qiu's eyes.

"I want to prove to all those who doubt and question our Ajax with facts that we have the ability to win all games, because we have the best players and the best fans, and this game is just the beginning!"

All reporters can feel Ye Qiu's disgust with them. In fact, there are indeed many reporters who secretly try every means to find contradictions for sales, and even attack Ye Qiu and his Ajax, so at this point, Ye Qiu does not need to be polite to these reporters.

Of course, they are not wrong to do so, because Ye Qiu is a novice and Ajax is a group of young troops. It is natural to be doubted, but Ye Qiu wants to prove to everyone with facts that they are wrong!

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Ajax's youth army won the Cruyff Cup, and the defending champion lost to Arena 0:2!

The young coach's debut was not perfect. After the game, he admitted that the team still had many problems to solve!

Ajax fans are generally satisfied with the team's performance, and the PSV Eindhoven coach is facing a crisis of coaching!

2:0 won the Dutch Super Cup, William Hill quickly adjusted Ajax's winning odds!

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The next day, all the major Dutch newspapers published reports on the Dutch Super Cup held at the Arena Stadium in Amsterdam last night. Ajax's performance was generally praised, but many people still thought that Ye Qiu's tactics were messy.

"Last season, Ye Qiu led the second team to win the Dutch Cup, relying on his unbreakable defense, but after taking charge of the first team, Ye Qiu obviously wanted to change the past perception that he could only defend but not attack, so he began to try to press forward and actively participate in the offense."

"But Ajax's players are too young and they press too hard, which results in the back line leaning forward and leaving too many holes behind them. In the past few warm-up matches, they were shot at 19 times per game on average. This is an important factor in Ajax's losses in several warm-up matches against strong teams, and it is also a point they are criticized for."

"In this Super Cup match against PSV Eindhoven, Ajax defeated PSV Eindhoven 2:0, but still gave PSV Eindhoven 15 chances to shoot. The only regret is that Brukink and Kezhi Mann lacks the ability to seize opportunities and lacks shooting efficiency, but if Van Nistelrooy is replaced, I am afraid that the team that loses the game will not be PSV Eindhoven, but Ajax! "

This exclusive comment from the Daily Telegraph clearly expressed regret for PSV Eindhoven's defeat, but the commentator did not see that Ye Qiu adopted a high-position defense strategy, but blindly characterized Ajax's defense as a mistake caused by blind pursuit of offense, which instead became sufficient evidence for his suspicion of Ye Qiu and Ajax.

This also fully proves one thing, if he understood Ajax's tactics, he would not need to be a newspaper commentator.

Relatively speaking, several newspapers such as Amsterdam Evening Post and Common Daily News were quite satisfied with Ajax's performance, but they also basically agreed with Ye Qiu's words, that is, Ajax still has many problems to improve and solve.

"Like all newly formed teams, Ye Qiu's Ajax has also encountered problems one after another. New problems emerge in an endless stream, and old problems need time to be solved. This is also the pressure that all newly reorganized teams must face."

"The league is about to ignite the war. We all hope to see a better Ajax, but we also feel that both fans and management should learn from the lessons of the past few years, should not lack patience, and should give Ye Qiu more time and support."

"With Ajax II winning the Dutch Cup and leading the team to defeat Eindhoven to win the Cruyff Cup, it is unrealistic to say that Ye Qiu only has luck. Since he has been chosen to lead Ajax, the management and fans of Ajax should give him full trust and support and provide him with a more relaxed coaching environment."

It is very normal for some people to criticize and question, some to support and some to affirm, so whether it is Ye Qiu, Ajax, or the fans, they just look at these reports. Instead, the Amsterdam Evening Post published a private interview with Ye Qiu on the second day of the game.

In the interview, Ye Qiu joked that the person he needed to thank the most for defeating PSV Eindhoven was Frank Arnesen.

"I must thank Mr. Frank Arnesen, because it was his encouragement and reminder before the game that made me more confident to win the game and see my shortcomings more clearly. I think he is right. I am still young and lack experience, but Mr. Arnesen's reminder made me see these shortcomings and improve them."

"If you ask me who I want to thank the most after defeating PSV Eindhoven, I will say without hesitation that it must be Mr. Frank Arnesen, because his vision is so outstanding, he has outstanding ability, and helped me defeat PSV, I thank him! "

"I believe that all PSV people will be proud and proud of having such a general manager. I also believe that under his leadership, PSV will become stronger and stronger."

In this short interview, Ye Qiu praised Arnesen highly. There was no attack on Arnesen in his words. All were compliments and thanks. This made the fans who saw this report for the first time wonder why the head coach of Ajax changed his nature and praised the general manager of PSV so much. Is it to change jobs?

But on the third day after the game, the Amsterdam Evening Post published another short message. It is said that Arnesen was furious and scolded the team's head coach Gretz after the team returned to PSV. At the same time, another staff member of PSV said that Arnesen was angry at the compliment from Ye Qiu after reading the newspaper.

"Because of tearing newspapers crazily, his arm hit the desk and suffered a slight fracture, so he must wear a plaster to fix the injury for a period of time in the future!"

Sure enough, soon after, TV stations and major media reported on Arnesen's injury and fracture, but the general manager of PSV Eindhoven said that his fracture was not caused by Ye Qiu, but by accidentally hitting the desk.

In the interview, Arnesen repeatedly stated that PSV Eindhoven was full of confidence in Gretz and would not change the coach at the last minute. He also always believed that with PSV Eindhoven's strength, the team is still the strongest contender for the Eredivisie championship in the new season.

After learning about Arnesen's injury, Ye Qiu was very happy in his heart. This old guy always targeted him. Now he was just in time to take revenge by making him suffer a little. However, in the week from the Dutch Super Cup to the start of the Eredivisie, Ye Qiu searched all the study rooms of the Godfather system and read many celebrities' football insights, but he could not find a suitable solution to the team's problems.

He and the coaching staff have racked their brains for this problem, but they still have no idea. For the time being, they can only play the game and then slowly find an effective solution to the problem. This has become a big stone on Ye Qiu's chest.

In this atmosphere, the 00/01 season of the Dutch Eredivisie finally slowly kicked off.

The opening match was held at the Sparta Stadium of Sparta Rotterdam, with the home team Sparta Rotterdam facing the visiting team Roda JC.

Ajax's first game was at home, welcoming Fortuna Sittard.