Now everyone who sees Van Prager can easily experience his transformation from this Dutch old man, or use an idiom to describe his current mood, that is, he is proud of his youth.

Sometimes he felt very lucky. After taking over Ajax, he did not immediately bring changes to the team, but continued to turmoil for a while. After several head coaches, including club celebrities like Michels. But at the last and most critical moment, Van Gaal saved the turbulent Ajax.

A few years later, the Ajax dynasty that Van Gaal had finally built was overturned, and the Red and White Arrows Shirts Legion once again ushered in turmoil. This time it was even more serious than that year, and the situation was even worse. From Olsen to Waters to Westhoff, at the last and most critical moment, Ajax and Van Prager escaped again.

The last time was Van Gaal, and this time it was Ye Qiu.

This handsome young man who was so young that he was a little disrespectful.

The young man is full of energy. He has just finished all the games of this season and finally won the double championship. However, he did not slow down because of this. Instead, he asked to hold an internal senior meeting to discuss the team's preparations for the summer training camp and the team's transfer strategies.

Everyone can see that the two most important things for Ajax this summer are the first to retain players to the greatest extent.

The turmoil in the past few years has made Ajax a player supermarket in the eyes of many European giant teams. In the past two seasons, Ajax's performance has naturally attracted many teams to covet Ajax players.

Arsenal, Juventus, and Barcelona all fell in love with Ajax's top center Ibrahimovic; Wenger and Ferguson also fell in love with Ajax's main midfielder Gilberto Silva; Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, and Real Madrid all wanted to get the main center back Lucio.

There are also Sedo Keita, Robben, Van der Fatt, Sneider...

It can be said that almost every player in the entire first team of Ajax has no shortage of suitors, which has become an open secret that everyone knows. However, Ajax has always been very chewing on this issue and is determined not to let go even a player easily, because these players are crucial to Ajax.

For these wealthy teams, there is no non-selling product in this world. The so-called non-selling product is because the price you offer is too low to impress the seller. The so-called loyalty is hard to match a contract with double or even multiple salaries, which is an indisputable fact.

Ye Qiu was very dissatisfied with the behavior of the giant team seducing his players, and could even be said to be angry, because each of these players was personally selected and cultivated by him, just like Ibrahimovic, who spent a lot of energy on the Swedish center, and he devoted a lot of effort to do both in football and life.

There is also Gilberto Silva, a Brazilian midfielder, who has made great progress in his two years at Ajax. If he had not been in the middle and backcourt, Ajax's defense would not have been solid, the team would not have won the League Cup, and it would have been impossible for him to reach the Champions League semi-finals.

Sedo Keita, this player should have played for the Ligue 1 team in Ye Qiu's previous life, and his performance was not very outstanding. However, in the two years he came to Ajax, he quickly integrated into the team's overall tactics, and he performed with ease in both offense and defense. He is now the League Cup champion and the Champions League semi-finals, and his achievements and strength are simply incomparable to the same period in his previous life.

But just as the group of wealthy families waving large amounts of money now want to spend some money to poach them from Ye Qiu's command. Anyone would be angry if this kind of thing was, right?

"If I have hundreds of millions of dollars in my hands now, I will buy all the stars of all the bastards, the Arena Stadium, and there is no need to play games. I just sit in the front row of the stands. Every game is a scene where fans watch, pull up a banner and write it on it--Fuck your wealthy family!"

Ye Qiu's angry words made Van Plage, Leo Benhack and Bobby Hams laugh in the conference room.

Now in front of Ye Qiu is a stack of fax paper, which contains different teams' asking prices, quotations and transfer intentions. This group of bastard teams from the four major leagues are staring at Ajax's players without exception.

No wonder Ye Qiu was angry and angry, because if one was not handled properly, the entire framework he had finally built would probably collapse overnight. By then, Ajax would have to start over again.

Van Prag's face was also very serious. Ye Qiu's current situation is even more serious than the Van Gaal period back then, because the Boseman Bill had not arrived at that time, Ajax was a European giant, and the player mobility was not as great as it is now, but now it is the information age, with high player mobility. Coupled with the damn Boseman Bill, teams like Ajax are very passive.

Sometimes, even if Van Prag and Ajax management all support Ye Qiu, there is no way to stop it.

Some people may say, "I'm stupid, whoever wants to transfer directly ban it, let him sit on the bench until he dies, killing the chicken to scare the monkey."

Not to mention the losses and the price they paid for, nor to say that this effect is minimal, just leave such a mine and hidden danger in the locker room or inside the club, the storm caused is enough to make Ye Qiu feel bad, and the team will be in the whirlpool of media hype for a long time.

