It had just rained lightly last night, and Amsterdam was shrouded in a wet mist in the early morning.

After walking out of the hotel, Arteta was a little annoyed with the weather, as if he was a little resistant to the city and the club.

He is a Basque man, and many people like to say that he is produced by Barcelona youth training. That's wrong. He just stayed in La Macia for a year and a half before being loaned to Paris Saint-Germain by Barcelona.

The former French international Luis Fernandez brought him to Paris from Barcelona and entrusted him with important tasks, making him a teammate of famous European stars such as Ronaldinho and Anelca. He accumulated some game experience in Paris, but in the end he had to return to Barcelona.

Ironically speaking, he came to Catalonia from Basque, with the purpose of playing for a giant team like Barcelona, ​​but this team has never given him even a chance. After Paris Saint-Germain returned, they told him without hesitation that they would either go to the cold Scotland or the distant Netherlands, you choose.

Scotland and the Scottish Premier League, this is indeed too far away for Arteta, who has lived on the Europa continent since childhood and is a bit out of reach. Relatively speaking, Amsterdam in the Netherlands makes him feel more close. Moreover, Ye Qiu's Ajax successfully reached the semi-finals of the Champions League last season, which caused a huge response throughout Europe.

Of course, joining Ajax will make Arteta's name less beautiful. Everyone will say that it is Sedo Keita's joining Barcelona's Toutou, but in the end, Arteta came to Amsterdam.

This is why he is a little resistant.

Pulling the Adidas training suit on his body, Arteta pulled up the zipper on his coat, moved his hands and feet a few times, and began to run quickly towards the Arena Stadium not far away.

Today is the first day of the team's training camp, and it is also the first day he came to Ajax. And on this day, he should have met the head coach whom he has long known for the first time. This meeting will inevitably determine his future and destiny in Ajax in the next four years, so he is a little nervous and a little looking forward to it.

From the hotel to the stadium to the training base, Arteta did not stop at all and always maintained a constant speed of movement. So when he ran to DeTok Most, he sweated a little, his body felt warm, and he just finished the warm-up.

"Good morning, Mikel!"

When passing the parking lot, Captain Van der Sa happened to get out of his car, "It came a little early."

"I woke up early in the morning and it was uncomfortable to stay in the hotel. So I just came here early!" Arteta replied with a smile.

He is not the kind of child who has never left the house. On the contrary, he left his hometown and came to Barcelona since he was a child, and then rented it to Paris Saint-Germain by Barcelona. So he knew very well and knew how to adapt to a strange environment and integrate into a strange group.

Close yourself is undoubtedly not a good way. On the contrary, being proactive is being serious.

"Young people are young people, full of vitality!" Van der Sar praised with a smile.

The two walked into the first-team training ground of DeTok Most, and because it was a summer training camp, the team will adopt the training intensity of three training days a day during this period, which is also to allow the team to better adjust their bodies and conduct physical reserve training to cope with the upcoming new season.

The captain Van der Sar is not as good as Van Bomel. He is not strong in personality, but he has a kind of affinity and can talk to everyone. Therefore, when it comes to accepting new players, the club and coaching staff fully rely on him.

When he walked into the gate, Mikel Arteta saw from a distance that in the comprehensive training area, the coaching staff was already busy setting up the training ground. When he came downstairs, he happened to see Ye Qiu and Peter Brandt from the medical research team coming out of the medical research room. The two were obviously discussing some topics, but it was Ye Qiu talking and Brandt listening.

"Good morning, head!" Van der Sar greeted casually.

"Good morning, Edwin!" Ye Qiu nodded with a smile. When he swept over Arteta, he stopped, "Mickel Arteta?"

The Spaniard knew that this person who looked very young was actually his head coach and the controller of his fate for the next four years, so he straightened his body with a little seriousness, "Yes, Mr. Ye Qiu!"

His serious appearance and actions made the other three laugh.

"Don't be so serious, Mikel, I don't want to eat this!" Van der Sa said with a smile.

Arteta blushed a little, and he seemed a little embarrassed when he stood there.

Ye Qiu waved his hand, and Van der Sar and Peter Brandt knew that he wanted to chat with Arteta, so they all left on excuses.

"I'm sorry, Mikel, when you came to Amsterdam, I was in Argentina, so I didn't meet you right away, and I must apologize to you for this."

Arteta was a little surprised. He had imagined countless scenes and opening remarks of meeting Ye Qiu, but he never thought that the first sentence the head coach communicated with him in private was an apology, but this apology made him involuntarily feel that he was valued in his heart.

Yes, in Barcelona, ​​he is not valued at all. Even in Paris Saint-Germain, he is just a temporary loan player and cannot be valued by the club. However, now that he has come to Ajax, Ye Qiu has given him this feeling for the first time he meets. This is the first time he has developed a good impression of Ajax and Ye Qiu.

