The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 204
At 8:[-] in the morning, the scorching hot sun is already diligently swaying his golden heat, baking Madrid, a modern city full of tall buildings, so that everyone living here can feel the heat of summer.

Florentino sat in the back row of his luxurious Audi A8, felt the comfortable temperature of the air conditioner in the car, looked out at the city of Madrid outside the car through the car window, almost every intersection, you can I saw office workers anxiously waiting for traffic lights.

As the president of a large group, he knows very well that this group of people has created the prosperity of Madrid, so every time this time comes, he will involuntarily show an arc, but it is not obvious, because he is already very stingy with his smile.

"Boss, is it the Bernabéu stadium?" The driver sitting in the front row turned around and asked.

Florentino nodded and didn't speak, because he knew that the driver would see his movements through the rearview mirror, but soon, he thought of something again, "Stop at the newsstand at the intersection ahead, as usual!"

As usual, this was something only the driver could understand, so the driver in the front row nodded in agreement.

After waiting for the green light, the car drove forward slowly.

It can be seen that the driver is very familiar with the surrounding area. He knew how far ahead there was a newsstand, so he turned on the turn signal in advance, leaned to the side of the road to slow down, and stopped precisely in front of the newsstand.

Get off the car, go to the newsstand, pay the money, and soon get back five newspapers, as always, close to Barcelona's [World Sports News] and [Daily Sports News], close to Real Madrid's [Marca] and [ Aspen], there is also a relatively neutral comprehensive newspaper, although it is based in Madrid, and it is also one of the most influential newspapers in Spain, 【National News】.

The driver was anxious to pay for the newspaper, but he didn't pay attention to it, but when he returned to the car and handed the newspaper to Florentino, the latter was obviously startled by the small cover of the newspaper. one jump.

The reason is simple. The headlines on the front pages of these five newspapers today are all about the news of Barcelona’s disastrous defeat at the Camp Nou last night. Although the titles are different, the content is similar. Yellow-skinned Chinese, this is a rare high-standard treatment in Spanish newspapers.

"Boss, this person is very popular recently!" The driver also noticed it, and said with a smile before driving.

Florentino sat in the back and looked at the people on the cover of the five newspapers. Ye Qiu gave him the feeling that he was young and handsome. I heard that he was not yet 30 years old, but his image was very healthy, very young, and very malleable. Judging from various rumors in the past, this person is very famous and belongs to the kind of person who can attract media attention.

"You know him too?" Florentino said casually.

The driver is a middle-aged man, steady, and smiled after hearing this, "My daughter likes him very much."

"Your daughter is also his fan." Florentino was a little surprised, an oriental man, is this possible?
"I don't know, but I heard that he is still very influential, but he is still in the Eredivisie, and his reputation is not very big, but you know, sometimes young people nowadays don't like to follow the crowd and like to be unpopular. " After speaking, the driver couldn't help laughing.

Florentino couldn't help but smile, and he had to admit that Ye Qiu was indeed quite aura, and Ajax's performance was indeed very eye-catching recently, almost overshadowing Real Madrid's limelight. The team is now playing offensive football again, full of vigor, which naturally attracts the attention of the media and fans.

"How about bringing him to Real Madrid?" Florentino asked suddenly.

As soon as the driver heard it, he was happy, "That's the best!" He is also a Real Madrid fan, so he naturally hopes that the world's best players and coaches will be in Real Madrid, as long as they are a little bit famous, it doesn't matter.

But after thinking about it, he shook his head again, "Farewell, boss, I think Bosque is doing well now, the league championship is very hopeful, although we lost at the Meazza Stadium, the possibility of advancing to the final It's still very big, maybe he can even defend the Champions League, he's much better than Ye Qiu."

As soon as Bosque was mentioned, Florentino's face became a little stiff, and he didn't speak.

The driver also realized this problem, and immediately silenced his voice wisely. If he didn't know how to silence his voice at this time and continued to chatter, he would never be Florentino's driver at all.

To put it bluntly, the driver of the leader has to be his confidant.

Regarding Florentino's dissatisfaction with Bosque, it is not obvious from the outside. Originally, after the team's loss was crucial and Florentino handpicked it as the centenary celebration that could not be lost, Bosque's call for getting out of class Very big, but as the team's performance gradually improved, it seemed that everyone began to call for him to stay.

In Florentino's life, he has never been slapped in the face like this. The centennial celebration against Deportivo was the only time. He was in front of all Real Madrid fans, in front of all his fans. In front of the specially invited guests, he was nakedly slapped by his team and his head coach.

Yes, he knows very well that no one dares to say that he can win the football game, but at least you can't win it, so you can keep it for me, right?But you lost. Isn't this going to make me feel embarrassed in front of all my friends and distinguished guests?

For a long time, Florentino had some opinions on Bosque, thinking that the Real Madrid coach lacks star quality. Although he has a good relationship with superstars, he is too weak. As the president of a large group, Florentino It is very clear that the dressing room in charge of the superstar-studded Real Madrid must not be soft, if it is soft, it will not be able to control the scene.

