Chapter 156 Double Crown King
After returning from the failure of the European Champions League, everyone began to worry about whether Ajax would not be able to withstand the failure of the Champions League. In the last round of the league, when he was about to kick, he finally threw the league champion who had already been in his arms to Eindhoven.
But it is obvious that such worries are indeed a bit redundant.
The league match held at the Hendegfit Stadium in Nijmeme, the home team did cause a lot of trouble for Ajax for a time. The tenacious defense made Ajax unable to open the situation, and there were even many people. Even the live commentator felt that Ajax might play very, very difficult in this game.
But after more than half an hour of the game, Ajax took the lead in breaking Nijmegen's goal in the 38th minute, and opened the first record for Ajax. This was a goal scored by Robben using his personal strength to shake off the defensive player in the penalty area after cooperating with Keita on the left.
But just 5 minutes later, Hunteral's goal successfully expanded the score.
Because Ibrahimovic inhumanely abused Ye Qiu in the live football game, the head coach of Ajax avenged his personal revenge and directly pressed the Swede on the bench, turning it on Hunteral to start, and the Dutch center did not disappoint everyone. Before the first half was over, he won another goal for Ajax.
Of course, this is an interesting story posted on Ajax's official website. The real reason is that Ibrahimovic is inadequate physical fitness, while Hunterlaer is more physical fitness, so Ye Qiu is considering rotation.
To be honest, his mentality was relaxed, Nijmegen was no match for Ajax at all, even if it was a away game.
The two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half, but Ajax sounded the offensive horn against NEC Nijmegen from the beginning. Hunteral scored twice in the 50th minute, helping Ajax expand the score to 3:0.
In the 56th minute, Heleb, who came on the bench, dribbled the ball into the left and cut in, and passed the ball to the right side. Van der Mede inserted and shot and scored.
In the 83rd minute, Yaya Toure inserted, Van der Mede broke through on the right and knocked back, and the Ivorians volleyed strongly in the penalty area, breaking NEC Nijmegen's goal again, 5:0.
At this point, Ajax ended the last game of the season with a score of 5:0.
This round, Eindhoven, the champion-winning rival of Grafsharp, fell behind in a critical battle.
Before the game, Eindhoven was revealed by the media that Gretz would be dismissed, which obviously affected the morale and fighting spirit of Eindhoven players. After the opening, Gravsharp attacked Eindhoven continuously, and scored two goals in the 10th and 29th minutes to take the lead.
During the break, Gretz adjusted the team's tactics. Romedal and Kezhmann scored two goals in the 59th and 63rd minutes of the second half to equalize the score, but neither side could score again afterwards. Eindhoven finally encountered a draw away.
This also caused Gretz to be criticized by many Dutch media after the game, believing that in such a key game, Gretz obviously did not make up for the quota. Eindhoven's mind was distracted, which led to the team falling behind in the first half. After equalizing the score, Ajax was far ahead, causing them to lose motivation.
"The poor performance in the last game made Eindhoven's relentless pursuit in the second half of the season difficult to win sympathy points. Although they went from 8 points behind to only 2 points, they lost the determination and courage to win in the most critical round."
"This is Gretz's third season coach Eindhoven. We have to say that it is a very disappointing season. Gretz's team can be said to be getting worse every year. On the other hand, Ajax's performance has been rising in the past two years since Ye Qiu coached. Although he lost the league championship at the last moment last season, Ajax won the respect of everyone."
"We have absolutely reason to believe that under Ye Qiu, this team of Ajax will perform better and better under the leadership of Ye Qiu. This season, Ajax has reached the Dutch Cup final and has a great hope of winning the double championship. If we win the championship again, this will be Ajax's three consecutive championships in the Dutch Cup!"
The three consecutive championships mentioned in the commentary obviously counts the Dutch Cup of Ajax II as well as Ajax, but according to the records of the Dutch Football Association, that Dutch Cup is counted on Ajax II as well as a unique landscape in the history of the Dutch Cup and the history of Dutch football. It can be said that it is unprecedented and there are many visitors afterwards.
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May 12, 2002, Rotterdam Dekuyip Stadium.
Ajax, who had just won the league championship trophy a week ago in Nijmegen, still showed his unstoppable strength in this Dutch Cup final, but Udrecht played an iron barrel defensive formation in this game.
It is obvious that Utrecht is very clear about its situation and cannot defeat Ajax head-on, so they adopted a defensive counterattack tactic, hoping to take advantage of Ajax's impetuous mood that he could not capture for a long time, succeed in sneak attacking, and it is best to win the cup smoothly.
According to the regulations of the Dutch Football Association, because Ajax has won the league championship and has successfully entered the European Champions League group stage for the next season, no matter what the outcome of this final is, Utrecht can qualify for the next season of the League Cup because of reaching the Dutch Cup final.