"There is one thing I think I have to tell you clearly, that is, I hope you can understand that the rumors and hypes in the outside media, about you being Sedu Keita's transfer is all fictitious. I will never let those players who I don't like, or who have no contribution to the team stay on the team."

"You are the player I have personally selected. I have watched videos of your game at Paris Saint-Germain, and I have also watched some videos of your game on behalf of the Spanish National Youth Team. I have gained a deeper understanding of you than you think."

Ye Qiu's words made Arteta a little flattered. He always thought he was Sedu Keita's transfer, but he didn't expect that Ye Qiu said no. Moreover, from Ye Qiu's words, he once again felt the feeling of being valued and being relied on.

"I believe you should have seen some news about us last season. We are easily out of control in the midfield. Everyone says we are very impactful. Robben and Van der Fate are very fast on both sides. Ibrahimovic is excellent. Our offense is very strong. But we can be fast but not slow, we can let go but not stop."

Arteta has played football himself, and he is a relatively traditional Spanish midfielder, organizing and controlling the rhythm. These are his strengths and his specialties. Moreover, he is still young and not slow. He is proficient in passing and controlling and leading him in everything. He is also excellent in long passes and short passes, and he is even better in getting rid of the ball with his back.

Therefore, he was able to understand what Ye Qiu said.

"We have determined from a long time ago that we will introduce a suitable metronome in the summer, with him and Sneider to form the second echelon of our team's offense, and deliver endless shells to the trident ahead."

After hearing this, Arteta nodded constantly. Ye Qiu's words resolved many doubts in his heart and made him see his future in this young team more clearly. "I understand, Mr. Ye Qiu."

"Call me, they all call me like that!" Ye Qiu said with a smile.

"Yes...head!" Arteta replied with a smile.

"However, I still have to say something in front of it. I have always advocated overall football. Our tactics in the past two years have been very strongly adjusted, using active on-site counter-attacks and midfield pressure to suppress opponents, and adopt a high-level defensive system. In this way, the tasks of midfielders are very heavy, and you must be mentally prepared."

Ye Qiu said this politely, but the subtext is very clear, that is, he is not good at performing well, and I will still ask you to be a substitute.

Arteta nodded, "Don't worry, head, I will do my best."

"Not just doing your best, you also have to dig out all your potential. We must have another game in the Champions League this year, Yixue's shame last year!" Ye Qiu said with a smile.

Last year, Ajax reached the Champions League semi-finals and became the dark horse of the year, which surprised the whole of Europe. Ye Qiu now stated his goal for this season, and even Arteta was urged. After all, who does not want to become famous in the Champions League?

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Although Ajax practiced three times a day and the first training class was very early, what surprised the two new players was that no one was late, and all of them were more than ten minutes earlier, or even half an hour earlier.

The players came to DeTok Most, changed their clothes, and came to the training ground with great consciousness. Under the guidance and supervision of the coaching staff, they each carried out warm-up activities to prepare for the next first training class.

Ye Qiu appeared on time at the training ground, but he was not as serious as Mascherano or Arteta imagined. Instead, he joked with the players while speaking, and even joked about Lucio's marriage.

Originally, Ye Qiu planned to give him a few days off and let him go on vacation, but the boy refused and came to Amsterdam on time to report. For this reason, Ye Qiu joked that he would not dare to go to his house in the future, otherwise he would be afraid that the hostess would take revenge on him, which would make the players laugh.

But in some aspects, Ye Qiu and the coaching staff have strictly checked the players' bodies, which is to test the players' bodies.

Whoever exceeds the standard and who doesn't pay attention to moderation during vacation has become the target of Ye Qiu's severe criticism, and then the punishment is given, which is targeted double-training to ensure that these players with poor physical conditions can catch up with the team's progress.

I don’t know if it was because I was too happy to get married, or because I was newlywed. Lucio, who had amazing physical fitness, had multiple data exceeding the standard during physical testing, and eventually fell into the middle of the overall ranking, which immediately became the focus and target of everyone in the team making fun of him.

Although the Brazilian central defender had a fat face, he was actually very joking. Everyone gathered together and smiled. The atmosphere on the training ground was very good, allowing the two new players to feel a family-style unity.

In the training program, the two physical fitness reserve classes were mainly composed of some low-intensity but very compact game programs. Several of them were bought by Ye Qiu from the Godfather's Training System. They were all training that was very strong in combination with the ball. The focus was on adjusting the players' bodies and cultivating and enhancing the players' tacit understanding of cooperation.