Sometimes being a head coach is like being a leader of a company. You must know how to control the people below, and how to make choices and balance. You must be hard when you should be hard, but you must still be soft when you should be soft and you must know how to adapt. Being strong will only change your mind in the end.

What is the final result if you are as strong as Ferguson?

"Reject all these quotations. Anyway, they are in a hurry to buy them, not we are in a hurry to sell them!" Ye Qiu pushed the stack of fax paper in front of him back to Leo Benhack, who is now responsible for this, but Ye Qiu still has to make a decision.

"I agree!" Leo Benhack nodded, "Now we are not in a hurry. Even if we really have to lose some players in the end, we have to make them pay the biggest price, but I think the team still needs to be prepared for some emergency."

Ye Qiu smiled and felt helpless, "Don't worry, I've already made the scouting system work."

Ajax's scouts are all over the world, and Ye Qiu lets them operate. By then, no matter which position Ajax loses, players can get a large roster of players from the same positions from all over the world in the shortest time, and Ye Qiu will select the players himself.

This will ensure the perfect lineup of Ajax's first team.

Although Ye Qiu is young, he is still very reassuring in his work, so Van Prag and Leo Benhack didn't say much, let Ye Qiu run the team's transfer and related matters.

"The team's fiscal surplus this summer is very ideal." Van Prager smiled and gave the club's finances a summary. He won the League Cup and the Dutch Cup last year. This year he was the double champion of the Eredivisie and the Dutch Cup. He reached the semi-finals of the Champions League again. His direct income in the Champions League alone exceeded 20 million euros, which is not considered some potential income.

With such a huge income, Ajax's salary expenditure is not high, so the fiscal surplus is certain.

Moreover, Ajax's finances improved significantly last season, part of which was caused by Eliza's operations. I believe that by this season, with the beginning of a series of new sponsorship contracts and business operations, Ajax's fiscal revenue will become more and more ideal.

Of course, the teams in the Eredivisie are still unable to compete with the top teams in the four major leagues.

"What the team needs most now is a midfield metronome, and the rest depends on the transfer."

Ye Qiu's request is whether he has high or not. He only has one player, but he is really not low even if he has low expectations.

The so-called metronome is not the core of the organization. The former mainly focuses on rhythm, while the latter mainly passes the threatening ball.

In Ye Qiu's view, Ajax's three midfielders should be adjusted and a metronome is added to partner with Sneijder. Sneij has no player in the team to replace offense and defense conversion and pass threatening the ball, and he has strong offensive ability, which can open up the situation at critical moments.

As for the players who are behind, they must be defensive players like Gilberto Silva.

Some people may say, isn’t the midfield thickness weakened? What should I do if the defense is done?

In fact, when a team's overall defensive system is formed, the player's personal defensive strength is not very important, because he can integrate into the entire defensive system and use the power of the system to make up for his personal shortcomings.

Besides, Ye Qiu once said that in European professional football, no one can easily defeat another player, even a role like Ronaldo is not sure to kill a defensive player every time.

You can look at the defense of Barcelona Dream 3. Everyone is either short and thin, and they are weak, but their defense does not have much problem. This is not just because they have enough ball control, because if they only have ball control, your entire formation will be in chaos when the opponent attacks.

A large part of Barcelona's Dream 3's defense relies on running positions to form a local number advantage, and then use the number advantage to double-team and press. In one-on-one, it relies more on position and delay to achieve defensive goals.

No team can play a game with one rhythm. The biggest problem of Ajax this season is that the rhythm cannot be controlled and can get faster, but it cannot slow down when it should be slow. Sometimes it slows down and can't get faster. So it's not just Ye Qiu, everyone knows that Ajax's midfield lacks a metronome.

Metronome players often must have strong brain analysis skills and excellent overall view. When should they be fast and when should they be slow, they must be clear, and they must analyze the game situation anytime and anywhere. When they are slow in controlling the ball, they can launch the fastest attack in the shortest time when they discover the opponent's loopholes.

Looking at the current football world, there are many players with metronome attributes, AC Milan's Pirlo, Real Madrid's Zidane, Manchester United's Peron... In terms of rookies, such as Real Sociedad's Xavi Alonso, Barcelona's Xavi, and Boca's youth Riquelme...

But unfortunately, these players are basically impossible to join Ajax. Even Rikelme, a young man in Boca, would not like the Eredivisie team. His goals are always aimed at the giants in the four major leagues.

Ye Qiu also looked down on this slow classical master. Considering the current situation of Ajax, the candidates he listed for the team are more realistic and more likely to come to Ajax.

De La Pena of Lazio, Gerard of Barcelona, ​​Deco of Porto, and Real Madrid are loaned to Cambiaso on the riverbed.

These four players are the four players listed by Ye Qiu for Ajax's management. The price of each player will definitely not be low, but it can play a huge role in improving Ajax's midfield.

