After two weeks of international breaks, the Eredivisie is back in action.

PSV Eindhoven, who have a large number of internationals, were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Willem II in this round, but Feyenoord, who have been in excellent form recently, swept promoted Marosendaal 5-1 at home to continue to defend their position as league leaders.

Ajax host NEC Nijmegen.

This team, which was once very close to Ye Qiu before the season, chose Neeskens, a former famous man with an Ajax background, to take over Nijmegen when Ye Qiu decided to stay in the Ajax first team to coach, and this game was also jokingly called a battle between Neeskens and Ye Qiu to prove themselves.

As a result, the two sides played to a 0-0 draw at the Arena Stadium.

Ajax were unable to find a way past Nijmegen despite dominating the game, and Swedish centre-forward Ibrahimovic squandered plenty of chances again before being held to a draw at home, which was itself a loss.

After this game, the gap between Ajax and current league leaders Feyenoord quickly widened to five points, and many media outlets have even issued predictions that the league title will belong to Feyenoord in the new season.

At the weekend, the 4th round of the Eredivisie.

This time Ajax's performance picked up, Ye Qiu's team was still playing at the Arena Stadium, and the opponent was replaced by promoted Groningen, but not long after the game began, Robben assisted Huntelaar to break through the goal of his old club and open the scoring for Ajax.

After that, Ajax took a 3-0 lead in the first half thanks to goals from Van der Vaart and Sneijder.

However, in the second half, Lucio and McCone made a mistake in the combination, allowing Groningen to counterattack and sneak attack, and in the end, Ajax won Groningen 3-1 at the Arenal Stadium.

In the same round of matches, PSV Eindhoven defeated Fortuna Sittard 3-0 away, Feyenoord beat Waalwijk 3-1 at home, and the traditional three Dutch giants won their opponents one after another.

On 14 September, Ajax beat Slovak Liga side Bratislava 2-0 away in the UEFA Cup, but after returning to the Eredivisie, Ajax lost 2-1 to AZ Alkmaar.

First of all, after Lucio was cut off with the ball after the opening, the opponent counterattacked into the penalty area, Grim in the case of Kifu has retreated to the defense, rashly attacked, knocked down the opposing player, was shown a yellow card by the referee without hesitation, and awarded a penalty.

After falling behind by a goal, Ajax continued their tenacious play and equalised in the 56th minute, this time with Van der Vaart providing a comfortable assist to Ibrahimovic, who slotted home comfortably in front of goal.

But in the 72nd minute, Ajax's old problems were exposed again, Alkmaar broke the ball in the middle of the field and passed straight behind him, Lucio and McCone failed to return to position in time, and finally the opponent counterattacked and exceeded the score again.

After that, no matter how Ajax attacked, they couldn't score again.

Lost 1:2 away, Ajax won 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the first 5 rounds of the league, ranking 6th in the Eredivisie standings.

However, Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven have won their opponents, of which Feyenoord has won five consecutive victories, Van Marwijk's team is getting better, and has even become the strongest contender for the Eredivisie title, and Eindhoven's recent performance has gradually improved, and now the ranking is back in the top three.

With as many as eight points behind Feyenoord, many believe that Ajax's race for the league title is basically hopeless.

In this pessimistic atmosphere, after the fifth round of the league, Ajax still had a day off, and when Ye Qiu returned to Detokmoste on Monday, he was notified that the board of directors held an extraordinary meeting and specifically asked him to attend.

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Since Ajax's listing, the board has grown rapidly.

There are a lot of wealthy people from all walks of life who have come to the board of directors by holding shares in Ajax, and they see it more as a privilege to be on the Ajax board, allowing them to raise their proud heads in front of other businessmen, but only if Ajax is still the strongest team in the Netherlands.

Since '98, though, Ajax seems to be moving further and further away from the title.

Especially this season, appointing a Chinese who has never had professional coaching experience as the head coach, this young Ye Qiu came up and sold all the stars of the playing year, which undoubtedly surprised everyone.

As Leo? Ben Hack said that Ye Qiu's approach is in line with his transformation of the team, but it is not in line with those big men on the board, because an Ajax without stars is not what they want, and if the results are good, they will not have any opinions, because they can still be proud in front of others, but once the results are bad, once they receive a little cynicism outside, Ye Qiu will become an outlet for their anger.

And because of seeing this, so Leo? Ben Hack was very adamant in turning down Ajax's offer to take over as Wats' manager, which in his own opinion was very wise.

Therefore, now he was sitting on the side of Van Praag, the head of the oval conference table in the conference room, and when he saw Ye Qiu walking into the conference room, he was full of regret for this young man, he did a good job, but he encountered some problems that could not be solved for the time being, but he had to endure much more pressure and harsh criticism than he should have endured.

