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Chapter 8 Ace

Thursday, October 28, 1999, the weather was sunny.

When Ye Qiu walked out of the hotel gate, he saw Roland Shepars's coquettish red Volkswagen third-generation Polo parked beside the alley and kept honking at him, and walked over with a smile.

"A big man drives a red Volkswagen, you are so sexy!" Ye Qiu sat directly into the passenger seat, a little crowded.

Roland waited until he sat firmly and tied his seat belt before starting the car. The whole car was shocked. It was a second-hand car. It had been four or five years since he arrived at the hands of a novice Roland, but he didn't know how to cherish the car. You can imagine how powerful this car was tortured by him.

"I just like red, do you care?" Roland countered, "It's better to talk about yourself than to know how to talk about others. It's so uncomfortable to live in such a dilapidated hotel. It's better to rent a house in other places. Then you can buy a used car and get off work more easily!"

Ye Qiu was still a little moved when he heard this, and the car was more troublesome because he didn’t have a driver’s license and didn’t know how to drive. It’s okay to take a ride, but if you buy a car, there are many problems. On the contrary, he also considered renting a house. After all, it’s not suitable to live in a hotel for a long time, and the cost is relatively expensive.

But he also has his own concerns, because if he has not yet made it clear that he will have to tie a contract for at least half a year at a time, if he suddenly wants to leave Ajax and Amsterdam, wouldn't that be a big loss?

Therefore, there is no rush to do this for the time being. Let’s do the things in front of you first.

The Polo is very popular in the Netherlands. Its advantages are its good safety performance, its body is heavier, and its appearance is pretty good. It is called a small tank by the Dutch. It can be imagined that the most outstanding advantage of this car is its wear resistance, which is also the main reason why Roland chose it as the first car in his life.

When driving in the Southeast New City, Ye Qiu felt a very familiar impression, and he thought of his motherland.

There are new large construction sites everywhere, and the sound of rumbling machines can be heard everywhere. There are even many sections of road that are bumpy and dusty, but it gives people a thriving feeling.

Without development and construction, where can we come from a beautiful city?

"It won't take long to go around Arena Stadium to become the most prosperous area in Amsterdam!" Roland excitedly introduced the future prospects of the Southeast New City to Ye Qiu, which will become the core commercial area of ​​Amsterdam.

Ye Qiu also has to admire Michael Van Pragger's ability. Although the previous Olympic stadium is located in the north of Amsterfen District, in the wealthy Amsterdam district, adjacent to the Free University of Amsterdam and closer to the city, no matter from any aspect, it is far inferior to the development prospects of the Southeast New City.

Of course, for the time being, it will be better there, but the Southeast New City District will catch up sooner or later.

Therefore, people should not only have foresight, but also know how to make choices!

"After you go back, you will go to the medical center immediately and ask for a physical report from the B2 team players yesterday afternoon!" Ye Qiu explained.

There was a training class this morning, and a match with B1 team was arranged in the afternoon.

For this game and for this gambling, Ye Qiu has not relaxed at all in the past two months. Almost every day, De Tok Most and the hotel, two points and one line, everything else has been put aside, so he doesn't want to lose.

If anyone else wants Ye Qiu to win in DeTok Most of the entire DeTok, then it is probably only Roland.

Although this friendly Dutchman has been with Ye Qiu for only two months, he has been tied to Ye Qiu on a rope and moved forward and retreat together. Moreover, the personalities of the two of them are very complementary. Roland is a person who is more accustomed to obedience, while Ye Qiu likes to take the initiative everywhere.

"Where is the morning's training?" Roland asked.

Ye Qiu thought for a while, "There is no need to do any special training, it's still the same thing, continue to do a touch ball training!"

In the first half of the month after making the bet, Westhoff also enthusiastically arranged some James Bond to peek and study Ye Qiu's training arrangements and tactics. However, as the B2 team's tactics were the same later, the training remained unchanged, so he felt that there was no need to continue research, so he relaxed when he followed.

But even so, Ye Qiu is still not ready to perform any special training. Many of his ideas have been instilled into the players in the 8-on-8 and 4-on-4 training arrangements, and he is already ready enough.

"Don't worry, Roland, this is what's happening in this world. Do your best and leave your fate!" Ye Qiu patted Roland's shoulder and comforted him. He could sense that this guy was nervous because he kept honking the horn along the way.

In Ye Qiu's opinion, if he does his best, it doesn't matter whether he can achieve his goal.

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"How are you preparing, Ye Qiu?"

In the morning, the training of the B2 team was still the same as usual, and it was very peaceful. Ye Qiujue said that he did not want to put more pressure on the players in the afternoon game. At 15 pm, Michael Van Prager brought first-team head coach Waters, technical director Leo Benhack and others to the simple stadium next to the first-team training ground.

