As time goes by and come to this world, the faster you forget many things.

But there are some things and some people who think about them by chance still feel impressed.

Speaking of midfielders, many people will think of Maclale, Gilberto Silva, Gattuso, and Essin, but there is one person who will definitely be remembered, that is Javier Mascherano.

This is a traditional midfielder who is known as the most outstanding traditional midfielder after Marklele.

The so-called traditional midfielder is difficult to simply explain and define, but it can be compared with modern midfielder. For example, Marklele and Mascherano are relatively traditional midfielder. They both have an excellent sense of position, and at the same time have a good vision of the game and good reading ability. Their defense is usually mainly based on stopping and interception at the position.

Relatively speaking, players such as Gattuso, Essin, Mohammed Diyala are more like modern midfielders, which are the beast-type midfielders in many people. They may not have the positional sense of traditional midfielders, but they can run and grab, and they can't run and can't run and die. If you can't run and you drag and die, you will be their deadly weapon.

It is hard to say which of these two types of back midfielders is better. This depends on the team's tactics. Judging from the current tactical system of Ajax, the back midfielder must be able to stand in position and cover the area. Moreover, because the back midfielder needs to protect the defense line, the ball must have a certain foundation. This basically excludes several young and not mature enough beast waists, which is why Ye Qiu did not consider Essin and Diyala.

As the last barrier in front of the team's defense line, it is not difficult to cut off the ball. Many back midfielders can do it, but they can also protect the ball while the opponent is pressing and pressing, and pass the ball to their teammates. This is the bottleneck of the top midfielder. In Ye Qiu's view, there are not many people who can do this, or have the potential and talent to do this.

Javier Mascherano is one of them!

But...he is only 18 years old.

The introduction of Max Senna failed, and the latter defected to Villarrell, and Ye Qiu finally had to choose Mascherano.

This is definitely not because of the strength of Argentina's midfielder, but because of his age.

When I saw Mascherano playing football in my previous life, I always gave people a very aggressive feeling, but in fact, when I saw him, I found that he was actually a polite young man who didn't seem to talk much, and even looked a little shy.

Yes, shy, this is a better statement, but to put it less well, he lacks confidence.

Of course, Ye Qiu felt that this was not a problem at all. He had observed Mascherano for a while, and the latter's performance in the national team made Ye Qiu believe that his strength can gain a foothold in Ajax, and can quickly integrate into the team and play at his own level.

"I..." Ye Qiu saw Mascherano sitting opposite him and pointed to the coach of the River Bed Youth Training Camp next to him, "...They told me that you may need an adult to talk to me. What do you think?"

After hearing Ye Qiu's inquiry, Mascherano looked at the other party politely, thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I can make decisions about many things. I am 18 years old. Of course, if I can't make decisions, I will notify my father."

Ye Qiu nodded and smiled, "It's very good. First of all, let me introduce myself. I am the head coach of the Dutch team Ajax. Ye Qiu, a Chinese. This time I came to Buenos Aires specifically. I hope to talk to you in person, and I hope to successfully convince you to go to Amsterdam with me to play for Ajax."

"Ajax?" Mascherano was a little surprised and looked at the coaches around him. They all nodded in agreement.

"Yes, we won the Eredivisie last year, the Dutch Cup, and reached the semi-finals of the European Champions League!" When Ye Qiu said this, he made four finger gestures, "We were regretful in the end that he lost to the final champion Real Madrid with the advantage in the scene."

After a pause, Ye Qiu showed a confident smile, "But we will make a comeback this year. We hope to build an Ajax that is better than last year, and I hope you can become a part of it."

"My?" Mascherano was a little surprised. He felt it was impossible. "I haven't even played the first team in River Plate."

After hearing this, Ye Qiu smiled, "Have you heard of Gilberto Silva, Lucio and Douglas Macon?"

As an Argentinian, Mascherano has naturally heard of these three Brazilians. The top two players have already gained a foothold in the Brazilian national team and are also a great contributor to Brazil's World Cup. The latter is Mascherano's opponent in the national youth team and has excellent strength.

"When I found Gilberto Silva, he was not very famous either. He just gained a foothold in the first team, and Lucio was the same. As for Douglas Macon, he had no first team experience, but look at them now, what do you think they are now?" Ye Qiu asked with a confident smile.

Mascherano has to admit that Ye Qiu is indeed right to use these players he is familiar with as an example.

Especially Douglas Macon, as an opponent in the former World Youth Championship, Mascherano knew the strength of this player very well, but what he did not expect was that he was discovered by Ye Qiu, which also deepened Mascherano's image of Ye Qiu, which was good at digging and cultivating newcomers.