This is the tragedy of the turbulent Ajax!

As soon as he saw Ye Qiu walk in, the originally crowded conference room suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at him, several of them were angry, and a few were sneering and disdainful, of course, some were indifferent.

Van Praag is the club's president, but his prestige at Ajax has long since been as high as it was under Louis van Gaal.

At that time, he and Van Gaal were both bold and ruthless characters, one in competition, the other in management, the two complemented each other, which created the glorious revival of Ajax, but now, he is no longer the Van Praag of the past, at least, since Ajax went public, his power has been diluted a lot.

This is a matter of course, if you covet money in other people's pockets, you will naturally divide your rights!

"Ye Qiu, you're here!" Van Praag was a little afraid to look at Ye Qiu, he felt guilty.

He had promised that he would give Ye Qiu a stable and stable coaching environment, but now, the league has only been played for 5 rounds, and the team's results are not too bad, but he had to be escorted by this group of directors to convene this so-called emergency meeting, and called Ye Qiu over to accept their criticism.

He overestimated his influence in the club, and was also overly optimistic about Ye Qiu's coaching environment and pressure.

Ye Qiu could feel Van Praag's guilt, and he knew in his heart that Van Praag absolutely supported and trusted him, but there were some things, even Van Praag, who was the president of the club, probably not changed.

"Hello, Mr. Manager!"

After Van Praag and Ye Qiu finished greeting each other, a middle-aged man in his forties stood up.

"I'm a board member of the club, and legal counsel, I'm a lawyer, and my name is Körner!" When he introduced himself, the director held his head high, and he was proud and proud of his profession.

Ye Qiu nodded, didn't say anything, just listened.

"We're not happy with the team's recent performances and I and all the board members thought, should you give an explanation for the team's performance in the last few games? You know, when Waters led the team last year, we achieved even better results than now, and you are better than the Waters who was called incompetent waste by the media! ”

The lawyer's words drew a burst of laughter from the directors, and several even responded.

Leo? Ben Hack listened, his brow furrowed, this is a typical out-of-context quote.

Waters' early results in coaching were good, but Ye Qiu's results in the first 5 rounds were not as good as Waters, but this definitely does not mean that Ye Qiu's team performance is not as good as Waters' Ajax, and the results of the same period derive that Ye Qiu is not as good as Waters' conclusion is a typical conclusion made by people who don't understand the ball, or they know the ball, but they do it deliberately.

'I don't have anything to explain, I don't think my team is inferior to Watters, we have problems that need to be solved, that's all, I'm sure Ajax will adjust quickly because I've found a solution to the problem.'

"Really?" The lawyer shook his head and smiled, "You mean we should continue to give you time and trust?" ”

Suddenly, a few more people laughed, and one of them even shouted, "Ajax is a giant of Dutch football, and you are just a rookie who has just debuted, why should Ajax give you time?" ”

After Ye Qiu heard this, he was also angry in his heart, and stood up directly, "You can use your choice, you can fire me, this is your right, isn't it?" ”

"Since you have already decided that I am not good, then why do you ask me pretendly? Isn't it very simple to just hold a press conference, fire me, and then use your professionalism to find a manager who is better than me, who is more famous than me, and who can lead Ajax to the championship? ”

I don't know what Lu Dao is for, but when Ye Qiu asked him like this, these directors couldn't speak one by one.

They are rich, but they absolutely do not have the so-called professional ability, they know how to coax, they know how to find scapegoats, and they will not really seriously analyze and think about how to solve the current problems encountered by the team.

In other words, it's easy to fire Ye Qiu now, but who can be the head coach, do they understand?

Van Praag saw that Ye Qiu was angry, coughed, and also stood up, "I still say the same thing, I believe in Ye Qiu, I also believe that he can solve the problems encountered by the current team, and I believe even more that he can bring hope of revival to the team, so, as the chairman of Ajax, I will never allow anyone to cross me and fire the head coach I appointed, unless, you choose another chairman to implement your wishes!" ”

Van Praag's words made everyone present stunned, and what he said was to give Ye Qiu the greatest trust and support.

The directors hesitated, the Van Praag family has a great place in the history of Ajax, and since Van Praag took charge of Ajax, the team has loved him very much, and he has always led the team to glory time and time again.

Although, in the past two years, the team has encountered problems, and last season there were many fans shouting for him to leave class, but behind this, there is the promotion of the board of directors and the radicalization of the fans, but after the excitement, they still trust Van Praag, which is why the group of people on the board of directors have never dared to touch Van Praag.

If Ye Qiu is fired now and Van Praag is overthrown, Ajax is bound to collapse completely, and no one will benefit!

Just when the directors were in trouble, Leo? Ben Hack coughed and stood up.