Therefore, from a purely interest point of view, this final did not have much to do with it, but it was related to a championship trophy.
Utrecht's defense is very strong, but Ye Qiu's Ajax is not vague. Robben is on the left and Van der Fate is on the right, and the two sides are playing very active, especially the team frequently creates one-on-one opportunities on the wing, which makes Utrecht's defense difficult on the wing.
Utrecht's head coach Frans Adlar was once a brilliant professional player. He was a teammate of the European Cup in 1988 with players such as the Dutch Three Musketeers and Koeman. He then served as the team leader in Ajax and accumulated some coaching experience. Later, he went to coach alone. He led Utrecht this season to be considered a good performance.
Perhaps because he saw frequent tightening on the wing, Frans Adlar asked midfielder Jane Paul Dejong to provide more support on the wing, but the player was brave. He first fouled Van der Fate while cutting inside, and then was thrown away by Sneijder, and then fouled someone from behind and got the card again.
The referee did have the courage to send Paul Dejong off the field with two yellow cards in the first half, which also made the Utrecht fans at Dekuyip Stadium feel very dissatisfied, believing that the referee was interested in favor of Ajax, but from the slow motion, Paul Dejong's foul was very obvious, and the two yellow cards were not unfair at all.
After losing one person, Udrecht began to lose its ability to resist.
Before the first half was over, Van der Fate dribbled the ball from the right and cooperated with Ibrahimovic with two passes and one-on-one, into the penalty area, pushed the shot from the left foot, pierced through Udrecht's goal, and opened the first record for Ajax.
Back in the locker room with a score of 1:0, Ye Qiu asked all players to continue to put pressure on Udrecht in the second half. With one more person, Ajax could completely adopt a more proactive and aggressive style of playing.
But Ye Qiu also reminded the players that Udrecht, who lost one person, will definitely play more conservatively.
Sure enough, at the beginning of the second half, Udrecht almost placed the iron barrel formation at his doorstep. Faced with Ajax's attack, they refused to push it out and fought, and blindly set up the iron barrel formation in front of the goal to let Ajax attack.
In the 70th minute, after a long attack, Ajax finally pried open the goal of Udrecht again.
After high center forward Ibrahimovic stopped the ball in the penalty area, he leaned against the defensive player with his back, turned around and shot flexibly, and the ball was slung straight at the bottom of the net. The whole process was refreshing and unspeakable, 2:0!
After that, Ajax continued to launch a fierce attack on Udrecht.
As the live commentator said, Ajax obviously vented the series of depression and cowardice he suffered in the Champions League on the unlucky Dutch team, which was previously NEC Nijmegen and now Udrecht. Both teams hit the gun when Ajax was depressed.
In the 83rd minute, Sneider received a return pass from Ibrahimovic and passed the ball straight to the left. Robben entered the penalty area and once again expanded the score lead for Ajax, 3:0.
In the 91st minute stoppage time, Van der Fate used his personal ability and speed to continuously dribble the ball and break through the inward cut, expanding the score to 4:0. This goal also declared that Ajax became the double champion of the Eredivisie in the 01/02 season.
The players were all very excited after the game. Although they were eliminated by Real Madrid in the Champions League, they won the championship in the Eredivisie and the Dutch Cup, which is more or less a compensation for them.
In the comprehensive interview area after the game, head coach Ye Qiu said that all the team's honors are the credit for the players' efforts.
"I am proud to have such a group of outstanding players. In my heart, they are the best and best players in the world. I have always believed that we can succeed. In fact, we are indeed on the road to success. I believe we will become stronger and stronger!"
A Dutch reporter asked with a smile, "Mr. Ye Qiu, I won the Dutch Cup for three consecutive years. Will this make you lack the fun of winning the championship?"
Ye Qiu smiled and shook his head, "To me, every championship is worthy of happiness. Although many people think that the Dutch Cup is useless, I don't think so at all, because every game in this cup is full of unknowns and challenges. In this kind of game of decisive victory, we need to be more committed than ever."
"I don't think it's accidental to be able to win the championship in this challenging and accidental cup, and it just proves what I just said. We have a group of outstanding players, and I'm proud of them!"
Ye Qiu always gave all his credit to the players, because he knew very well that as the team's head coach, any honor of the team must have Ye Qiu's indelible credit. Since that's the case, why should he compete to grab it? Isn't it better to push it to the players directly and generously?
"Mr. Ye Qiu, Eindhoven performed poorly this season. General Manager Frank Aneson announced the dismissal of head coach Gretz. According to outside speculation, the most likely person to take over Eindhoven is Edvocart and Hiddink. What do you think about this?" Another Dutch reporter asked.
