Volume 1 Chapter 72 Thanks to Arneson
Perhaps, because they have already beaten PSV Eindhoven once, when the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game and Ajax defeated the defending champion PSV Eindhoven 2-0 at the Arenal Stadium, all the Ajax fans in the stadium celebrated wildly, but as the head coach of the team, Ye Qiu's mood was never excited.
Because he knows that winning this game is winning in the advanced nature of the defense in the high position.
Football tactics are constantly developing forward, the back tactics limit the front waist tactics, once the high post defense is running well, once the team forms an orderly whole, it will be a very lethal atomic bomb in today's football.
But such a victory could not hide so many problems of Ajax itself, and some of them were even very fatal.
Others can be blind and can celebrate, but as the head coach of the team, Ye Qiu can't, 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 about it so much, we won the game, we got the Cruyff Cup, didn't we?" Bobby? Harms smiled and put his arm on Ye Qiu's shoulder, he could quite 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 in his heart?
"Look at them." Bobby? Harms pointed to the players on the pitch who gathered around to celebrate, the stands with thunderous cheers, and the group of fans wearing Ajax's classic red and white jerseys, who were cheering and celebrating, "Their joy is all created and brought by you, don't you feel proud and proud of it at all?" ”
Speaking of which, Bobby? Hams smiled and patted Ye Qiu's shoulder hard, "Leave the troubles for later, we won the game tonight, we are the winners, we should celebrate!" ”
Ye Qiuha smiled, suppressed the uneasiness and troubles in his heart, and stood up, "Then I'll go find Gretz!" ”
Bobby? When 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 the second time in a row that he had lost to Ye Qiu's team, but in the Eredivisie, he won all the teams, that is, he lost to Ye Qiu, this feeling made him very uncomfortable, but he was helpless.
Today's match against Ajax reminded him of the two games against Valencia in La Liga in the Champions League last season, Eindhoven played very, very hard in both games, especially the away game against Valencia, and the whole game was almost helpless by Valencia.
But compared to this Dutch Cup, Cooper's Valencia is a little different.
Ajax's defense is an active high post, they push the defensive position forward by at least 10 meters, which makes PSV Eindhoven very passive, and Ajax's defense is very special, not the kind of defense that likes entanglement and physical contact, but more through anticipation to intercept and destroy.
On the other hand, Cooper's Valencia, they themselves play defensive counterattacks, so they are basically waiting in the midfield, steadily deploying defense, and then slowly looking for opportunities to counterattack, and if there is no opportunity, Cooper will not even hesitate to defend 0:0 with you.
If you want to let Gretz's own judgment, Ye Qiu's style of leading the second team is closer to Cooper, but this style of play in the first team has never been seen 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 to study it slowly.
"Hello, Mr. Gretz!"
Just as Gretz was thinking, Ye Qiu's nasty figure appeared in front of him.
If you want Gretz to choose, the two people he is most unwilling to see at this time are Arneson and Ye Qiu.
The former should not appear on the court, but the latter took the initiative to come to the door, but he couldn't turn it away.
"Congratulations!" Gretz couldn't laugh.
"Not smiling?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.
Gretz's face sank, and he wanted to say a few words to him.
"Just kidding, kidding, don't mind!" Ye Qiu preemptively laughed and revealed, but he didn't expect that as soon as he stopped smiling, he used Gretz's obvious voice to say to himself, "It's really boring to get angry at every turn!" ”
This is another obvious ridicule, because before the game, Gretz said that Ye Qiu must be funny if he loses, but now Ye Qiu says that he is boring, which is actually countering his pre-game words.
"I'm going to 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 today you are lying down!" ”
Greetz's face can really be described as hideous, full of murderous energy, but helpless.
Success and defeat, this is the eternal truth on the football field, now he doesn't have much time to entangle with Ye Qiu, the top priority is to think about it first, how to win the board of directors, especially the general manager Frank? Arneson explained this, otherwise he could well become the first manager to be sacked from the Eredivisie this season.
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"I'm very happy with me and my players for this game!"
At the post-match press conference, Ye Qiu faced reporters and mentioned his evaluation of the game's performance, and he gave affirmation.
"But I'm still saying that, we're a team that's just regrouped, and in this game we got a valuable win, but we also had a lot of new problems, and we're going to spend the next week working on them so that we can meet the challenges of the new season in a better state."
The reporters at the scene didn't pay attention to what Ye Qiu said, they understood these words more as politeness and modesty.