Chairman Ajax has a good impression of Ye Qiu. Why do you like Ye Qiu? Everyone, including Ye Qiu, don’t know it. Perhaps it is because of what he said before that Ye Qiu’s personality and style are very similar to the same person.

But Ye Qiu didn't know who it was.

"Everything that should be prepared is ready!" Ye Qiu smiled faintly and replied.

Michael Van Prager smiled after hearing this, "You don't seem to pay much attention to winning or losing."

Ye Qiu shook his head, "No, I also attach great importance to it, but I don't want my judgment to be affected by the importance. I think the more critical the moment, the more we should stay calm and rational."

Leo Benhack nodded after hearing this, "This is the basic quality a head coach needs!"

When he said this, Waters next to him was a little worried because he had given people the impression that he had not been afraid of favor and disgrace in recent times, but that his emotions fluctuated greatly. Losing and winning were two completely different attitudes and moods. Ajax was also a little worried about his emotional control ability, and Leo Benhack's words seemed to be picking on his scars.

"If you lose and still maintain this mentality, then I will admire you!" Westhoff sneered and took Leo Benhack's words.

His team has been in excellent form and performance recently, especially Van der Fate, whose performance is even more amazing. Everyone can see that the tactical formation arranged by Westhoff is arranged around Van der Fate, fully exerting Van der Fate's personal abilities.

Because of this, almost everyone thinks that Westhoff will definitely win, and Westhoff himself once said in a high-profile manner that this gambling will determine the outcome in a game, which means that he can completely defeat Ye Qiu's B2 team in just one game.

Leo Benhack's eyes flashed with displeasure after hearing Westhoff's words. In his opinion, although Westhoff is not a top-notch player, his abilities in many aspects are indeed good, but his fighting spirit is too strong, which greatly limits his achievements in the head coach's path.

If the head coach is compared to a sword, the sharpness of the real sword must be hidden in the scabbard. If it is not exposed, it will be bloody as soon as it is exposed. From time to time, it will be taken out and show its sharpness. Such a sword cannot be called a sword, it is broken iron!

Westhoff didn't pay attention to Leo? Benhack's face. He has never been a person who likes to be inferior, not to mention that he now has enough chips, so he doesn't need to watch Leo? Benhack's face again.

"Ye Qiu, do you still remember our agreement?" Westhoff reminded with a smile.

"Of course, you don't need to remind me!" Ye Qiu replied with a smile.

Westhoff nodded, "That's good, we have to agree first. Whoever loses will have to submit his resignation tonight!"

"No problem, whoever doesn't leave DeTok Most is the turtle bastard!" Ye Qiu agreed without timidly.

Seeing that his opponent was not afraid, Westhoff was not very pleased and sneered with a little disdain, "I'll see how you get out of DeTok Most, then you must not cry and beg me!"

"Each of each other!" Ye Qiu faced each other head-on.

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When the platoons of both sides appeared on the second team's court, there was actually nothing unexpected inside.

Whether it is Westhoff or Ye Qiu, the lineup arrangements of the two are still the same.

The B1 team has 17 players, while the B2 team has only 16 players. The two teams have not many players, and the lineups that can be made up are actually clear at a glance, so they can't play any new tricks.

DeTok Most often arranges such games within the goal of increasing the youth team's game experience, so everything needed for the game is ready-made, including referees, linesman and caddies.

Ye Qiu and Westhoff were both on the sidelines. Because it was the second team's court, the facilities were very simple. Under the canopy was a row of long wooden benches. It was hard to sit on, and it was not very comfortable, but now no one cares about it, and they all focused on the court.

In the simple stand behind the awning, some fans who heard the news were sitting sparsely. As long as they had Ajax's membership card, they could come in to watch the game for free. Club chairman Michael Van Prag and others sat on the central rostrum, waiting for the game to begin.

With the referee's whistle, the players of both teams immediately began to move.

The first serving was Team B1. After seeing Team B1 kick off, they quickly passed the ball from front to back and came directly to Heatinga's feet. After the new Ajax Koman stopped the ball, he quickly dribbled the ball forward and then took a gap and directly passed with a big foot, wanting to pass the ball to the front of the penalty area in the frontcourt.

But the B2 team was prepared for this move from Heatinga. De Jong steadily grabbed the ball before Van der Fate and headed back Heatinga's long pass. Although the ball still fell into the hands of Team B1, the B2 team's defense had already been placed.

An offensive failure did not affect the offensive passion of the B1 team. They began to reorganize a new round of offense, but the focus was still on finding Van der Fate in the frontcourt. However, this time, Ye Qiu specially arranged De Jong to target and prevent De Fate, and then let Maduro be at the forefront of the defense line.

In just 5 minutes, after team B2 experienced three attacks from team B1, everyone saw Ye Qiu's tactics clearly.

"Do you want to defend yourself?" Westhoff looked at Ye Qiu in the distance with a sneer, his heart full of disdain.

