Chapter 72 Thanks to Arneson
Perhaps, because he had beaten Eindhoven once, when the referee blew the whistle to the end of the game and Ajax defeated defending champion Eindhoven 2-0 at Arena Stadium, all Ajax fans were celebrating wildly, but as the team's head coach, Ye Qiu was still unable to get excited.
Because he knew that winning in this game was the advanced nature of winning at high positions.
Football tactics are constantly developing forward, and back midfielder tactics limit front midfield tactics. Once the high-level defense is well operated, the team will form an orderly overall operation, and in today's football world, it will be a very lethal atomic bomb.
But such a victory cannot cover up Ajax's own problems, and some of them are even very fatal.
Others can blindly and celebrate, but as the team's head coach, Ye Qiu cannot do it because he must clearly realize that if these problems cannot be solved, Ajax will have to pay a heavy price sooner or later.
"Don't think so much. We won the game and won the Cruyff Cup, didn't we?" Bobby Hams smiled and put his shoulder on Ye Qiu. He could understand Ye Qiu's mood at this moment.
The league is about to start, but the team has exposed so many problems, how can he be happy?
"Look at them." Bobby Hams pointed at the players gathered on the court to celebrate, and the stands with thunderous cheers, and the group of fans wearing Ajax's classic red and white jerseys, cheering and celebrating. "Their joy is created and brought by you. Are you not proud or proud of it at all?"
When talking about this, Bobby Hams laughed and patted Ye Qiu on the shoulder hard, "Save the troubles until later. We won the ball tonight, and we should celebrate it!"
Ye Qiu laughed, suppressed his anxiety and troubles in his heart, and stood up, "Then I'll go find Gretz!"
When Bobby Hams heard this, he burst into laughter, "Go, go, teach him a lesson!"
Gretz lost a game that he was extremely reluctant to lose because it was the second time he lost to Ye Qiu's team in a row. However, in the Eredivisie, he won all the teams, just to Ye Qiu. This feeling made him feel uncomfortable, but he was helpless.
The match against Ajax today made him involuntarily remember the two matches of Valencia in La Liga in the Champions League last season. Eindhoven played very, very hard in both games, especially in the away game against Valencia, which was almost powerless to defend by Valencia in the whole game.
But compared with this Dutch Cup, Cooper's Valencia is a bit different.
Ajax's defense is proactive and active high-level defense. They pressed the defensive position for at least 10 meters, which made Eindhoven very passive. Moreover, Ajax's defense is very special. It is not the kind of defense that likes to be entangled and physically contact, but more interception and damage through prediction.
On the other hand, Cooper's Valencia is playing defensive counterattacks, so they are basically ready to fight in the midfield and backcourt, and then slowly look for opportunities to counterattacks. If there is no chance, Cooper will even be willing to keep you 0:0.
If Gretz wants to make his own judgment, Ye Qiu's style of leading the second team is closer to Cooper, but he has never seen the first team's playing style before, so he can't find a solution to the problem in the 90-minute game, so he can only wait until after the game before studying it slowly.
"Hello, Mr. Gretz!"
Just as Gretz was thinking, Ye Qiu's annoying figure appeared in front of him.
If Gretz wants to choose, the two people he least wants to meet at this time are Anesen and Ye Qiu.
The former should not appear on the court, but the latter came to the door on his own initiative, but he couldn't keep it out.
"Congratulations!" Gretz couldn't laugh.
"Don't you have a smile?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.
Gretz's face darkened and he wanted to say a few words to him.
"Just, joking, don't mind!" Ye Qiu laughed first and revealed it, but unexpectedly, he stopped smiling and used a voice that Gretz could obviously hear, with a tone of talking to himself, "It's so boring to get angry at any time!"
This is another obvious ridicule, because before the game, Gretz said that it would be interesting if Ye Qiu lost, but now Ye Qiu said that he was boring, which is actually countering his words before the game.
"I will definitely knock you to the ground sooner or later!" Gretz snorted coldly.
As he passed by himself, Ye Qiu sneered, "It's hard to say what's going on in the future, but you're lying down today!"
Gretz's face can be described as ferocious, with murderous intent on his face, but he can't do anything about it.
Success is the king and defeat of the bandit, this is an eternal truth on the football field. Now he doesn’t have much time to get involved with Ye Qiu. The top priority is to think about how to explain this to the board of directors who are eager to win, especially general manager Frank Aneson. Otherwise, he may become the first head coach to be dismissed this season.