"In my team, there are many like them. Sedo Keita, who just transferred to Barcelona. He once made his mark in the World Youth Championship, but he performed very badly in the club and no one wanted to sell it. But after coming to Ajax, he spent two years to join Barcelona!"

"We are a young team with an average age of about 20 years old. We are good at exploring and using new players boldly. My goal in the new season is to continue to make a big fuss in the European Champions League with this reorganized Youth Guards, so that all the giant teams can remember the names of me and every player!"

The European Champions League is undoubtedly full of incredible temptation for a rookie who cannot even play in the league in Argentina.

Mascherano once watched Saviola play the Champions League with great envy, and Dalisandro play the Cup of Liberators with great envy. He dreamed countless times that he could one day show his strength and shine on a football stage like the Champions League.

But that was just a fantasy, and he never dared to hope that one day, the opportunity would really come to him.

Ye Qiu saw Mascherano's somewhat moving expression and smiled, "Believe me, Javier, in Ajax, you will definitely become one of the best defensive midfielders in the world. I believe it and I am full of sincerity. It depends on your own decision!"

Javier Mascherano looked directly at Ye Qiu. He was unfamiliar with this Chinese, but he had to deny that every word the Chinese said hit his current point and was very in line with his urgent desire to get a chance.

At the age of 18, he has reached the point where he has to rely on more competition accumulation to train himself and improve his strength. In the riverbed, he doesn't know when he will have a chance, but when he joins Ajax, he seems to have waited for this opportunity.

The premise is, will this Chinese be lying to him?

Thinking of this, Mascherano's eyes became very focused, as if he wanted to understand Ye Qiu's thoughts from Ye Qiu's eyes, but the latter did not have any timidity or concession. He came to Mascherano to find a main midfielder, and there must be opportunities, but he needed to suppress De Jong and Maduro in the competition.

This is fair, so Ye Qiu would not have any timidity at all, and he also looked directly at this Argentine youth.

"Can I trust you?" Mascherano asked helplessly.

Ye Qiu has learned about Mascherano's situation in River Plate. He got this rookie who had never had opportunities in the first team at a very low price. From the transfer fee, it can be seen that River Plate does not attach much importance to this player, so even now, he has not given him the chance to make a debut in the first team.

"I don't know if I can get your trust!" Ye Qiu smiled and shook his head, but he looked confident. "However, I will never disappoint those who believe in me, and I will never!"

After hearing this, Mascherano lowered his head, hesitated for a moment, and when he raised his head, he obviously had made a decision.

"Give me two days, I need to talk to my father."

Ye Qiu nodded, he felt that this was a necessary procedure.

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Ye Qiu didn't know what the Mascherano and his son had talked about, but when he saw Oscar Mascherano in Buenos Aires the next afternoon, he obviously saw the surprise in the eyes of the Argentine father, who mentioned Ye Qiu's coaching achievements in the past two years as soon as he met.

The name of a person, the shadow of a tree.

Ajax is a famous and well-known team in Europe, coupled with its outstanding performance in the past two years and the attention it has attracted in the transfer market this summer, all these have made Oscar believe that his son will have a good environment and future when joining Ajax.

Ye Qiu has also repeatedly promised that Mascherano will be valued and given opportunities in Ajax, but the premise is that the players work hard enough and show their strength in the team's internal competition and on the field, that is the key.

The conversation between the two sides ended with a very satisfactory result. The Mascherano and his son will go to Amsterdam with Ye Qiu, and they will observe and inspect the situation in Ajax at close range.

Because the team's training is imminent, Ye Qiu still has a lot of things to be busy in Europe, so after the negotiations were completed, the three of them took a plane to Amsterdam that day. The next day, Ye Qiu took Mascherano and his son to Detok Most and Arena Stadium to take a walk around.

The training camp is about to begin, DeTok Most is becoming more and more lively, and the coaching staff are all busy, presenting a situation of being busy before the season, and even players have begun to come to the team for training in advance.

After a walk in DeTok Most, Mascherano and his son finally made up their minds to join Ajax.

On the same day, accompanied by his father, Mascherano signed a personal treatment contract with Ajax under the representative of the international agent Eliza Moon. The official website of Ajax also announced to the public that the team introduced an 18-year-old midfielder named Javier Mascherano from the Argentine giants Riverbed.

On the official website, Ye Qiu left a few words.

"I am very optimistic about Javier's future in the team. I always believe that his arrival will consolidate and even improve Ajax's midfield strength in the new season, and the competition between him and our original midfielders will better promote the team's progress. I have no doubt that he will succeed in Ajax."