You know, what Ajax most admires is offense. He has always used active offensive football to show off himself. He has never used Ye Qiu's tactic of defending his life?

"Continue to attack me!" Westhoff left his seat, walked to the sidelines, and shouted loudly.

He turned his head and shook Ye Qiu's eyes, as if he was saying, "Boy, see how long you can stay!"

But Ye Qiu remained silent and continued to sit in the coach's seat, watching the game attentively.

The benefits of arranging two players to defend in the middle of the midfield are obvious, especially in terms of freezing and restricting Van der Fate, which makes this talented player who has high hopes for Ajax feel uncomfortable.

At least, in the Dutch youth league, he has never encountered such a blockade. No matter where he goes, there will be at least one defensive player around, especially De Jong, who is like a dog skin plaster and cannot even be shaken off.

The offensive mode of the B1 team is actually very simple. The typical Ajax 433 tactical model usually starts from two points, either Heatinga in the central defender or Van der Fate in the No. 10 position. Ye Qiu's defensive purpose is to cut off the connection between the two players and put them in a fight alone.

However, because of the fact that the investment in defense and the original strength was not an advantage, the B2 team was at an absolute disadvantage in the field, and even a little bit of a crushed shot, which looked very passive.

"If you continue to play like this, the B2 team will sooner or later be broken!" Leo Benhack shook his head.

He was originally thinking that perhaps the arrogant Chinese could have any weapons, but when he saw the formation of troops on both sides, he was very disappointed because Westhoff still failed to change the Ajax 433 formation, and Ye Qiu simply put on a defensive counterattack.

From a tactical perspective, neither side has any advantage in this regard.

Even Waters has no way to refute the comments from Leo Benhack, because in the entire Ajax management, no one can have more vision than Leo Benhack, who has been immersed in football tactics for decades. Moreover, in Waters's view, Ye Qiu's tactics are simply seeking death.

The tradition of Ajax is offense, but Ye Qiu is trying to counterattack himself, isn’t he willing to not tolerate Ajax?

"From a tactical perspective, the B2 team is not as strong as the B1 team, and the opponent has Van der Fate, so Ye Qiu first considers defense, which is a wise choice at the tactical level!" On the contrary, Van Prag sounded a bit of a protective tone of Ye Qiu.

Leo Benhack also nodded and smiled, "That's right, but if there is no way to turn the situation around, how can he win this game? Or, he was not ready to win the game from the beginning, he came for a draw!"

After hearing this, Van Prager laughed. He seemed to be very confident in Ye Qiu and shook his head and said, "He should have a second move. At least I think he doesn't look like a person willing to seek a draw!"

This is definitely Van Pragge's intuition about Ye Qiu, but more because he felt that Ye Qiu was very similar to that person, so naturally he felt that Ye Qiu was like that person, who would rather take risks and win than be willing to draw.

But is this really the case?

As time passed by minute by minute, Ye Qiu's B2 team was still able to withstand it at first, and the defense was still orderly and full of order. However, as the offensive investment of the B1 team became larger and larger, the defensive pressure faced by the B2 team also increased. In the end, the overall defensive system began to appear one loophole after another, and danger was everywhere.

In this case, Ye Qiu occasionally made some adjustments to the defense, and later he simply asked the forward Rui in the team to be responsible for harassing Heatinga, and began to invest more troops in the defense, posing as if he was vowed to defend to the end.

But even so, the B2 team still had constant dangers in front of the goal, and many people who were concerned were shocked.

"It's not a solution to continue like this. It's time to take action!" Roland knew Ye Qiu's plan and immediately urged.

The current situation gives him a feeling that the goal will be opened anytime and anywhere.

Ye Qiu glanced at the helpless assistant, smiled, and didn't look at him anymore, but he had no intention of agreeing.

"Roland, do you know what ace is?"

Roland was so angry that he just wanted to punch him. It was now, and he still had to surround these things without them. What's the use?

Ye Qiu didn't take it seriously and continued, "The so-called ace is to be in his own hands. I will play it whenever I want and play it. That is called ace. If the enemy provokes a little, I will play it in a hurry to deal with it. That is not ace, that is playing cards!"

Roland could not refute Ye Qiu's ace theory, but he did not agree with it because he felt that the current situation was already very dangerous, and if he did not adjust, he would probably be scored.

"The real ace, the lethality is absolutely no doubt. The key is the timing!" Ye Qiu ignored Roland, as if he was talking to himself. His heart was also very nervous, his heartbeat was also accelerating, and he also needed to use some words to convince himself to calm down.

"Either don't fight. If you want to fight, you must completely defeat the opponent and let the opponent have no chance to fight back. That's the trump card!"

Speaking of this, Ye Qiu stared at the situation on the court like a wolf, and he began to calm down and calm.

He is confident of defeating Westhoff's team, but that has to be based on a certain opportunity.
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