The second training class is mainly about high-intensity physical reserve training. In this training class, players must receive high-intensity physical training. After learning from the previous two years of experience and lessons, Ajax's coaching team appropriately improved and adjusted the team's physical reserve training program.

In the afternoon, after a break, the last training class was ushered in, mainly tactical drills and ball training. However, because it was the early stage of training, Ye Qiu mainly used some small-scale cooperation training and new training methods as the main training items, among which the new training methods are also mainly primary.

Arteta and Mascherano are both first time to come into contact with a novel training program like Ajax. Whether it is a game like hitting a wall or a new primary training method, it has high requirements for players on the one hand, and can improve the player's strength and teamwork well, but at the same time, it is very interesting.

At present, both training methods have been popularized by the Ajax youth training camp, but the lower age groups are basically primary and are constantly strengthened as they age. I believe that in time, Ye Qiu's new training method will completely change the entire Ajax.

In fact, Ye Qiu has changed many people, such as Van der Fate. This Dutch Golden Boy was not injured as in his previous life. Now he is still very fast and sharp. Whether it is dribbling inward or crossing from the bottom on the right, it is his best choice. Moreover, his skills, creativity and vision make him have a strong last pass even on the side.

There is also Ibrahimovic. The Swedes' last shot in his previous life has always been criticized, and the goal rate in key games has also made many people dissatisfied. However, under Ye Qiu's command, Ibrahimovic's shooting skills may not be comparable to skilled shooters like Fanny and Hunteral, but they are definitely not bad, and they have made great progress.

Ye Qiu reassigned the powers of the reorganized midfielder.

From a simple point of view, the three midfielders' positions are in an oblique triangle, maintaining a tight distance between them. Sneijder's position is centered to the right, with the purpose of echoing Van der Fate. After Van der Fate cuts in the right and inserting Macon's back is also Ajax's usual important offensive method.

Arteta's position is slightly behind Sneider and is a little left. Although he is a right-footed player, his left foot is very flexible. Like Sneider, they are both players with flexible left and right feet, but the two have different characteristics.

Espanyol has some shortcomings in discovering the opponent's loopholes and exploiting the opponent's loopholes, which is the so-called lack of creativity and threat. However, his long and short passes are excellent, his left and right feet are balanced, his ball control ability and rhythm control ability are very strong, and his reading ability and overall view of the game are excellent.

Sneider is very interesting. If everyone pays attention to watching his pass, it is not difficult to find that in fact, he rarely lets the ball stick to his feet and runs and receives the pass. The whole process is very fast. Some people may even suspect that this kid knows where the ball is going without looking at it.

In fact, it’s not that he doesn’t have to look at it, but that when he runs to catch the ball, or before, he has already figured out where to pass the ball after receiving the ball, so he will hardly let the ball be parked at his feet. Such a player should be in a higher position, so he can play his strengths and his ability to attack later.

In other words, in terms of division of labor, Arteta focuses on controlling the ball and controlling the rhythm, and is responsible for scheduling and allocating the ball. He is more like a military advisor in the midfield, specializing in controlling the overall situation, while Sneider is responsible for threading needles and passing the threatening ball in the front. Van der Fate on the right can also pass the threatening ball, and his pass and creativity are also excellent.

There is no doubt that the one who drags in the end is Mascherano or De Jong, who has been in the Eredivisie for two years and has improved his strength very quickly. Although he is very young, as a versatile player, he is a very important card in Ye Qiu's hands.

In Ye Qiu's heart, he knew very well that if the midfield could have stronger control and higher ball possession rate, then the team would have a longer time to control the ball, so that he would dare to let Macon invest more in the offense and allow Sneider and Van der Fate to create more threats in the midfield.

And to do this, Arteta is very important.

In the past, Ajax was in a state of great success. Although he could produce many magnificent attacks and carry out a series of mercury-like infiltration cooperation, he always had the urge to swallow his opponent in one bite. This was more reflected in the team's offense. Although it looked very good and passionate, it was also very dangerous, and it felt like fighting for life with his life.

Ye Qiu believes that any fan in the world likes to see this passionate offensive football play because it looks good; but he also believes that no head coach in the world is willing to adopt this risky play because the risk is too high, and the tactics are fundamentally about controlling the risk of the team winning.

Ye Qiu wanted to introduce a metronome, hoping to control the team through the metronome. When the situation was dominant, the team could make a refreshing and fast-paced attack and completely crippled the opponent; but once the situation was unfavorable, it would be necessary to sacrifice speed in exchange for stability.

Between the opening and the opening and the opening are all art of control.

Ye Qiu didn't know whether Arteta could help his Ajax reach the level and performance he wanted, but he believed that at least until now, Arteta was the most in line with this requirement among the players he could introduce.
Chapter completed!