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"I'm very satisfied with me and my players for this game!"
At the post-match press conference, Ye Qiu expressed his affirmation when facing reporters and mentioned his evaluation of the performance of the game.
"But I still said that we are a team that has just been reorganized. In this game, we have won valuable victories, but we also encountered many new problems. We will solve these problems well 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 more as politeness and modesty.
"Mr. Ye Qiu, this time Ajax's first team beat Eindhoven at home, many fans were surprised. This game is likely to make more Ajax fans pick up their expectations for the first team again. Do you personally think, what is your outlook for the team's new season? Or what kind of results do you think your team can achieve?"
A reporter from the Amsterdam Evening Post stood up and asked.
"I don't think such a warm-up game will change our team. Of course, morale will definitely improve and make us more confident, but our goals will not change. We hope to continue one game after another."
"I hope that Ajax in the new season will be a team that will satisfy all Ajax fans. I also 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 a Tai Chi pusher, obviously avoiding the important things and not willing to give a clear answer to the goals of the new season.
"Mr. Ye Qiu, I believe many Ajax fans are unwilling to hear such an answer!"
Ye Qiu smiled, "Sorry, sir, can you represent Ajax fans?"
There was a burst of jokes 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 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 what you are facing Eindhoven or any team in Europe, we Ajax will no longer be afraid to say a word."
"We want to win!"
Many reporters at the scene recorded Ye Qiu's words. Although he did not make a clear statement about what to win, just this sentence was actually enough for him to get the recognition of all Ajax fans.
After Van Gaal left Ajax and the birth of the Boseman Act, several years have passed. Ajax has gone from an invincible team to becoming weak and bullied now, and even faced mortal enemies like Eindhoven and Feyenoord.
Ye Qiu's words will undoubtedly revitalize the morale and fighting spirit of Ajax fans and rekindle their passion.
"This is my first time coaching a professional team and playing in the professional league. Don't say I have no experience, because I am full of confidence in every game in the future, and I have the confidence to accept any kind of challenge. Otherwise, I wouldn't stand here, and my team and I would not be able to win the Cruyff Cup championship!"
"I am mentally prepared for every game. I know it will be very, very difficult, but my goal has never changed. It is to win every game, and what I want to do the most is to prove one thing!"
Ye Qiu looked at the group of reporters in front of him. Since he had already spoken, he didn't mind saying more.
All the reporters also looked at Ye Qiu. They could search for some of his hostility and repulsion from Ye Qiu's eyes.
"I want to prove it with facts to everyone who doubts and questions us Ajax, we have the ability to win all the 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 towards them, and in fact, there are indeed many reporters secretly, trying every means to find conflicts for sales, and even attacking Ye Qiu and his Ajax. So at this point, Ye Qiu does not need to be polite to these reporters.
Of course, they did this, because Ye Qiu is a novice and Ajax is a group of young men. It is natural to be questioned, but Ye Qiu wants to prove it to everyone with facts, and they are wrong!
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Ajax youth team won the Cruyff Cup, and the defending champion lost 0:2 to Arena!
The young coach's debut was not perfect, and the team still has many problems to solve after the game!
Ajax fans are generally satisfied with the team's performance, and the coach Eindhoven is facing a crisis in the coaching position!
Winning the Dutch Super Cup 2:0, William Hill quickly adjusted the odds of Ajax's championship!
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The next day, reports of the Dutch Super Cup held at Arena Amsterdam last night were published in major newspapers in the Netherlands. Among them, Ajax's performance was generally affirmed, but many people still believe that Ye Qiu's tactics are very chaotic.
"Last season, he led the second team to the Dutch Cup, and Ye Qiu relied on his unbreakable defense. However, after taking charge of the first team, Ye Qiu obviously wanted to change the past idea of giving people only defense and no attack, so he began to try to push up and actively participate in the offense."
"But Ajax's players are too young and over-pressed, which leads to the upward line, and there are too many flaws behind him. In the past few warm-up matches, the average number of shots has been as high as 19 times. This is an important factor in Ajax's loss of several warm-up matches with strong teams, and it is also a part of their criticism."