Del Bosque has indeed contributed a lot to Real Madrid these years, winning a championship every year, but in Florentino's eyes, the investment does not match the output seriously. With Real Madrid's lineup, it is not an exaggeration to fight on the third line, but the team Now he can only gain something on one front every year, which really makes him dissatisfied.

In the eyes of many people who are familiar with Florentino, although the Spanish rich man has never said anything, everyone knows that since he lost the centennial celebration, Bosque is already destined to be fired. The key is, Who is his successor?

Florentino has many offices in Madrid, his group has many branches, and every company has his office, but his favorite is the administrative department at the Bernabéu Stadium, because before going to his office On the wall of the corridor, there are large photos of the three superstars Figo, Zidane and Ronaldo.

Standing on the edge of the corridor, looking at these three photos, Valdano is standing next to Florentino. The Argentine has some things to discuss with Florentino, and he is used to it. Florentino would linger in front of these photos every time he walked into the office.

Everyone has something in their heart that they are most proud of, no matter how many aftertastes, they will never feel bored.

There is no doubt that the star-studded Real Madrid is the proudest achievement in Florentino's life, even surpassing the business empire he managed to build, because only becoming the chairman of the Galacticos can truly make him inferior , the pride of being above ten thousand people, being admired by others, allows him to hold his head high even in the face of any world celebrity.

"I've always thought that there should be another one here, no, there are many." Florentino laughed.

His desire is not mysterious, that is to make Real Madrid the best superstar in the world in every position.

Valdano feels that it doesn't matter if the superstar is not a superstar, what matters is that the team is a whole.

Sometimes he also feels that Bosque is too soft and the stars are too casual, which makes Real Madrid look too loose in many cases and cannot be blended into a strong and powerful whole.

Of course, he also admitted that the non-stop introduction of superstars is a big test for any head coach.

But for a person like Florentino who manages a large consortium, you have no reason to shirk the tasks entrusted to you by your boss, and you should not find any reason. It is your ability to be able to do it, and it is yours if you cannot do it. lack of ability.

Therefore, in Florentino's view, the head coach of Real Madrid should be the kind of tough person who can restrain the superstars and make them submissive one by one. Because he really complained in front of him, because of his status and status, he must give some comforting words, which seemed to be playing against the head coach.

Because of this, Real Madrid's head coach is very difficult to be!

"But the more important thing is here!" Florentino pointed to the top of the photo of the superstar. Obviously, what he meant was that the most important thing for Real Madrid is to introduce a person who can press on top of these superstars, that is, The head coach of the team.

Many people say that Florentino doesn't know how to manage. This is nonsense. If he doesn't know how to manage, can he manage such a huge business empire?If you don't know how to manage him, you can make Real Madrid's business rise steadily?
Some people say that Florentino doesn't understand football?This is even more ridiculous. He has been a fan for decades, but he doesn't understand football?
Sometimes, it doesn't mean that if you understand, you can do well, the world is unpredictable!

"Do you have a suitable candidate?" Valdano asked with a sudden smile.

Florentino smiled and said nothing, turned around and walked to the office.

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Defeating Barcelona 4:2 in the away game, Ajax can almost be said to have advanced to the final ahead of schedule, which allowed the team to receive unprecedented treatment after returning to Amsterdam from Barcelona.

Thousands of Ajax fans came to the airport to welcome the team's plane, and then they happily followed the team all the way back to De Tok Most. The heroic treatment made everyone in Ajax feel happy Feel the joy of the fans.

As Ye Qiu said in an interview with the Dutch national TV live report, "The fans' affirmation of us will make all of us more motivated on the court. I am very confident that the team will be able to go to Manchester. Whether the opponent is Real Madrid or Inter Milan, we will do our best to win!"

For Ajax's increasingly outstanding performance, this storm of the Young Guard swept the entire Europa.

The Times of England believes that Ye Qiu's team showed at the Camp Nou that they have the strength to reach the top of Europe, and the young Chinese showed their wily side and completely defeated Barcelona.

German Bild also believes that Ye Qiu's Ajax is the biggest surprise in European football in the past few years. Ye Qiu's football philosophy was carried forward.

In addition, several major news agencies around the world have also published editorials, commenting on Ajax's away game against Barcelona, ​​believing that Ajax can beat strong teams repeatedly. This team from the Eredivisie has shown its strength. The strength has the possibility of reaching the top and winning the championship.

The foreign media have praised and highly affirmed, and the Netherlands is naturally not to be outdone. Almost all praise and affirmation are for Ajax, and they have given extremely high praise to several outstanding players in the Ajax team. Honor, the epitome of greatness and legend was added to head coach Ye Qiu.

Many Ajax fans also put Ye Qiu together with legends like Michels, Cruyff and Van Gaal, thinking that Ye Qiu's team will be included in Ajax's history. The annals of history will profoundly affect Ajax's football philosophy.

At the same time, rumors spread from the Amsterdam City Hall. It is said that the city government has made a decision to award Ye Qiu the title of [Honorary Citizen] after the end of this season, in order to thank him for his past few years. Amsterdam, outstanding contribution to Dutch football.