"I also support Ye Qiu's continued re-election, as the club's technical director, I think he is currently the most suitable manager for Ajax, and let him take over the first team, I also agree, if someone thinks he is not suitable, let him resign when he has only been in charge of the team for more than two months, from the perspective of accountability, I am also responsible, I will take the initiative to resign!"

Ye Qiu looked at Leo in disbelief? Ben Haac, Van Praag's support for him, he can understand and expect it, but Leao? Ben Hack's support, which greatly surprised him, didn't the old fox never stand by the side?

But at this time, there was tension in the conference room, and Ye Qiu didn't have time to care about Leo? Ben Hack's mind.

To fry, or not to fry?

This is just a matter of words for the directors.

Ye Qiu also didn't like this feeling of fate being manipulated in the hands of others, but now he had no fame, no status, no strength, so he could only choose to compromise, so he could only endure it.

"We ...... I didn't say I was going to let him out of class, did I? Kearner said with an awkward smile.

"yes, we didn't say that either!"

The directors are starting to take a stand.

Since it is not for Ye Qiu to get out of class, then the matter still has to be discussed.

Van Praag patted Ye Qiu's shoulder, signaled that he had to hold back, and pulled him down.

Ye Qiu can also be said to have spent a lot of effort to form this Ajax, and he didn't want to give up all his efforts in the past few months in vain, so he sat down.

"Although we don't doubt your coaching ability, we still want to give you and the team some motivation, after all, we are Ajax, so we have set a goal for the team this season, the Eredivisie!"

Van Praag was stunned when he heard this, and he was about to speak out against it, because he had promised to give Ye Qiu three years.

"Mr. President!" Kearner is a lawyer in the end, observant of words and strong words, this is what he is best at, "I believe that all Ajax fans want the team to be a team with goals and fighting spirit, and the Eredivisie title is not an unattainable dream for us, and even if Ye Qiu can't win the Eredivisie title, we can still discuss it again, right?" ”

Consult?

This is a good saying, if the board of directors has made conditions, and you can't win the championship, you can only voluntarily resign after the season.

Ye Qiu saw that Van Praag still wanted to defend himself, pulled Van Praag and stood up, "I promise!" ”

Köllner was stunned, and the directors were in an uproar, especially those who were neutral.

The team is currently eight points behind Feyenoord in the Eredivisie table, and although the season has just begun, it will be very difficult to catch it back, and before Ajax, there is a stronger PSV Eindhoven than last season.

In this case, Ye Qiu still dared to accept such a challenge?

Looking at Kerner, Ye Qiu smiled coldly, he saw through Kearna's thoughts, "You are a lawyer, you want me to be soft, you want me to be obedient, you want me to wag my tail and beg for mercy, right?" ”

The corners of Körner's mouth twitched, this was indeed his trick and calculation.

"I'm here to make an agreement that I will win the Eredivisie this season, otherwise I'll write a letter of resignation and you won't have to pay any termination costs for me, that's what you're for, right?"

In the contract that Eliza won for Ye Qiu, if within three years, Ajax terminated Ye Qiu's contract, then they would continue to pay Ye Qiu's salary, and at the same time, they would not be able to prevent Ye Qiu from coaching other teams.

This fee is not small, and Kearner obviously has the intention of forcing Ye Qiu, because if Ye Qiu takes the initiative to resign, then Ajax will not need to pay any more fees.

But for Ye Qiu, he can endure the cynicism of others, and he can endure the humiliation and disdain of others, but he wants him to wag his tail and beg for mercy, kneel on the ground and beg for mercy, I'm sorry, he can't do it, especially in the face of this group of guys who disgust him.

"It's all right, right?" Ye Qiu's sharp eyes swept over this group of directors of Ajax, who had long been corrupted by money, and smiled coldly, now he looked down on this group of people, "Don't bother me if you don't have anything to do!" ”

With that, he turned and left the conference room.

The directors watched in amazement as the Chinese they originally planned to play with were now like their uncle, walking out of the conference room without fear, feeling annoyed and ashamed.

"I'm gone, too!" Leo? Ben Hack stood up, followed by Ye Qiu, and also walked out of the conference room.

Van Praag sat at the top, looking at the group of people in front of him, and he suddenly felt strange.

Let Ajax go public, this decision was also agreed to by him, the team at that time really had no choice, the impact of the Bosman Act almost bankrupted Ajax, if it is not listed, the team will go bankrupt sooner or later.

But after the listing, this group of directors was introduced, which made him, the chairman, wonder if the decision to go public was right or not?

"I believe it!" Under Van Praag's gaze, none of the directors dared to look at the chairman, including Körner.

"Ajax fans will definitely remember the most humiliating day in the club's history!"

With that, Van Praag also walked out of the conference room, leaving all the stunned directors behind.

For Van Praag's words, some people understood, but some people didn't.