Edvocart currently serves as the club management in the Scottish Premier League, while Hiddink is the national team head coach in South Korea. There are definite news that Eindhoven's current number one coach is Hiddink, because the Dutch coach has made it clear that he will not renew his contract with South Korea after the World Cup. If Hiddink cannot reach an agreement, Edvocart will be the candidate.
Ye Qiu didn't have a clear impression of these two head coaches, so he didn't talk much.
"I always feel that no matter who Eindhoven's head coach is, they are the most competitive team in the Eredivisie, but I always believe that whether it is Hiddink or Edvocart, they will make Eindhoven stronger, but this will not stop us from continuing to rush to the league championship next season!"
"Mr. Ye Qiu!" Another reporter handed over the microphone, "There is news that there are currently teams in the four major European leagues who are very interested in you. What do you think about this?"
Ajax's performance in the Champions League this season has made the entire European football world truly recognize Ye Qiu. Therefore, there are indeed several teams paying attention to Ye Qiu, and some teams call Eliza to ask if Ye Qiu is interested in coaching, including La Liga, Bundesliga and Premier League, but Ye Qiu refused.
Now Ajax has created a strong framework and team. Isn’t it equivalent to giving up now? He is definitely confident that he can lead the team to continue moving forward because he has found a way to further strengthen the team’s strength and help the team overcome the bottleneck.
In this case, Ye Qiu did not plan to leave Ajax because he firmly believed that for the time being, there is no place that is more suitable for Ajax than Ajax. He will leave, but he will definitely choose the most suitable time and is the most conducive to his own development.
That must not be the present!
"I will not clarify these rumors, because there are too many similar rumors, and I cannot explain and clarify them one by one, but I can ask all Ajax fans here to rest assured that next season, I will definitely be sitting in front of the coaching seat of Arena Stadium home team!" Ye Qiu replied with a smile.
The reporters at the scene were very interested in the young young marshal. The questions were one after another. Ye Qiu finally had to give his compatriots some privileges so that both domestic media could raise questions, one of which was Chen Jun, who he was more familiar with.
"Congratulations on winning the double crown. All of us Chinese and Chinese are proud of you!" Chen Jun's opening remarks are very official, which is also his usual style and a bit serious.
"All the questions we wanted to ask before were asked by our colleagues in the Netherlands and Europe. I don't repeat them here. I just want to ask Ye Qiu, what do you want to do most after winning the championship?"
Ye Qiu thought about it, and suddenly remembered a movie he had watched in his previous life, and smiled, "Go home!"
"Go home?" Chen Jun and the reporters present were a little surprised.
"I haven't been home for a year and I hope to go back early to see my parents."
Chen Jun couldn't help but smile and nodded, "I believe there will be many fans going to Xiamen to find you for your words."
Ye Qiu smiled and said nothing. He didn't think it was so great or so proud of being a professional coach. Because he likes football and coaching, he was never satisfied with the achievements he had achieved.
This was the case in the past, this is the case now, and it will definitely be the case in the future.
"Finally, we all know that Ajax will be in China this summer. We hope to have the opportunity to conduct a face-to-face interview with you in Beijing. I hope you will definitely take time out then!" Chen Jun finally offered an invitation.
Ye Qiu nodded and agreed, saying that even if he didn't have time, he would definitely squeeze out time.
Ajax won the Dutch Cup championship at the Dekuyip Stadium. More than 30,000 Ajax fans who came to Rotterdam were very excited. They drove along the team's bus, from Rotterdam, along the A4 expressway, and headed straight to Amsterdam.
When the team turned from Hofdorp to Amsterfen, thousands of Amsterdam Ajax fans gathered outside the Olympic Stadium, the former Ajax stadium. As soon as they saw the team's bus, they immediately followed up crazily. The whole formation was huge and very lively.
Ajax officials have also been prepared for this. When they won the league championship a week ago, the team did not hold celebrations. Now that the double championship has been won, they immediately arranged a warm celebration ceremony in DeTok Most, and also allowed the players to board the Wupeng bus that had been prepared long ago and marched around the city in Amsterdam with two championship trophys, so that all Ajax fans in the city felt the joy and excitement after winning the championship.
The team that marched around the city for more than two hours and did not return to Arena Stadium until midnight. Here, the club held a celebration ceremony all night long, allowing all fans to share the joy of winning the championship with the team.
Ye Qiu still did not participate in the team's city parade. First, he did not like to participate in such activities. Second, he had a meeting with Bobby Hams, club chairman Van Prager, and technical director Leo Benhack in the conference room of Arena Stadium.
The main discussion is about the summer China tour and the team's summer transfer strategy.
Chapter completed!