De La Pena's strength does not need to be doubted. The tragedy of Little Fau in Lazio and Marseille is more like a disagreement, but his own strength does not need to be doubted. The only thing to worry about is whether he can adapt to the Eredivisie.

De La Pena is reluctant to leave Lazio now, but Barcelona is obviously not going to recycle the player. Otherwise, Ferrer would have kept him a year ago, but he is still very attractive in La Liga, and Ajax is likely to face competition from other La Liga teams.

Gerard showed his talent and strength as a top midfielder in Valencia, but after sitting on the bench in Barcelona for several years, Ye Qiu was not worried about his strength. He was worried about the players' self-confidence issues, because such players are often easily worn off by the bench and eventually turned into another case of injury to Zhongyong.

The same problem with Gerard and Dela Pena, can he adapt to the Eredivisie, so he is ranked last among the four players.

Deco is a midfielder that Ye Qiu admires very much, but he belongs to Porto. I guess if you want to get him, the price must be able to impress the vampire chairman of Porto, so he put it in the back of Ajax's recruitment target, after all, considering the cost-effectiveness.

As for Cambiaso, he performed very well in the riverbed last season, and Real Madrid also had the idea of ​​re-entering him the important task. However, Real Madrid is full of midfielders, and it is difficult for Cambiaso to find a position, but this Argentine player, who is known as Redondo II, is not lacking in the olive branches of the four major league teams.

Finally, the four candidates have their own strengths and weaknesses, and the possibility of transfers exists, but they all require difficult negotiations, because as the Ajax Eredivisie team, it is really not easy to attract this group of players.

Of course, Ye Qiu's only bargaining chips are the halo of the League Cup last season and the Champions League semi-finals this season. This can prove that Ajax is ambitious and has great strength, and it is definitely not a flash in the pan.

"These four players are either in a wealthy family, or they are not short of buyers, or the prices may be very expensive, which is really a headache!" Leo Benhack sighed in embarrassment after hearing Ye Qiu's goal.

There are not many players with metronome attributes, and it is difficult to find them. In addition, Ajax itself is a Dutch Eredivisie team, so it is difficult to attract players from mainstream European football powers to join because they are more willing to play in the local area. After all, the four major leagues are the core of world football, and the Dutch Eredivisie is already considered a second-rate.

"It's more expensive. Let's talk to Lazio, Real Madrid and Barcelona first. If it doesn't work, go talk to Porto about Deco." Van Prag made the decision directly, wanting to meet Ye Qiu's requirements.

"No hurry, let's take a look first!" Ye Qiu stabilized Leo Benhack.

To be honest, he also has some concerns about introducing Deco. After all, he wants to let the vampire of Porto release him. With Deco's outstanding performance this season, it is estimated that there is no more than 10 million euros. But if Deco comes to Ajax at a high price, will it break the team's salary structure? Will it bring some psychological problems to other players?

Originally, the club scout recommended Stephen Pinal, a South African player from Cape Town Ajax, but this player is very skilled and can play in the front midfielder, not the type of metronome that Ye Qiu wanted.

Anyway, this matter is annoying!

Leo Benhack also knew that Ye Qiu was under great pressure and the midfield problem had been hyped by the media for more than half a year. However, Ye Qiu, the head coach, never found an effective solution. Even in the second half of the season, the team was eliminated from the Champions League, and many people pointed the crux of the problem directly at the team's midfield.

The team performed well this season, but more and more teams will set tactics on this issue in the new season. By then, if Ajax cannot solve this problem, his performance will definitely be affected. By then, Ye Qiu will be under greater pressure.

This is a challenge and problem that many head coaches of the team will face, and Ye Qiu must overcome it.

"Don't worry, leave this matter to me. You will go for a good holiday tomorrow. I will keep in touch with you every day, so you can have a good rest, or go and see the World Cup!" Leo Benhack suggested with a smile.

He has also been a head coach, and of course he knows how much pressure he has to bear as a head coach, so he now knows very clearly that what Ye Qiu needs is to rest and set off after charging.

"Thank you!" Ye Qiu thanked with a smile.

The entire modern football system is too complicated, so complicated that it is not something that the head coach can do all the work alone, so this requires division of labor and cooperation. Therefore, if any club wants to succeed, it not only needs a group of outstanding players, an excellent head coach, but also a group of management teams who can divide the work reasonably and work together.

After Ajax's turmoil in the past few years, after Ye Qiu came to power in the past two years, the management has cooperated well, especially after the team's performance has improved recently, they have been united and tacit. In addition, the team's outstanding competitive strength has become Ye Qiu's bargaining chips for the future.

It's just a midfield issue, it's very annoying!
Chapter completed!