Ye Qiu himself is relatively low-key about this, he is very clear that all these are brought about by winning, and as Cruyff said, as long as you lose, all of these will quickly go away Go, this world is so real.

In such a trend, Ajax challenged Nijmegen away.

Many people think that Ajax will focus all their attention on the Champions League, especially after a big fight with Barcelona, ​​and returning to the Eredivisie will definitely be a little weak.

In fact, in the away game against Nijmegen, Ajax did not start very well. They conceded the first goal less than 15 minutes after the opening, but after the intermission, Ye Qiu made a targeted attack. Adjustment, Ajax pulled two goals in a row in the second half, and this time even Abidal has blossomed.

It was another reversal, and another magical adjustment by Ye Qiu, which immediately pushed Ye Qiu's influence to a higher level. Almost all the media agreed that Ye Qiu was the one that Ajax could go to. The biggest contributor to this day is also the biggest contributor to leading Ajax's revival.

The happiest thing was Eliza. Taking advantage of Ye Qiu's fascination, she gave a strong push behind her.

Now she and Ye Qiu are grasshoppers on the same rope, both of them are prosperous, and Ye Qiu is good, and she will follow suit, so she spares no effort to run for Ye Qiu, silently promoting this trend behind Ye Qiu's back, Further expand Ye Qiu's influence.

This made Eliza look busier than Ye Qiu, and she was busy until very late every day.

After Ajax struggled to reverse Nijmegen's away game, Eindhoven beat SBV Elite 7-0 at home, but it was useless. There are 3 rounds left in the league, and Ajax leads Eindhoven. Eindhoven scored 7 points. As long as Ajax does not make mistakes, there is almost no suspense about winning the Eredivisie. What is the use of Eindhoven winning more goals?

This time, even the Eindhoven Daily can't help but criticize Hiddink in a teasing tone, thinking that Eindhoven's state is too late. If they show such an excellent competitive state earlier, every game will be better. If you can beat your opponent, how can you be opened by Ajax by 7 points?
Moreover, in the report, the Eindhoven Daily was also jealous of Ajax's outstanding results, thinking that both Hiddink and Eindhoven should reflect on the team's strategy. Lessons learned from successful experiences, only in this way can the team continue to compete with Ajax.

Three days later, the team welcomed Barcelona at the Arenal Stadium.

Barcelona, ​​which suffered a 2:4 defeat at home, did not take the kind of counterattack that everyone expected. Obviously, Antić has self-knowledge. At the Arena, he wants to beat Ajax and achieve 3 away wins With the ball, that possibility is slim, so Barcelona's start did not show admirable fighting spirit.

It seems to be infected by Barcelona. Ajax also did not start very well. The players were obviously affected by the continuous battle, and their physical fitness was a little lacking. However, before the end of the first half, Ajax still relied on Iraq. Brahimovic's goal took the lead 1:0.

This made all the fans at the Arenal Stadium very happy. Ibrahimovic's goal forced Barcelona to recover 4 goals in the second half. This is undoubtedly a further blow to Barcelona's morale and morale. fighting spirit.

After the start of the second half, Barcelona seemed to lack fighting spirit and confidence. The only two players who could be called high-spirited were Puyol and Sedu Keita. These two players did not give up like other teammates. Instead, they are still working hard, scrambling, and looking for opportunities.

But sometimes, the ability of the individual cannot promote the whole.

In the 62nd minute, Ibrahimovic took the ball back and knocked Arteta back. The latter went straight behind Barcelona's defense. The stadium is boiling.

The most excited person is Arteta, a youth player who was kicked out by Barcelona a year ago, but a year later he became the hero who personally beheaded Barcelona. He assisted twice in this game and helped Ajax defeated Barcelona 2:0 and sent the La Liga giants out of the Champions League with a total score of 6:2.

After an absence of 7 years, Ajax once again reached the Champions League final, which undoubtedly made all Ajax fans completely crazy. They were in the stands of the Arenal Stadium, at the end of the game. Before the sound was blown, the celebration could not be held in advance.

The players of the two teams on the court also lost their determination to continue the game. Barcelona was completely defeated, but in this complete defeat, they saw hope, because Ye Qiu, the head coach who led Ajax to beat Barcelona, ​​will be the next season. Will enter the Camp Nou stadium, which gave them hope.

On the other hand, the Ajax fans at the Arenal Stadium, while celebrating wildly, did not forget to pull out banners in the stands to persuade Ye Qiu to stay, shouting various slogans, hoping that the club can keep Ye Qiu. A hero who led Ajax's revival.

But the more it is at this time, the management of Ajax seems to be more tacit, from the chairman to the ordinary staff, including Ye Qiu and the coaching staff, almost everyone is silent about this, and will not give any answer , but the outside world did keep spreading more and more news about other teams poaching and interested in Ye Qiu.

Now whether Ye Qiu will leave Ajax, whether he will join Barcelona, ​​or whether he will join other teams has become a hot topic in European football, even as hot as Beckham leaving Manchester United.

(End of this chapter)