"In this Super Cup against Eindhoven, Ajax defeated Eindhoven 2-0, but he still gave Eindhoven as many as 15 chances to start. The only regret and regret is that Brookingk and Kezhmann have insufficient ability to seize opportunities and lack shooting efficiency. But if it were Van Nistruei, I'm afraid the team that lost the game will not be Eindhoven, but Ajax!"
This exclusive comment from the Daily Telegraph obviously regrets Eindhoven's defeat, but the commentator did not see that Ye Qiu adopted a high-level defensive strategy, but just blindly pinned Ajax's defense line as a mistake caused by blind pursuit of offense. This turned into sufficient evidence for his suspicion of Ye Qiu and Ajax.
This also fully proves one thing: if he understands Ajax's tactics, he doesn't need to be a newspaper ball judge.
Relatively speaking, several newspapers such as Amsterdam Evening Post and the Joint Daily were quite satisfied with Ajax's performance, but they all basically agreed with Ye Qiu's words, that is, there are still many problems that Ajax needs to improve and solve.
"Like all the teams that have just been formed, Ye Qiu's Ajax has also encountered one problem after another, new problems are emerging one after another, and old problems need time to be solved. This is also the pressure that all teams have just reorganized."
"The league is about to ignite the war. We all hope to see a better Ajax team, but we also feel that both the fans and the management should learn from the lessons of the past few years, not lack patience, and give Ye Qiu more time and support."
"If Ye Qiu only has luck, it is unrealistic. Since he chose to take charge of Ajax, Ajax's management and fans should give him full trust and support and give him a more relaxed coaching environment."
Some people criticize and question, some support and some affirm it. This is a very normal thing, so whether it is Ye Qiu, Ajax, or fans, just check these reports. On the contrary, the Amsterdam Evening Post published a private visit to Ye Qiu on the second day of the game.
During the visit, Ye Qiu laughed and said that he could defeat Eindhoven, and the person he needed to thank the most was Frank Arnesen.
"I have to thank Mr. Frank Arnathan, because it was his motivation and reminder to me before the game that gave me more confidence to win the game and see my shortcomings more clearly. I think he is right. I am still young and I lack experience, but Mr. Arnathan's reminder has allowed me to see these shortcomings and improve them."
"If I were to tell who was the person I wanted to thank the most after defeating Eindhoven, I would say without hesitation that it must be Mr. Frank Arnesen, because his vision is so outstanding, he has outstanding abilities and helped me defeat Eindhoven, I thank him!"
"I believe that all Eindhoven people will be proud and proud of their having such a general manager, and I also believe that under his leadership, Eindhoven will surely become stronger and stronger."
In this brief interview, Ye Qiu praised Aneson endlessly. There was no word of attack on Aneson in what he said, all of which were compliments and thanks. This made the fans who saw this report for the first time wonder why Ajax's head coach changed his personality and actually praised Eindhoven's general manager so much. Is it because of the job change?
But on the third day after the game, the Amsterdam Evening Post published another brief message. It is said that after the team returned to Eindhoven, Aneson got furious and scolded the team's head coach Gretz. At the same time, an Eindhoven club staff member said that after watching the newspaper, Aneson was angry at the compliment from Ye Qiu.
"Because of crazy tearing the newspaper, his arm hit the desk and a slight fracture occurred. So in the future, he must put a cast on a fixed injury!"
Sure enough, closely followed by the TV station and major media reported on Aneson's injury and fracture, but the general manager Eindhoven said that his fracture was not because of Ye Qiu, but accidentally hit the desk.
In an interview, Aneson repeatedly stated that Eindhoven is full of confidence in Gretz and will not change coaches at the last minute. He also always firmly believes that with Eindhoven's strength, the team is still the most powerful contender for the Eredivisie championship in the new season.
After learning about Aneson's injury, Ye Qiu felt so happy. This old boy always targeted him. Now he was just taking revenge. However, during the week from the Dutch Super Cup to the Eredivisie, Ye Qiu searched all the learning houses of the Godfather's system and read many celebrities' football insights, but he was unable to find a suitable solution to the team's problems.
He himself and the coaching staff also racked his brains on this problem, but they still had no idea. For the time being, they could only play the game first and then slowly find effective solutions to the problem. This also became a big stone on Ye Qiu's chest.
In this atmosphere, the Eredivisie in the 00/01 season finally slowly opened the curtain.
The opening match was held at the Spartan Stadium in Sparta Rotterdam, with the home team Rotterdam Sparta facing away team Rotterdam JC.
Chapter completed!