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Ajax party in the visiting dressing room at the Baledos stadium.

You can't imagine a group of men jumping happily in a narrow space with only their underwear on, playing music like swinging on the dance floor of a nightclub.

Qin Xiong went back to the locker room to change into clean clothes. Seeing the appearance of his teammates, he seemed to have seen a group of demons dancing wildly. He quickly took a T-shirt to put on his body and left.

After leaving the court, Qin Xiong seemed to be a different person. He lost his wild and unrestrained attitude on the green field, and lost his aggressive posture. He became quiet, with a soft smile on his face. Attending the post-match press conference, he sat down and drank half a bottle of mineral water on the table, then put the mineral water bottle back to its original place and quietly watched the reporters in the audience.

Most are football journalists from the Netherlands and Spain, with only a few journalists from other European countries.

They interview Koeman first, in a question-and-answer format.

Coman answered the reporter's questions naturally.

"Although the victory came at the last moment of the game, I think Ajax deserved it. Throughout the game, we played more positively than Celta. Far higher than the opponent, this represents our strong desire to win, we hope to go further in the Champions League, I am very happy that the players and I think the same, and use actions to achieve the goal."

"Who is the best player? Do you need to ask? He is sitting next to me. People who have watched the game will never ask such a question with a clear answer."

Koeman did not comment on Qin Xiong's performance with a "warning" attitude as he did more than a month ago.

After the series of battles, Qin Xiong's performance has already given Coman a good idea. He is convinced that Qin Xiong's spiritual temperament is far more mature than other players of the same age.

This may have something to do with the environment in which he grew up as an orphan, independent and self-reliant.

Koeman now makes no secret of his love and respect for him, which further establishes Qin Xiong's position in the team.

This status has nothing to do with techniques and tactics.

Instead, let Qin Xiong have the right to speak in the locker room.

He should have it, because the energy he can burst out at critical moments exceeds that of other teammates.

When the reporters changed the subject of the interview to Qin Xiong, Qin Xiong sat upright and faced it in a rather formal and serious way.

No European reporter would care where Qin Xiong is from, and would not ridicule or deliberately make things difficult for him because he is from China. That would be a very amateurish and stupid act.

if not?

Did someone make things difficult for George Weah before?

Will someone look at Litmanen with colored eyes?

Football, in the final analysis, speaks with strength.

Any use of external irrelevant factors to confuse or evaluate a certain player is unprofessional and absurd.

Just like Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Italy, Germany and other football powerhouses, don't they still have a lot of parallel players who can't make it to the table?

Could it be that just because they come from a football powerhouse, they will definitely be looked up to?

People who look at and judge players with this kind of perspective can only say that they don't understand football at all, and they are also insulting football.

The reporters were very interested in Qin Xiong.

A reporter asked: "How do you evaluate your performance in this game?"

Qin Xiong shook his head and said: "The football philosophy I accepted at Ajax is to never be satisfied, never to be satisfied with my performance on the field, so as to promote our progress every day, as for evaluation? That's not what I should think about Yes, maybe I think my performance is good enough, but in the eyes of the head coach, that is far from enough, and I think the head coach’s evaluation will be more objective and correct, and on this point, we should listen to other people’s voices.”

"So after the game, how do you feel about Ajax's future in the Champions League?"

Qin Xiong cleared his throat, still not used to facing the camera.

"Of course we will strive for victory in every game. Whether it is the Champions League or the league, the outside world cannot affect us. After losing to AC Milan, I saw many reports in the newspapers claiming that Ajax has already played in this game. "Death" in the UEFA Champions League this season, but through our efforts, we have now regained control of our destiny, and the bad situation has turned around. In fact, no matter what the standings are or what the qualifying situation is, facing the next opponent, we will always The pursuit is to defeat the opponent! Therefore, in the last game against Bruges, our thinking has not changed, and we will go all out to win."

In fact, Qin Xiong is still mentally prepared to deal with reporters. Freddy has given him some public relations counseling, teaching him what to say and what not to say when facing reporters. Some words are taboo. At least he must learn A set of diplomatic rhetoric, so that he will not come out of his mouth.

One thing is that the European football media is similar to the Chinese football media, that is, the curiosity about Qin Xiong, and the speed at which he rose to fame in Ajax, which can also be called the process of striving for the top position.

The difference is that the Chinese football media may use bragging as a starting point to create momentum.

European professional media because senior reporters understand that it is very difficult to get ahead in a club like Ajax.

And Qin Xiong went from a young player who joined Ajax freely on the eve of the summer transfer window to becoming a core player of Ajax in the key battle of the Champions League three months later. The leap was so big that the reporters were very curious.

When talking about this, Qin Xiong glanced at Koeman and said: "I am very grateful to the Ajax club for giving me the opportunity. Every coach has cultivated me with all their heart, pushing me to improve, grow, and improve, so that I can play in the first team. Getting so many opportunities is inseparable from the attention of coach Koeman, he gave me the opportunity to show myself and prove myself."

Qin Xiong is still unaware of the battle between Koeman and Van Gaal within the club, but he was not actually affected by the high-level power struggle.

Comparing your heart to your heart, it is impossible for Koeman to be willing to be a puppet in the position of head coach. Van Gaal forced him to accept it directly.

And Coman's professional attitude is to understand, discover, and then judge by himself. He believes that Qin Xiong is qualified to enter the first team, so he will recruit Qin Xiong without hesitation. This has nothing to do with the conflict between Van Gaal Not related.

And Van Gaal only recommended Qin Xiong as a role player to Koeman from a technical and tactical point of view, but Koeman really had a lot of concerns, and gave Qin Xiong more, including the team The tactical status, and the current locker room status.

In the interview, Qin Xiong and Koeman staged a "teacher-student unity" plot. Outsiders seem to be harmonious, and it can be regarded as a positive example of the mentor-student relationship in football.

Senior journalists in European football are well versed in the success trajectory in the football circle.

If you are not talented, you will be successful.

That sentence is very appropriate: Maxima often exists, but bole does not often exist.

Coman is still not a famous coach, nor can he talk about his high status in the coaching circle, but he attaches great importance to Qin Xiong, and his intention to promote and train Qin Xiong will make Qin Xiong remember his whole life.

He is the leader of Qin Xiong's career start and the most crucial step!

The reason is very simple.

Koeman did not give Qin Xiong a chance, and Qin Xiong has a contract with Ajax. He can't get training in games, and he can't improve by training alone.

And Qin Xiong can't get the opportunity to show himself, so no outside club will be interested in him. Where will he go next after leaving Ajax?

God knows......

Even if he is gifted and talented, he may only be wasted at the most critical age and eventually sink.

There are too many such examples in the football circle. A wrong decision of a player destroys himself, and he goes in the direction of delaying his youth at a fork in the road. When someone "discovers" and "gives a chance" is most needed, there is no such thing People appear, then, the story of the fall of genius and injury to Zhongyong is commonplace.

After the press conference was over, Qin Xiong returned to the locker room. His teammates had already showered and changed, and they still got together in twos and threes, humming songs and chatting happily.

Qin Xiong hurriedly took a shower, then changed into casual clothes and left the Balledos Stadium with his teammates, boarded the team bus and rushed to the airport. They will return to Amsterdam overnight.

Over the weekend, another big battle awaits them.

The third giant of the Netherlands, Feyenoord will be a guest at the Amsterdam Arena.