"Mr. Ye Qiu, this time the Ajax first team defeated PSV Eindhoven at home, many fans were surprised, this game is likely to make more Ajax fans regain their expectations for the first team, what do you personally think, what is your outlook for the team's new season? Or what do you think your team can achieve? ”
A reporter from the Amsterdam Evening Post stood up and asked.
'I don't think this warm-up game will change for our team, of course, the morale will definitely improve and it will make us more confident, but our goal will not change, we hope to be able to play game after game.
'I hope that the new season of Ajax will be a team that will please all Ajax fans and I am confident that as long as we maintain the current momentum and all the players work together, we will have a satisfactory result at the end of the season.'
Ye Qiu's words were a bit too much, obviously avoiding the important and trivial, and he was unwilling to give a clear answer to the goal of the new season.
"Mr. Ye Qiu, I believe that many Ajax fans don't want to hear such an answer!"
Ye Qiu smiled, "I'm sorry, sir, can you represent the Ajax fans?" ”
There was a burst of banter at the scene, as the journalist was from the Eindhoven daily newspaper and was a standard Eindhoven fan.
'I know what you want me to say, but I'm never going to say anything irresponsible or something that puts pressure on the team and the players, and what I want to say to all Ajax fans is that from today onwards, no matter against PSV Eindhoven, against any team in Europe, we at 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 make it clear what he wanted to win, but this sentence was actually enough for him to be recognized by all Ajax fans.
After Van Gaal left Ajax and after the Boseman Act was born, a few years have passed, and Ajax has gone from being an invincible team to being weak and bullied, and even once unable to do anything against sworn enemies like PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord.
And Ye Qiu's words will undoubtedly revive the morale and fighting spirit of Ajax fans and rekindle their passion.
"It's my first time coaching a professional team, playing in a professional league, don't say I'm inexperienced, because I'm confident in every game in the future, I'm confident that I'm going to be able to take on any kind of challenge, otherwise I wouldn't be here and my team and I wouldn't be able to win the Cruyff Cup!"
"I'm mentally prepared for every fight, I know it's going to be very, very tough, but my goal has never changed, which is to win every fight, and what I want to do most is prove one thing!"
Ye Qiu looked at the group of reporters in front of him, since the words had already been spoken, he didn't mind saying more.
All the reporters also looked at Ye Qiu, and they could all search for some of his hostility and rejection from Ye Qiu's eyes.
"I want to prove with facts to all those who doubt and question us at Ajax that 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 the reporters could feel Ye Qiu's disgust with them, and in fact, there were indeed many reporters who were secretly looking for contradictions in every possible way for the sake of sales, and even did not hesitate to attack Ye Qiu and his Ajax, so at this point, Ye Qiu did not need to be polite to these reporters.
Of course, they are not wrong to do this, because Ye Qiu is a novice, Ajax is a group of young soldiers, and it is natural to be questioned, but Ye Qiu wants to prove it to everyone with facts, they are wrong!
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Ajax youth team won the Cruyff Cup, and the defending champions lost 0:2 to Arena!
The young manager's debut was not perfect, and he admitted after the game that there were still a lot of problems to be solved!
Ajax fans are generally satisfied with the team's performance, and PSV Eindhoven boss is facing a managerial crisis!
Winning the Dutch Super Cup 2:0, William Hill hurriedly adjusted the odds of Ajax winning the championship!
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The next day, major Dutch newspapers published reports on the Dutch Super Cup match held at the Arenal Stadium in Amsterdam last night, which generally affirmed Ajax's performance, but there were still many people who thought that Ye Qiu's tactics were very messy.
"Last season, he led the second team to win the Dutch Cup, Ye Qiu relied on his unbreakable defense, but after taking charge of the first team, Ye Qiu obviously wanted to change the idea that people could only defend and not attack, so he began to try to press up and actively participate in the attack."
"But the Ajax players are too young, too pressed, resulting in the back line up, revealing too many flaws behind them, in the past few warm-up games, the average number of shots per game is as high as 19, which is an important factor for Ajax to lose a few warm-up games against strong teams, and it is also where they are criticized."
"In this Super Cup against Eindhoven, Ajax defeated Eindhoven 2:0, but still gave Eindhoven as many as 15 kicking opportunities, the only regret and pity is that Brookingke and Kezman lack the ability to seize the opportunity and lack of shooting efficiency, but if it is replaced by Van Nistelrooy, I am afraid that the team that loses the game will not be Eindhoven, but Ajax!"