On the premise of encouraging the newcomers, Ye Qiu did not forget to hit old ministers like De Jong and Maduro. After all, after seeing Gilberto Silva transfer, De Jong and Maduro both saw their chance to have a place in the main lineup of the first team, so Ye Qiu naturally could not destroy their hope.

Encouraging more healthy competition has always been Ye Qiu's strategy to coach Ajax. After all, the pressure caused by competition is the best motivation to urge players to always maintain self-discipline and always maintain progress.

Many media have doubted Ajax's signing, because Gilberto Silva's performance in the past two years has fully proved that he is a top European midfielder, and his performance in the World Cup has made people see his amazing strength. Many people even believe that he is the cornerstone of Ajax's outstanding achievements in the past two years.

In this case, Ye Qiu introduced Mascherano and wanted to replace Gilberto Silva. Is it possible?

Ye Qiu could not object to this kind of thinking because it was a very extreme argument in itself, and he did not intend to put too much pressure on Mascherano. After all, the player was only 18 years old and did not play the main player in the riverbed. Therefore, Ye Qiu was mentally prepared for poor performance in the early stage of the league, after all, it all needed a period of adaptation.

While Ajax announced the introduction of Mascherano, Eindhoven announced a news that triggered European football, that is, the famous Dutch coach Hiddink officially announced the coaching of Eindhoven.

Regarding Hiddink's joining, Eindowen made great contributions, and even had the idea of ​​making Hiddink the most important signing for Eindowen this summer, and specially organized a massive press conference.

At the meeting, when Eindhoven's chairman Raj accepted the questions raised by reporters, he said that he was full of confidence in Hiddink.

"He is the greatest head coach in Eindhoven's history. I have always hoped to have the opportunity to work with him. I am full of confidence in him coaching our team. He is the best head coach and a head coach who can bring great success to the team. He has proved himself well in the World Cup."

Leading the South Korean team to the semi-finals of the World Cup, despite the fact that the South Korean team has been accompanied by a lot of controversy in this process, Hiddink's transformation of the South Korean team was very successful, and he almost became the most eye-catching head coach on the World Cup.

"I am very grateful for the kindness of the management of Eindhoven. They arranged for many people to go to South Korea to discuss this matter with me. Raj and I are very good friends. I told him that I cannot refuse the kind invitation from the team in my hometown. I hope to go home and lead Eindhoven to create glory again!"

Nearly a hundred media reporters from the media gave applause and affirmation for Hiddink's confident remarks.

The world-famous coach is the world-famous coach. He easily killed Ye Qiu's popularity accumulated over the past two years with one appearance. The sensation caused by Ajax even surpassed the momentum that he made in the Champions League semi-finals last year.

Among the odds offered by many bookmakers, Eindhoven has been rising steadily, now surpassing Ajax and ranking first in the Eredivisie. Ajax's strength has been questioned by the outside world because of his loss of two midfield cores. His ranking has declined, but he ranks second, and Feyenoord has fallen far to third place.

It is obvious that everyone thinks that the new season of the Eredivisie will be a contest between Eindhoven and Ajax, Hiddink and Ye Qiu, and has little to do with Feyenoord and Van Marvik.

At the press conference, Hiddink also mentioned Ajax and Ye Qiu in the reporter's inquiry.

"There is no doubt that Ye Qiu is a talented head coach. He is very young, even younger than the player Van der Sar, but he is full of strength and personal charm. His football is very balanced and charming. I believe he is constantly improving his football philosophy, but his team is too young."

"I am very sure that the biggest opponent in Eindhoven's championship in the new season will definitely be Ajax. I have fully felt the threat from this team, and I have fully felt the difficulties and difficulties in front of me. But the team's management and the players are full of confidence and we will succeed!"

But some media are worried that Hiddink has only joined the team now. After all, this will not make him have enough time to operate in the recruitment market, because the team training is about to begin, is Hiddink's recruitment still too late?

"We have a strong and balanced lineup. We have Heiserink, Brookingk and Kezhmann on the front line, we have Van Bomel and Voger in the midfield, and we have excellent players like Romedal. We are also very strong on the back line. I don't think we need to make too much lineup changes."

"What Eindhoven needs now is to reorganize the team's defensive system, make our offense and defense more balanced, make our three lines more reasonable and orderly, and make the team run more well and freely. This is far more important than introducing players."

Hiddink's confident analysis once again received applause, and even some Eindhoven's media shouted Hiddink's name, as if he was treating him as the team's savior.

The next day, almost all media in the Netherlands were discussing Hiddink and Eindhoven. Among them, Eindhoven Daily even used [Admission] in the front page headlines to describe Hiddink's joining this time.

Ye Qiu and Ajax?

Sorry, let's get on the side first!
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