This exclusive commentary from the Daily Telegraph clearly regretted the defeat of PSV Eindhoven, but this commentator did not see that Ye Qiu was adopting a high defensive strategy, and only blindly characterized Ajax's defensive line as a mistake caused by the blind pursuit of attack, which became sufficient evidence that he doubted Ye Qiu and Ajax.
This also proves one thing, if he understands Ajax's tactics, then he doesn't need to be a newspaper commentator.
Relatively speaking, several newspapers such as the Amsterdam Corriere della Sera and the Common Daily are quite satisfied with Ajax's performance, but they basically agree with Ye Qiu's remarks that there are still many problems that Ajax needs to improve and solve.
"Like all newly formed teams, Ye Qiu's Ajax has also encountered one problem after another, new problems are emerging one after another, and old problems need time to solve, which is also the pressure that all newly restructured teams must face."
"The league is about to ignite, and we all hope to see a better Ajax, but we also feel that both the fans and the management should learn the lessons of the past few years, should not lack patience, and should give Ye Qiu more time and support."
"With the Ajax second team winning the Dutch Cup and leading the team to defeat PSV Eindhoven to win the Cruyff Cup, it is unrealistic to say that Ye Qiu only has luck, and since he has chosen to take charge of Ajax, then the management and fans of Ajax should give him full trust and support, and give him a more relaxed coaching environment."
Some people criticize and some question, some support and some affirm, this is a very normal thing, so whether it is Ye Qiu, Ajax, or fans, they all take a look at these reports, but the Amsterdam Evening Post published a private interview with Ye Qiu on the second day of the game.
In the interview, Ye Qiu smiled and said that he was able to defeat Eindhoven, and the person who needed to be thanked the most was Frank? Arneson.
"Do I have to thank Frank? Mr. Arneson, because it was his motivation and reminder before the game, which made me more confident to win the game, and I saw my shortcomings more clearly, I think he was right, I am still young, I lack experience, but Mr. Arneson's reminder made me see these shortcomings and improve them. ”
"If I had to name who I would most like to thank after beating PSV Eindhoven, I would say without hesitation, it must be Frank? Mr. Arnesen, because he has such a great vision, he has outstanding ability and helped me beat PSV Eindhoven, I thank him! ”
"I believe that all Eindhoven people will be proud and proud of having such a general manager, and I also believe that under his leadership, Eindhoven will become stronger and stronger."
In this short interview, Ye Qiu was full of praise for Arneson, and there was no attack on Arneson in what he said, all of them were compliments and thanks, which made fans who saw this report for the first time wonder, why did the head coach of Ajax change his personality and tout the general manager of PSV Eindhoven so much, is it to change jobs?
But on the third day after the game, the Amsterdam Evening Post published another brief news, it is said that Arneson was furious after the team returned to Eindhoven and reprimanded the team's head coach Gretz, and at the same time, another Eindhoven club staff member said that Arneson was angry at the compliment from Ye Qiu after reading the newspaper.
"Because of the frantic tearing of the newspaper, his arm hit the desk and he suffered a slight fracture, so he will have to put a cast on the injury for some time to come!"
Sure enough, immediately after, TV stations and major media reported on Arneson's injury and fracture, but the Eindhoven general manager said that his fracture was not because of Ye Qiu, but accidentally hit his desk.
In interviews, Arneson repeatedly said that PSV Eindhoven is full of confidence in Gretz and will not change the coach, and always believes that with PSV Eindhoven's strength, the team is still the most powerful contender for the Eredivisie title in the new season.
After learning about Arneson's injury, Ye Qiu didn't want to mention how happy he was, this old boy was always targeting him, and now it was just right to take revenge for him to suffer a little, but in the week between the Dutch Super Cup and the Eredivisie, Ye Qiu searched all over the study house of the godfather system and read the football opinions of many celebrities, but he couldn't find a suitable solution to the team's problems.
And he and the coaching staff have racked their brains for this problem, but they still have no clue, and they can only play the game first for the time being, and then slowly find an effective solution to the problem, which has also become a big stone on Ye Qiu's chest.
It was in this atmosphere that the 00/01 Eredivisie season finally kicked off.
The opening match was played at the Sparta Stadium in Rotterdam and saw the home team Sparta Rotterdam take on the away team Roda JC.
Ajax's first game was at home, welcoming Fortuna Sittard.